Maintenance Worker II - Water

City of Saratoga Springs • Saratoga Springs, UT

2d • $22 - $31

About The Position

The City of Saratoga Springs currently has an opening for Maintenance II – Water technicians; this is full time position with the Saratoga Springs Public Works Department of approximately 40 hours per week. This employee is responsible for assisting in the ongoing operation and maintenance of culinary water, and secondary water throughout the City. This employee also functions as one of the City's principal "on-call" employees for after-hours emergencies related to area of responsibility and snow plowing. The Public Works Department will try to provide the successful applicant with opportunities to grow and progress within the department. Works under the specific direction of the Maintenance Supervisor – Water and the Assistant Public Works Director, and the general directions of Public Work Director. All employees are also under the general supervision of the City Manager.

Requirements

• A High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Two (2) years of experience working with public water facilities; or an equivalent combination of job-related education and experience.
• Must possess a valid Utah CDL class A Driver's License, with a Tanker endorsement or be able to obtain one within 6 months
• Water Operator II and Backflow Technician certifications.
• OSHA Confined Space Certification.
• OSHA Trench Safety Training.
• First Aid and CPR Certification.
• Water systems and their functions, operations and routine maintenance needs.
• Basic computer operations and applications.
• Correct use of English language and vocabulary.
• Interact with the public in emotional situations while maintaining professional and polite demeanor.
• Operate moderate to heavy equipment that is needed to perform maintenance duties.
• Review and interpret basic to moderately difficult building and construction plans for public utility systems.
• Communicate in a concise and effective manner.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with developers, contractors, citizens, coworkers, and supervisors.
• Exercise sound and good judgment at all times, but especially in emergency situations.
• Deal with the public in a pleasant, courteous, and calm manner.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily site inspections of culinary and secondary water facilities to ensure adequate water levels and function.
• Repair and coordination of repairs to water facilities as needed.
• Installation and maintenance of water meters.
• Water meter reading on a monthly basis.
• Communication with the public (developers, contractors or property owners) as needed on location of public utilities.
• Snow plowing of public streets as needed.
• General maintenance duties of public facilities as assigned.
• Utility locating.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Benefits

• The City offers a competitive benefits package including several health insurance options (one of which has a $0.00 employee premium payroll deduction with Wellness program participation), dental insurance, life and long-term disability insurance, an EAP (including mental health short-term counseling services) for the whole family, a free Teledoc program for the whole family, monetary incentives for wellness program participation, and a HSA (health savings account) with an Employer match.
• The City also offers the employee the option to elect to add on Vision, Accident, Hospital, Critical Illness, additional Life Insurance coverage, and FSAs (flexible spending accounts).
• The City participates in the Utah Public Retirement System (pension).
• In addition, the City does not participate in Social Security so no Social Security taxes are deducted from your paycheck. In lieu of the City's Social Security contributions, the City contributes 6.2% of salary into a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Leave time benefits include 120 hours of paid time off (PTO) accrued annually, 40 hours of short-term medical accrued annually, and 11 holidays annually.

What This Job Offers

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