Field Operations Tech 1

City of Graham•Graham, NC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Are you looking for a rewarding career where your work directly supports the community every day? Join our team as a Field Operations Technician I and help maintain the City's water distribution and wastewater collection systems. This position offers a hands-on work environment, opportunities to develop specialized skills, and the chance to make a meaningful impact by ensuring reliable utility services for our residents.

Requirements

Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license equivalent to a valid Class B commercial driver’s license recognized for operation in North Carolina.
High school diploma or GED required.
Knowledge of standard practices, materials, tools, and equipment used in the work assigned.
Knowledge of work hazards and applicable safety precautions associated with the area of work assigned.
Ability to operate tools and equipment used in the work assigned.
Ability to perform strenuous work for extended periods.
Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Ability to read, understand, and apply utility line maps and service manuals.
Ability to maintain effective working relationships.

Responsibilities

Performs various semi-skilled and skilled tasks including installation, inspection, replacement, repair, and maintenance work in the field operations division of the public utility department.
Works alone or as a member of a crew led by a supervisor or crew leader.
Performs a variety of semi-skilled and skilled tasks associated with the city's water distribution and wastewater collection systems.
Operates various hand tools and equipment in the installation, replacement, and repair of collection and distribution pipes to specific grades and depths, and backfilling and compacting of the site.
Makes taps to distribution and collection mains, installs valves, cleans sewer lines, and makes repairs to the systems.
Occasional public contact is required in making referrals to appropriate staff.
Requires on-call and emergency response after hours as needed to maintain the proper operation of the distribution and collection systems.
Loads, transports, and unloads equipment, supplies, and materials necessary for the completion of each job; inventories upon receipt and return.
Operates tapping machine to make collection and distribution taps and service connections.
Lays collection and distribution pipes adjusting to proper grade and depth following established standards.
Repairs and replaces collection and distribution lines and related facilities.
Assists in the operation of sewer rodding, jet, and vacuum machines to unstop collection lines.
Operates closed-circuit television sewer camera.
Operates dump trucks, jackhammers, tamp, pipe threading machines, tapping machines, air compressors, boring machines, pumps, and other related equipment.
Other related duties as assigned.