Distribution Operator

All Companies•Glendale, AZ

16h•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for operating company backhoe to install, repair, and replace water lines, meters, valves, and hydrants. The position involves maintaining shop inventory, operating machinery, and completing daily work orders. Additionally, the operator will perform general landscaping and maintenance tasks at plant sites, offices, and within the distribution system. Responsibilities include loading and unloading materials and equipment, assisting in the delivery, storage, and transfer of chemicals, and operating various hand and power tools and test instruments. The role requires learning and applying all safety rules and regulations, performing routine operational duties, and developing the ability to handle more complex assignments. The operator must be prepared to respond to emergency repairs at irregular hours and may be subject to 24-hour on-call duties, variable working hours, overtime, weekends, and holidays, including stand-by duties.

Requirements

General knowledge of the use of equipment used in water distribution or treatment processes, such as pumps, motors, valves, meters, generators and compressors.
Ability to recognize and use tools and equipment necessary to perform limited repairs to equipment.
Knowledge of the safe and proper operation of various types of hand and power tools, pick-up trucks, tractors and similar vehicles.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Must possess a valid Arizona driver’s license in good standing.
Ability to receive EGLE Level 2 Water Distribution certification within two years after hire.
Ability to analyze, compare, count, differentiate, copy, and record information and data.
Ability to explain, demonstrate and clarify to others within well-established policies, procedures and standards.
Ability to follow specific instructions and respond to simple requests from others.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with supervisor and personnel.
Ability to use functional reasoning and apply rational judgment in performing diversified work activities.
Ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the evaluation of information or processes.
Ability to perform movements requiring skill and training, such as assembling equipment.
Ability to exert effort in strenuous physically demanding work, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling.
Ability to lift and move the weight of a large bag of cement or the equivalent.
Ability to withstand exposure to inclement weather conditions, working in wet and/or odorous areas, working in tanks and/or confined spaces.

Responsibilities

Operate company backhoe to install, repair, and replace water lines, meters, valves and hydrants.
Maintain shop inventory, operate machinery, complete daily work orders.
Perform general landscaping/maintenance tasks within the plant sites, office and distribution system.
Load and unload materials and equipment; assist in delivery, storage and transfer of chemicals.
Operate various hand and power tools and test instruments.
Learn and apply all safety rules and regulations.
Perform routine operational duties and learn to perform more complex or critical assignments.
Respond to and perform emergency repairs at irregular hours.
Be subject to 24-hour on call, variable working hours, overtime, weekends and holidays.
Perform stand-by duties and respond to emergencies.