Water Maintenance Technician

Located in Alton, TX

Salary: $15.18 per hour

Water Maintenance Technician

$15.18 per hour

Alton, TX

 

Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Lays water mains; valves, fittings, clamps, and sleeves, and responsible for the more difficult repairs; flushes lines; backfills around pipes; landscapes upon completion.
• Makes routine water taps; digs holes for taps; sets up tapping mechanism; makes tie-ins; installs water service lines and meters.
• Cuts and bevels pipes; threads pipes; caulks joints.
• Operates related heavy equipment such as electric grinder, air compressor, jack hammer, acetylene torch, dump truck and boom truck; may operate backhoe.
• May operate all necessary heavy equipment such as boring and jacking equipment, trencher, backhoe, and other related equipment.
• Works in proximity of underground utilities such as water, electric, telephone, sewer and gas.
• Locate and identify all underground utilities by means of hand-digging, shovel, or vac system.
• Performs non-machine tasks such as placing pipe in trench, hand digging, and tapping.
• Replaces angle stops, meter boxes, and meters.
• Performs maintenance on materials, tools, and equipment.
• Performs emergency repairs on the water distribution system after normal working hours.
• Must be on call as assigned on nights, weekends, holidays, and during inclement weather and especially during emergency situations.
• Performs other job duties as assigned.

Apply Now