Utility Operations Technician I (Hiring Incentive: $1,500)

Town of Flower Mound • Flower Mound TX 75028, TX

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About The Position

Under direct supervision, the Utility Operations Technician I performs wastewater treatment plant operation and maintenance tasks. The role assists with maintaining and operating plant equipment, collecting water and wastewater samples, handling supplies and chemicals, and cleaning and repairing tanks, basins, reservoirs, and associated equipment. The technician also operates construction equipment and tools that do not require a CDL, performs housekeeping and groundskeeping at treatment and pumping facilities, follows safety and department procedures, and assists coworkers and with special projects as directed.

The position requires a high school diploma or GED and a valid state-issued driver's license with a driving record that complies with Town policy. Related utility, equipment, or plant operation experience is preferred. The work may require extensive hours or varying shifts as needed and involves strenuous physical activity and work indoors, underground, and outdoors in varied and sometimes hazardous conditions.

The Town offers a $1,500 sign-on incentive to eligible newly hired Public Works employees, excluding administrative staff. It is paid on the first paycheck after hire; employees who leave Town employment within 90 days must repay $750. Eligible employees may also receive a referral incentive totaling up to $1,500, subject to the stated referral and employment milestones. Incentives are paid through payroll and are subject to applicable taxes.

Requirements

• High school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED).
• Valid state-issued driver's license and a driving record that complies with Town policy.
• Ability to talk, read, see, walk, hear, and follow oral and written directives.
• Good hand-eye and foot coordination to operate and repair equipment and vehicles.
• Ability to perform strenuous physical activities, including exerting up to 100 pounds of pressure and repeatedly lifting, pushing, pulling, and carrying heavy supplies and equipment; shoveling, crawling, bending, kneeling, and digging for several hours per day; climbing on and off equipment; and operating vibrating equipment.
• Ability to work indoors, underground, and outdoors, including in confined spaces such as pipes, culverts, manholes, and trenches, and on level, slippery, sloping, unstable, or muddy terrain under constant noise.
• Ability to tolerate inclement weather, mechanical and electrical hazards, fumes, odors, dust or mist, chemical and toxic waste, insects, noxious plants, and snakes.
• Skills operating construction equipment ranging from heavy to light and using small power tools and equipment safely and properly.
• Ability to maintain effective and pleasant working relationships with employees, contractors, and the general public.
• Ability to work extensive hours or various shifts as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Related utility operation, equipment operation, or plant operation experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist with general maintenance and operation of wastewater treatment plant equipment, including pumps, valves, electric motors, filters, electrical switchgear, and meters.
• Collect water and wastewater samples as directed.
• Load and unload supplies and chemicals from trucks, tankers, and other transport containers.
• Assist operators and mechanics with cleaning and repairing tanks, basins, reservoirs, and associated equipment.
• Inform the supervisor of problems, deviations, hazards, unfamiliar situations, and work activities.
• Operate light to heavy construction equipment and tools that do not require a CDL.
• Perform general housekeeping inside buildings, including cleaning floors, windows, countertops, restrooms, and other surfaces and emptying refuse containers.
• Clean building exteriors, tanks, and basins by brushing, hosing, and spraying surfaces to remove aquatic vegetation and insect nests.
• Perform lawn care, including mowing, weed trimming, watering, distributing light herbicides and pesticides, tree trimming, and collecting trash at treatment plants, lift stations, and water pumping stations.
• Assist with special projects and tasks as directed.
• Follow personnel, safety, and department policies and procedures.
• Assist coworkers as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• $1,500 sign-on incentive for eligible newly hired Public Works employees, excluding administrative staff; paid on the first paycheck following hire, with a $750 repayment requirement if the employee leaves Town employment within 90 days.
• Employee referral incentive of up to $1,500 for eligible Public Works positions, excluding administrative staff: $500 when the referred employee is hired and $1,000 after the referred employee completes six months of employment.

What This Job Offers

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