Maintenance Worker

Under the general direction of the Facilities Supervisor, performs hard physical labor in a variety of construction trades and provides maintenance on District structures, mains, and appurtenances. As a condition of employment, this position is required to standby and work as an emergency crew (duty) person on a rotating basis covering nights, holidays and weekends. Applies all standard safety practices.

Essential Functions:

1. Performs a variety of maintenance activities, such as repairing water services; replacing and installing meters (including digital or electronic meter reading devices), meter boxes and valves; and digging ditches, culverts, and cleaning drains and gutters with power or hand tools.
2. Performs grounds maintenance around pump stations, reservoirs and/or other District facilities. Loads tools, supplies and equipment.
3. Operates construction and maintenance equipment such as soil compactors, pneumatic tools, compressors, skid steers, mowers, dump trucks, pickups and crew trucks. Utilizes a variety of hand tools and specialized equipment to perform installation and maintenance on water system appurtenances.
4. Performs and assists with facility locations and leak detection using electronic equipment.
5. Assists with water distribution related tasks such as emergency and scheduled shutdowns, including notifying customers and other affected parties and/or agencies and ensuring District compliance with its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit. Investigates, troubleshoots and reports leaks in the water distribution system.
6. Standby and work as an emergency crew (duty) person on a rotating basis covering nights, holidays and weekends. Emergency crew personnel are required to be able to report to the District’s headquarters facility within 45 minutes. Employees on standby may not consume alcoholic beverages or be under the influence of controlled substances, as described in the District’s Personnel Policies Manual.
7. Checks crew truck; assembles necessary supplies and maintains adequate parts inventory.
8. Makes routine log entries and notes on paper or computer-generated forms.
9. Reads and interprets District maps, as-built drawings and geographical information system web-based mapping.
10. Ensures safe work conditions by following District safety guidelines and safety-related directives, including but not limited to, using personal protective equipment as directed, operating District vehicles and equipment in a safe manner, and following District safety policies outlined in the Safe Work Practices manual.
11. Performs related work as assigned.