• •CURRENT SAWS EMPLOYEES ONLY • • Heavy Equipment Operator-LCTV

Heavy Equipment Operator-LC / TV

The Heavy Equipment Operator-LC / TV provides day-to-day supervision of a crew responsible for line cleaning, televising, and assessing the condition of the sanitary sewer system. The incumbent performs a variety of advanced skilled duties to include the operation and maintenance of highly specialized sewer cleaning and pipe assessment equipment. In addition, conducts complex condition assessments of job site and initiates pipeline repair, replacement, or rehabilitation as necessary to prevent sanitary sewer overflows. The incumbent provides final evaluations ensuring all findings are accurately recorded in the maintenance management system. This position must promote safety awareness at all times in accordance with SAWS safety guidelines and policies.

Essential Functions :

• Trains, mentors, supervises, and evaluates crew members by assigning and checking their work for efficiency and overall quality; Initiates corrective action as necessary.
• Communicates effectively both orally and in writing.
• Evaluates and coordinates utility locations for emergency maintenance and construction personnel in order to minimize disruption in utility service to customers.
• Investigates Service Requests by responding and organizing activity during normal and crisis situations in order to maximize efficiency and effectiveness of work personnel.
• Interprets street guides, as-built drawings, schematics, block maps and construction plans.
• Accurately evaluates the condition of the sanitary sewer collection system and initiates repairs, replacement or rehabilitation as necessary and records findings in maintenance management system.
• Operates and maintains highly specialized sewer cleaning and pipe assessment equipment (e.g. combination pressure cleaner / vacuum truck (combo), pressure cleaning vehicle, mechanical rodding vehicle, tanker style vacuum vehicle (honey wagon), bucketing truck, collection system televising van) to clean and evaluate the condition of the sanitary sewer collection system.
• Operates other medium to heavy equipment as needed (e.g. bypass pumping equipment).
• Applies principles of confined space, high pressure, electrical safety and other hazards associated with generally accepted collection system maintenance standards.
• Responsible for the set up of work zone for traffic control and ensures a safe working environment for all employees within the work zone.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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Physical requirements include lifting / carrying up to 50 pounds frequently and lifting / dragging up to 170 pounds occasionally. Subject to standing, sitting, walking, climbing, bending, crawling, squatting, kneeling and working in cramped and strained positions for long periods of time to perform job scope. Requires visual acuity and speech and hearing. Working conditions are primarily outside with frequent exposure to inclement weather; wastewater; mechanical, electrical, chemical and confined space hazards; offensive fumes; excessive noise; heavy traffic; deep excavations; and animals, to include snakes and insects. This position operates a company vehicle on a daily basis to comply with current SAWS' Driving policy as amended. One may be required to comply with requirements as specified in applicable regulations for personal protective equipment, including clearance for use of respiratory protection and other associated equipment. Required to work hours other than regular schedule such as days, nights, weekends, holidays, on-call and rotating shifts.