Water Worker I or II

• Maintains organization of the warehouse.  Cleans up shop and well houses. Performs general repairs on buildings when damaged.  Other general maintenance work as required.
• Maintains grounds in accordance with City and County ordinances and regulations.
• Responsible for system security, operations, and the recording of pertinent data.
• Patrols water system, checking deep wells, booster station, reservoir sites, pressure regulating stations and other District facilities. Initiate and complete work orders, with accurate and detailed information in a timely manner.  Reports activity and resolutions to Assistant Operations Manager.
• Investigates and takes necessary action on mainline and service line breaks.  Responds to residential inquiries after normal working hours.
• Repair or replace meters when faulty.  
• Repairs, replaces, or raises damaged meter boxes.  
• Flushes fire hydrants, locates and cleans out mainline valve boxes and checks hydrants and valves for proper operation.  Makes repairs as required for proper operation.
• Operates and maintains wells, tanks and booster pumps, ensures that adequate water is available in the system for normal and emergency needs at all times.  
• Operates, cleans, and maintains vehicles, small pumps and assigned tools and equipment.
• Assist and work in coordination with Office Staff as necessary
• Other related duties as assigned by the Operations Manager or Assistant Operations Manager.

• Must have demonstrated skills in math, reading, writing and basic communication.
• Must be dependable and have the ability to meet the physical demands of job.
• Must be honest and have personal integrity.
• Must be a self-starter, highly motivated, have a strong work ethic, and be observant of system needs.
• Must have mechanical aptitude.  
• Must have good communication skills and aptitude in dealing with the public.  
• Must be able to write legibly. 
• Must be assertive in handling any situation that needs attention.  \Ability to handle issues as they arise, be able to prioritize tasks by importance, and work through to completion in an efficient and timely manner.

Cooperative Interaction Required: Has interaction with customers answering customer complaints and questions.  Also, interacts with other District personnel and District Board of Trustee’s as needed.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to talk and hear.  The employee may be required to stand; walk distances, use hands to touch, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb and balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.  The employee is occasionally required to sit and taste or smell.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work is performed in a shop and field environment however on occasion, will work in an office environment.  Significant levels of trust and confidentiality are required for work.  Work will require some local driving. Some stress may be experienced due to deadlines. May have some irregular work hours.  Subject to rotating on call responsibilities after hours, on weekends and evenings. 

Operations tasks must be performed in inclement weather.  Work is sometimes performed on high traffic roads, at heights, in confined underground vaults both during and after normal working hours.  Job requires some heavy lifting (exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects) of meter boxes, pumps and manhole covers.  May be subject to working with chemicals and must be safety minded with the use of said compounds. 

APPLICATIONS and RESUMES must be submitted to the White City Water Improvement District, 999 E. Galena Drive, White City, UT 84094. This position is open until filled with the first review on February 5, 2024.  Applications can be obtained from White City Water Improvement District, 999 E. Galena Drive, White City, UT 84094 or online at wcwid.org