Wastewater Maintenance Worker en Pierce County, WA

About the Department

Position Duties

Why It's a great opportunity: Start a great career with Pierce County as a Wastewater Maintenance Worker performing various maintenance functions across Pierce County. Some of those tasks include flagging, building maintenance, painting, cleaning, landscaping, inventory management, construction work around manholes, concrete work, bagging fertilizer, and driving a forklift. You and your teams work will ensure that Pierce County has reliable wastewater services for all.

Why It's a great department: PPW is a diverse and fast-moving department filled with motivated professionals working to ensure Pierce County is positioned to handle growth while building, operating, and maintaining reliable infrastructure to support livable communities. PPW is responsible for a broad and complex portfolio of services that provides unique opportunities to collaborate, innovate, and inspire. We are responsible for the County road and levee systems, sewer systems, airports, ferries, building permits, environmental review, sustainability, community planning, and code enforcement - just to name a few!   

Learn more about Planning and Public Works at www.piercecountywa.org/ppw

How to be successful in the role: We are looking for people who show up on time, care about the quality of the work you do, have an eye for detail, like to learn, and grow their skills. This is a physical job in all kinds of weather, so it takes strength and commitment to be successful. This position requires daily driving of a Pierce County vehicle therefore a safe driving record is a must.   

Your future in this role:  Pierce County cares about your career and personal development. After your six-month probationary period is over you will be enrolled in a commercial driving school to get your class A CDL license with Tanker endorsement paid for by the County. You will also become a certified flagger, be trained in First Aid/CPR, and have your forklift certification. You will rotate throughout various locations in the County working and learning at various work sites. This position has multiple career growth and promotional opportunities in Pierce County to build on a great career.  

Core daily responsibilities:
•Assist employees of higher classification in the repair and maintenance of sewer lines and pump stations. 
•Under supervision, operate heavy and specialized equipment. 
•Operate T.V. inspection van to visually locate problem areas in sewer lines. 
•Work with chemical grouting equipment. 
•Perform septic tank cleaning, flushing and related duties to maintain drains, sewers, and culverts; remove debris and other refuse from clogged sewer lines and drains, using specialized equipment. 
•Control traffic at work sites by setting up warning signs and flagging to guide traffic through work areas. 
•Install, replace or repair sewer lines. 
•Perform routine pump station inspections, making repairs. 
•Assist in treatment plant cleaning by hosing roto-strainers, weirs, clarifiers, digesters, dumpster areas and walkways. 
•Perform routine facility maintenance duties to include but not limited to emergency cleanup requirements, hanging bulletin boards, and replacing light bulbs, lamps and lenses. 
•Perform duties related to working in the Fertilizer Manufacturing Facility (SoundGRO) including bagging, loading pallets, maintaining inventory, maintain appropriate documentation, operating forklifts, and assisting SoundGRO customers with loading of fertilizer products. 
•Maintain regular, predictable and punctual attendance during regularly scheduled work hours at assigned worksite. Must be able to travel to assigned work locations.

A classification description with a more detailed list of essential functions can be found here.

Minimum Qualifications

•Two years’ experience in wastewater, construction or equipment operation.
•Additional education or training may substitute for the recruitment requirement.

Special requirement:
•Must possess or have the ability to obtain a valid Washington State Driver's license with Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class "A"(Tank Vehicle) endorsement within the first twelve months of employment. 
•All employees in the classification after twelve months must maintain a valid WA CDL Class “A” (Tank Vehicle) endorsement. 
•Must obtain a Traffic Control (Flagging) Card, CPR, and First Aid Card within the first six months of employment.

As a condition of employment, the applicant will need to authorize and complete a background check. Information received from the background check is reviewed case-by-case and will not necessarily remove an applicant from consideration.

Satisfactory physical condition, as evidenced by a county approved physical examination, may be required prior to appointment to the position. 

Other Qualifications

To be considered for this opportunity please:
•Complete and submit a detailed online Pierce County Employment Application by selecting "APPLY" above or go to:  www.piercecountywa.org/jobs. ;
•If you have a question about this opportunity, please email the Recruitment Team at [email protected] and specify the Job Number and Title. 
•If you do not have internet access, you may visit your local public library or any WorkSource location and use their computers.
•Individuals needing accommodation in the application, testing process or need this job announcement in an alternative format may call Human Resources at (253) 798-7480, at least two days prior to the need.  

This is a competitive selection process. Your application will be reviewed and evaluated for the quality and quantity of education/experience in the areas listed. Applicants whose qualifications most closely correspond to the County's needs will be eligible for further consideration. Notification of application status normally occurs 2 to 3 weeks after the closing date. Short notice may be given to applicants to participate in further selection processes which may include assessments, phone screen, and interviews.
 
At Pierce County, diversity, equity, and inclusion means commitment, not a single step. We strive to foster an inclusive environment that supports equitable access to opportunities throughout your career. We want to recruit, develop, and maintain a talented workforce from various backgrounds, cultures, lifestyles, and perspectives, committed to our vision. Employees of the County have local, direct, and visible impact in our diverse community. Will you join us in keeping Pierce County a place people are proud to call home?