General Laborer - Water Supply & Treatment Division - SFPUC (7514) at San Francisco Public Utilities Commission in Millbrae, CA | USD76,258-92,716 | Kablio
Installs and maintains chain link, barbed wire and hogwire fencing; cements watershed gate posts and chain link fence posts.
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Serves as flag operator and sets up traffic barricades and lights or other barriers around work sites (on streets or in other locations).
Clears culverts, stakes fabric to prevent erosion of work sites, and cements and rip-raps upstream and downstream of culverts.
Scrubs streets, sidewalks, and plazas with a broom or high-pressure water hose.
Mixes and prepares concrete.
Assists in the application of concrete and asphalt to repair roads and sidewalks.
Manages a tool room, distributing tools and tracking inventory.
Clears and chips vegetation, brush, limbs; clears firebreaks, watershed roadways, v-ditches, jogging and foot paths, pipeline rights-of-way, around structures, buildings, risers, vaults, and valve lots; cuts access routes to watershed domestic utility lines and springs; removes small trees and grinds stumps.
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Excavates trenches (using various pneumatic and hand tools, including 90-pound jackhammers) for water and sewer lines, underground utility repair, or electrical conduits; backfills and compacts excavations; and potholes transmission mains and service piping.
Operates and maintains pneumatic, electrical, mechanical, and hand tools including air compressors, jack hammers, tie tampers, sand blasters, steam cleaners, hoists, drills, chain saws, cement mixers, chipping guns, weed whackers, spaders, stump grinders, fence stretchers, aerial lift buckets, and other hand tools to assist craft workers in getting their jobs done.
Cleans up illegal dumping sites, homeless encampments, spills on city streets, and sites of accidents.
Removes litter and signs from poles and benches.
Stabilizes embankments by building wet walls and drywalls alongside roadways and waterways.
Sweeps streets and sidewalks
Drives a truck and/or car to work sites and follows route or other maps.
Removes and cleans up debris resulting from construction, maintenance, wrecking, or repair work\ around grounds and building areas using hands, broom, shovel, wheel barrow, etc.
Clears obstacles prior to machine mowing.
Picks up litter and puts debris into bags.
Completes forms such as work orders, daily work or field reports, and/or accident report forms.
Prepare surfaces for painting; removes graffiti from public/private property using a computerized color matching program, soda blaster, and/or steam cleaner.
Applies disinfectants, de-greasers, and herbicides to streets and sidewalks.
Works in confined spaces to assist in cleaning and flushing catch basins, septic tanks, or sewage treatment plants with shovels, hoses, and pumps to ensure proper drainage of the sewer system.
Loads and unloads materials, supplies, furniture, and/or equipment by hand or with booms, power tailgate, forklift, and other moving equipment for moving to and from worksites (examples: jackhammers, sandbags, cement bags, debris bags, railroad ties, whackers, vibratory plates).
Requirements
fence repair
vegetation
concrete
trenching
radio comm
confined space
Fence Repair Experience - Minimum six months of verifiable experience
Vegetation experience – minimum six months of verifiable experience
Concrete work experience – minimum six months of verifiable experience
Trenching experience – minimum six months of verifiable experience
Uses radio communication system or other communication devices.
The duration of the appointment shall not exceed 24 months.
Confined Space - minimum six months of verifiable experience
Benefits
ADA Accommodation
Annual Salary: $76,258 - $92,716/annually
Training + Development
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Interview process
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Visa Sponsorship
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Security clearance
pre-employment drug and alcohol testing required; may be retested after incidents or with reasonable suspicion.
Company
Overview
Founded in 1932
Year of establishment
Originated during a push for municipal control, the agency began developing infrastructure to meet the growing needs of the city's population.
$700M Budget
Annual operating budget
Responsible for delivering water, treating sewage, and generating clean power through hydroelectric and solar initiatives.
100 Years of Power
Hydroelectric network history
The Hetch Hetchy Power system provides renewable energy to municipal services and the broader community through its century-old network.
It serves local retail water needs and supplies wholesale water to multiple Bay Area counties, supporting municipal buildings and transit systems.
It conducts large-scale infrastructure projects, such as pipeline construction, wastewater treatment modernization, and expanding the CleanPowerSF community-choice energy program.
It combines traditional utility planning with innovative pilot programs like stormwater retention and creek restoration to minimize runoff.
It uniquely integrates youth apprenticeships and workforce development across various trades, setting it apart from other utilities.
Its history is a testament to civic foresight, evolving from municipal takeovers of private water monopolies into a modern, sustainable public service provider.
Culture + Values
2,300 people
Team members
The team strives to work in harmony with environmental and community interests.
recognized throughout the world as a leading utility delivering high‑quality services through efficient, state‑of‑the‑art technologies
value our highly qualified and dedicated workforce ensuring vision becomes reality
Environment + Sustainability
100% Renewable Electricity
CleanPowerSF Achievement
Delivered to over 380,000 customers in 2023, two years ahead of the City’s 2025 target.
98% Emissions Reduction
GHG Reduction Progress
Achieved over nine years, cutting greenhouse gas emissions from electricity use by 98% from 1990 levels.
357M Gallons Recycled
Water Recycling Initiative
Treasure Island Water Resource Recovery Facility will recycle annually, reducing onsite water use by 98% and earning the Envision Platinum Award.
600+ Electric Parking Spaces
EV Charging Expansion
Electrified across 50+ projects through the EV Charge SF program.
Heat-pump water heater rebate providing $50/month credit for two years
Committed $80 million for Tuolumne River restoring 77 acres of salmon habitat and floodplain
Capture 1 billion gallons of stormwater annually via green infrastructure by 2050
Average water use per person is 42 gallons/day—about half the California average
City-wide net-zero sector-based greenhouse gas target by 2040
Inclusion & Diversity
SFPUC Community Benefits policy integrates environmental justice and workforce/economic development opportunities for diverse communities
Education of all staff on environmental justice and its integration into business decisions
Active member of Government Alliance for Racial Equity and host of racial equity training
Works with stakeholder boards/committees for diverse input and transparent accountability