Equipment Operator

Description

• Picks up necessary supplies and tools as directed.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, bend, twist, talk and hear.
• Responsible for keeping site and grounds at plants clean and neat.
• Will be required to respond to emergencies on a 24/7 basis as needed.
• The employee is required to walk; use hands and fingers to operate, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• Will be required to install, raise or lower cast manhole lid and frame fixtures as well as knowledgeable of complete manhole installation.
• Performs work safely in accordance with departmental safety procedures and operates equipment safely.
• Assist Operator A.
• Digs holes and ditches with shovel and other hand tools.
• Performs manual labor in installing, repairing and maintaining lines, valves, meters, pumps and taps.
• Cleans and maintains tools.
• Performs manual labor in installing, repairing and maintaining sewer lines, force mains, lift stations and manholes.
• Will be required to install main sewer lines pipe and lateral spurs as well as repair or replace old and substandard sewer line pipe and spurs.

Requirements

• Needs to have a thorough understanding of the collection system, and collection system components including gravity sewers, pumping stations, pumping station forced mains, catch basins, combined sewers, separated sewers, storm structures and combined sewer overflows.
• Must be able to operate trucks with trailers up to 26,000 lbs.
• PADOT medical card preferred or the ability to obtain one.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Needs to be able to interpret Scranton Wastewater maps not limited to Index, Ward, Lateral and Interceptor as-built maps.
• Must be familiar with local and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) traffic, inspector, construction and safety requirements.
• Must be knowledgeable in and be capable of operating specific construction equipment used to service, replace or repair main sewer lines and lateral spurs not limited to, jack hammers, air compressors, generators, tampers, saws, viber plates, concrete road saws, gas operated hand rollers, bypass pumps, trash pumps and blacktopping equipment as well as small hand tools such as picks, shovels, sledge hammers.
• Must be able to be defined as a competent person, and willing to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate any predictable hazards in the surrounding working conditions, which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees.
• Needs to be capable of entering work orders related to sewer repair and installation in Scranton Wastewater’s work order system.
• Prior work experience in operating or working alongside backhoe, loader, forklift or related material handling equipment experience also highly desirable.
• Must be knowledgeable of sewer pipe fitting techniques to include fernco and sleeve installations, pipe preparation procedures and slip line application.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Should be familiar with different pipe diameters and manufacturers ratings.
• Needs to be familiar with the basic operation of Scranton Wastewater system maintenance vehicles such as vacuum trucks, jet trucks, clam trucks.
• Work is performed primarily in a field environment; travel from site to site; exposure to noise, dust, grease, smoke, fumes, noxious odors, gases, and all types of weather and temperature conditions; exposure to hazardous traffic conditions; work and/or walk on various types of surfaces including slippery or uneven surfaces and rough terrain; incumbents may be required to work extended hours including evenings and weekends.
• High School diploma or GED.
• Obtain OSHA confined space certification.
• Valid Driver’s License and ability to pass motor vehicle background check.
• Basic Computer Knowledge.
• Must be aware of safety equipment and requirements as set forth by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance