JOB: Maintenance Trainee DPW (Shelby Township)
Maintenance Trainee DPW
Shelby Township
Description
Employment Status: Full-time
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Experience Required: Two (2) years related experience (preferred)
Minimum Education Requirements: High School Diploma/GED
Certification/Licensing: Valid driver's license with the ability to obtain a valid commercial driver's license with Group A designation, tank endorsement and medical certificate within six months of hire.
Direct Supervisor: DPW Supervisor
Supervisory Responsibility: None
People Supervised: Direct (0), Indirect (0)
Physical Requirements: Ability to walk, crawl, climb, reach, and maneuver where physical mobility is required to complete the duties of the job, may enter confined spaces.
Primary Work Location: Outdoors
Job Summary: Under the direction of the DPW Supervisor, performs general maintenance, repair and physical labor duties within the water distribution and wastewater systems using a variety of vehicles and mechanical equipment. For training purposes, will perform the duties of a Maintenance Person I.
Essential Job Functions
An employee in this position may be called upon to perform any or all of the following essential duties:
- Under the supervision of a senior employee, assists in the repair of malfunctions in the water distribution and wastewater system, travelling throughout the Township inspecting water meters, service lines, mains, and valves to determine problems.
- Assists in the installation and repair of water meters using hand tools and special gauges.
- Turns water services and mains on and off as necessary
- Participates in the repair and maintenance of new and existing water mains, manholes, fire hydrants, sewer lines, etc., inspecting taps and running new service lines when necessary.
- Performs job site restorations at work projects, filling in holes, recovering or patching roadways along with landscaping where necessary.
- Operates a variety of tools and equipment such as air compressor, metal locator, leak detector and various hand tools required to perform assigned tasks.
- Record status of work completed and material use for maintenance or repair projects.
- May Operate a truck or backhoe in the removal or hauling of materials, snow plowing, digging or backfilling trenches for concrete or metal pipe, or loading trucks.
- Perform related work as required.
An employee in this class must have the following knowledge, skills, and abilities upon application:
Knowledge
- Tools, materials, and equipment used in the repair and maintenance of mechanical equipment
- Relevant safety procedures and practices regarding maintenance and repair work
Skills
- Operation of power equipment and tools
- Mechanical aptitude
- Active listening
- Oral and written communication
- Troubleshooting and determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it
Abilities
- Work effectively with other employees and the public.
- Perform a variety of minor maintenance tasks.
- Arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
- See details at close range (within a few feet of the observer)
- Read and interpret maps and sketches of water and sewer distribution systems.
- Walk, crawl, climb, reach, and maneuver where physical mobility is required to complete the duties of the job
- Perform physical labor involving lifting and carrying at least 50 pounds on a routine basis.