Distribution Operator

Northeast Ohio Natural Gas Cor • Glendale, AZ

12h • Onsite

About The Position

The Distribution Operator is responsible for operating company backhoe to install, repair, and replace water lines, meters, valves, and hydrants. This role involves maintaining shop inventory, operating machinery, and completing daily work orders. The operator will also perform general landscaping and maintenance tasks at plant sites, offices, and within the distribution system. Key duties include loading and unloading materials and equipment, assisting with chemical delivery, storage, and transfer, and operating various hand and power tools and test instruments. The position requires learning and applying all safety rules and regulations, performing routine operational duties, and developing the ability to handle more complex assignments. The role also involves responding to emergency repairs at irregular hours and may require 24-hour on-call availability, 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, and complete daily work orders.
• Perform general landscaping/maintenance tasks within 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.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Eligible for Medical, Rx, Dental, Vision, and HSA ($500/$1000 Employer Contribution)
• Retirement Plans: Eligible for the Hope Utilities 401(k) plan with a 4% company contribution and company match up to 4% of eligible compensation
• Income Protection: Company-paid Life Insurance, Business Travel Accident Insurance, Sickness Benefit, Long-Term Disability, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Critical Illness and AD&D.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED