Equipment Operator B - Water

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**GENERAL DESCRIPTION** Performs a variety of skilled semi-skilled tasks

in the operation of light to medium duty equipment maintaining street

rights of way, drainage easements or other Public Works maintenance

activities as assigned. Performs operations according to required

standards; and performs semi-skilled and skilled maintenance tasks.**\

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SUPERVISION RECEIVED**\

Works under the supervision of theAssistant Public Works Director.\

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**SUPERVISION EXERCISED** May provide instructions and advice to other

employees on an assignment basis. May supervise temporary employees,

community service workers, and DOC Inmate workers as directed, or as

assigned by Superintendent. May supervise or lead street department

personnel during maintenance activities as assigned.

## Essential Functions

Essential Functions are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all

responsibilities, duties, and skills. They are intended to be accurate

summaries of what the job classification involves and what is required

to perform it.

- Work requires considerable skill in order to manipulate equipment

associated with each assignment, such as backhoes (fine grading),

forklifts, trenching machines, dump trucks, street sweepers, slurry

trucks, front-end loaders, tractors/gannons, truck with a trailer

and other related departmental equipment.

- Operates jackhammers, weed eaters, and other small equipment and

tools to maintain water/wastewater systems.

- Follows Blue Stake laws that govern excavations.

- Hauls materials and transports vehicles and equipment to job sites.

- Performs skilled and semiskilled construction, maintenance, and

labor work such as: digs ditches, patches potholes, loads and

unloads material and supplies using power equipment. Performs weed

and vegetation control and other general labor work as required.

- Repairs and maintains municipal water/wastewater system transmission

mains, distribution lines, pumps, and all related industry items.

- Repairs and replaces water meters or registers. Makes emergency

repairs and takes necessary steps to restore water service as

quickly and efficiently as possible.

- Completes work orders and responding to customer contacts by making

repairs, investigating water-related complaints and tests manholes

for gases.

- Performs routine cleaning, inspection and preventive maintenance on

assigned equipment and refers defects or needed repairs to

supervisor.

- Sets up and removes barricades, lane cones, and warning signs to

channel traffic around work crews and work zone flagging. Assists

with clean-up operations at accidents, spills, and other emergency

situations.

- Assists with Blue Stake activities and other divisions and

departments in water/utility-related activities.

- Performs pre and post-trip equipment according to CDL requirements.

- Performs all duties in conformance to appropriate safety and

security standards.

- Supervises and leads DOC Inmate Labor as trained and assigned.

- Provides excellent customer service to all contacts.

- Regular attendance is an essential function of this job to ensure

continuity.

- May be required to work early mornings, evenings, holidays or

weekends as needed.

- Performs all work duties and activities in accordance with City

policies and procedures; follows safety policies and practices,

works in a safe manner, and reports unsafe activity and conditions.