Cross Connection Inspector

Fire Hydrant Technician

Under limited supervision, performs preventative maintenance and repairs on fire hydrants (i.e. cleaning, painting, repair, replacement and / or lubrication of nozzles, caps, operating nuts, stems, gaskets, chains, etc.) and deals courteously and effectively with fellow employees and others.

Essential Job Functions :

• Performs inspection and testing of fire hydrants to ensure proper operation and to itemize deficiencies as well as hydraulic testing to establish flow capabilities and locate flow deficiencies.
• Performs backflow and cross connection inspections, testing, and minor repairs needed to these devices.
• Performs non-payment cut-offs.
• Collects pertinent hydrant data through office and field investigation to become permanent record within the GIS database (i.e. hydrant number, manufacturer, model, connection, year, valve opening size, depth, location, etc.)
• Operation of distribution and transmission valve to ensure proper position and operation.
• Prepares reports.
• Locates valves and water mains in the field using electron detection equipment.
• Follows up deficiencies found to ensure repairs are made promptly and correctly.
• Assist in solving customer complaints and problems as well as those reported by local five departments.
• Respond to customer water quality concerns.
• Ability to operate a personal computer and / or keyboard for inputting information into the GIS database and CMMS.
• Ability to perform water quality testing in accordance with DHEC regulations.
• Performs re-reads when needed.
• May be required to work during emergency conditions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements to Perform Work :

Special Requirements :

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

Physical Demands :

This position requires the employee to reach, pull and push with hands and arms; stand; and use hands to handle, feel, finger, grasp or operate objects, tools or controls; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; use mental acuity and repetitive motion; and walk, talk and hear. The employee must frequently lift and / or move up to ninety-five (95) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Conditions :

The work is regularly performed in a dynamic environment that requires sensitivity to change and responsiveness to changing goals, priorities and needs. Thirty-seven and one half (37.5) hours per week. Normal working hours are Monday through Thursday 7 : 00 a.m. until 5 : 00 p.m. Scheduled hours / days, job location, duties and any other information contained herein is subject to change. May be required to work extra hours and to perform extra or different duties during emergency situations. This position is subject to 24-hours on call.