Job Description
Salary: $22.50 - $31.66 Hourly
Location : Water & Sewer - Fort Walton Beach, FL
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 24-109
Department: Water & Sewer
Opening Date: 05/02/2024
Closing Date: 8/14/2024 11:59 PM Central
GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB Maintains and repairs sewer lift stations, chemical treatment modules and odor control scrubbers.
**This is a fluid position, meaning there is a career path in this position that has an established criterion that outlines advancement opportunities. Upon you gaining experience and the furthering of education and/or gaining of certifications, advancement is readily available.** EXAMPLES OF WORK •Performs general maintenance and repair on the county's sewer lift stations, chemical treatment modules and odor control scrubbers.
•Performs maintenance and repairs on mechanical systems and components on the pumps.
•Reads blueprints, diagrams, specifications, manuals and sketches.
•Troubleshoots electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
•Ensures all work performed by contractors adheres to established safety standards, building codes, regulations and engineering standards.
•Performs maintenance according to assigned schedules or when directed.
•Operates standard manual, electrical, and gas-powered tools and equipment, to include trade specific tools such as welders, leak detectors, meters, gauges, and other diagnostic instruments.
•Maintains and ensures the safe operating condition of equipment, tools and vehicles.
•Performs record maintenance duties (i.e., work orders, materials and supplies utilized, cost estimates, labor required, maintenance logs, fuel logs).
•Reports any detected deterioration, repair and maintenance needs to supervisor.
•Assists with the planning, estimating, and coordination of tasks.
•Operates vacuum, tanker and boom trucks.
•Performs related duties as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Lift Station Technician Education, Training, and Experience: High school diploma or GED supplemented by one (1) year of industrial plumbing, maintenance or mechanical related experience, or general experience in repair and maintenance of equipment; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. Experience in the installation and maintenance of sewer systems preferred.
Licenses and/or Certifications: Requires a valid driver license. Requires a Class 'C' wastewater collection system certification or must be obtained within 12 months of employment. Requires a valid Class 'B' commercial driver license (CDL) with a Tanker endorsement or must be obtained within twelve (12) months of employment.
Lift Station Specialist Education, Training, and Experience: High school diploma or GED supplemented by four (4) years of lift station experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. Water and sewer experience preferred. Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel preferred.
Licenses and/or Certifications: Requires a valid class 'B' commercial driver license (CDL) with a tanker endorsement. Requires a class 'B' wastewater collection technician certification.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS Physical Requirements: Must be able to operate trucks and various manual, electronic, and gas-powered tools and equipment. Must be able to exert in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Must be able to ascend/descend ladders, stairs, ramps and the like, using feet and legs or hands and arms. Requires the ability to traverse or stand for periods of time on irregular, uneven, or vibrating surfaces. Must be able to bend legs at knees to come to rest on knee(s). Requires the ability to reach, extending hand(s) in any directions; ability to handle, seize, hold, grasp, turn or otherwise work with hand(s). Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time. Tasks include considerable bending, stooping, climbing. Must be able to work for sustained periods of exposure to outside atmospheric conditions. Physical demands are in excess of sedentary work.
Language Ability: Requires the ability to communicate effectively in English, including the ability to convey, record and exchange information; requires the ability to explain procedures and to give, receive and follow oral and written instructions.
Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply principles of common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions; to deal with problems involving concrete variables in situations where standardization exists; to make independent judgments in the absence of supervisor; to acquire knowledge of topics related to primary occupation.
Numerical Aptitude: Must be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide; determine weight; calculate decimals and percentages; compute ratio and proportion.
Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress when confronted with emergencies or tight deadlines. Requires the ability to exercise consistent tact and courtesy when in frequent contact with various professionals, county staff, and the general public.
01
Please indicate which best describes your highest level of completed education.
- No formal education completed, but I have relevant experience
- High School Diploma or GED
- Associates Degree
- Bachelors Degree
- Masters Degree or above
- None of the above
02
If you stated completion of a degree in the previous question, please state your major (if none, please enter "N/A") in the space provided.
03
How many years of industrial plumbing, maintenance, or mechanical related experience, or general experience in repair and maintenance of equipment do you possess?
- None
- Less than 1 year
- At least 1 year but less than 3 years
- At least 3 years but less than 5 years
- At least 5 years but less than 7 years
- 7 years or more
04
Please describe your mechanical or general experience in repair and maintenance of equipment (If none, please enter "N/A") in the space provided.
05
How many years of experience in the installation and maintenance of sewer systems do you possess?
- None
- Less than 2 years
- At least 2 years but less than 4 years
- At least 4 years but less than 6 years
- At least 6 years but less than 8 years
- 8 years or more
06
Please describe your experience in the installation and maintenance of sewer systems (If none, please enter "N/A") in the space provided.
07
How many years of experience working with pumps and electric motors do you possess?
- None
- Less than 2 years
- At least 2 years but less than 4 years
- At least 4 years but less than 6 years
- At least 6 years but less than 8 years
- 8 years or more
08
Please describe your experience working with pumps and electric motors (If none, please enter "N/A") in the space provided.
09
Do you possess, or could you obtain within 6 months of employment, a valid Class "B" Commercial Driver License with a Tanker endorsement?
- Yes, I currently possess a valid Class 'B' commercial driver license with a Tanker endorsement.
- No, I do not possess a valid Class 'B' commercial driver license with a Tanker endorsement but CAN obtain within six (6) months of employment.
- No, I do not possess a valid Class 'B' commercial driver license with a Tanker endorsement and CANNOT obtain within six (6) months of employment.
10
Do you possess, or could you obtain within 1 year of hire, a Class 'C' wastewater collection system certification?
- Yes, I currently possess a Class 'C' wastewater collection system certification.
- No, I do not possess a Class 'C' wastewater collection system certification but CAN obtain within 1 year of hire.
- No, I do not possess a Class 'C' wastewater collection system certification and CANNOT obtain within 1 year of hire.
11
Do you possess a valid driver license?
Required Question
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