Primary Role

Performs a variety of tasks to assist in the efficient and reliable operation, maintenance, protection, and appearance of all pipelines, services, hydrants, valves, and other appurtenances within the distribution system.

Key Accountabilities

• Constantly performs work assigned by supervisor; collects, compiles, and records work data.
• Constantly breaks up pavement, using pavement breakers, pry bars, shovels, picks, and other hand tools to dig excavations preparatory to removing and/or repairing pipes.
• Frequently backfills, tamps, and installs temporary paving, using assorted hand tools and tamping machine.
• Frequently ensures jobsite is secure prior to leaving.
• Frequently determines appropriate material, pipe sections, valves, and fittings needed to perform assigned work.
• Frequently performs cutting, threading, brazing, soldering, and connecting or adjoining pipe and fittings, as required.
• Frequently performs taps, as required.
• Occasionally drives company vehicles including backhoe, as required.
• Occasionally installs or removes shoring systems, as required.
• Constantly follows established safety guidelines and procedures.
• Occasionally performs duties of Laborer, as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Experience/Education

• High School graduate or State-recognized Educational Equivalency Certificate.
• Specific vocational preparation includes an occupationally-significant combination of vocational education, apprentice training, in-plant training, on-the-job training, or essential experience.

Work Environment:

• All work is outside work in all types of weather and involving contact with water or other liquids.
• Atmospheric condition with moisture content sufficiently high to cause marked bodily discomfort.
• Exposure to ambient temperature extremes both hot and cold.
• Works near gasoline, oil, or substances in the soil.
• Potential exposure to poison ivy, oak, sumac, insects, etc.
• Subject to potential hazards such as driving/driving in darkness, working in traffic/darkness, and working with and around excavation equipment and compressed air.
• Subject to noise exposure and vibration from jack hammer, air
  compressor, trash pumps, and gas tamp.

Competencies