Asset Renewal Crew at Sanitation District 1 Of Northern Kentucky – Ft Wright, Kentucky

Asset Renewal Crew

Department: Collection Systems

Reports To: Asset Renewal Coordinator or Administrator

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Pay Grade: 16

Prepared Date:4/20/2023

Summary:

This position participates, encourages and assists in assigned renewal tasks and projects in the Collection Systems Department; functional areas of responsibility include duties related to the renewing of the collection system infrastructure, including, site safety (including Kentucky OSHA safety principles, practices, and procedures), customer service, quality, and assist in the implementation of and ensure compliance with construction specifications and SD1’s Rules and Regulations. Perform a variety of skilled construction tasks that are usually involved in wastewater and storm water collection system rehabilitation. Operate a variety of construction equipment as well as interpret maps, construction drawings, and work orders. To assist the operation, maintenance, and repair of SD1 assets, equipment, and systems within the collections systems.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: (Other duties may be assigned.)

• Assists & participates in various renewal activities of Collection Systems Construction crew(s), including renewing of sewer and storm facilities and infrastructure
• Repair and maintain sanitary sewer and storm pipes.
• Clean and repair catch basins and manholes using powered equipment and hand tools.
• Ability to raise manholes to prescribed levels or to rebuild a catch basin to proper specifications using masonry tools.
• Break asphalt and other pavements using air hammer, pick, and shovel.
• Excavate area around pipes using powered equipment and heavy equipment, such as a backhoe or hand tools.
• Cut the damaged pipe and remove it from the ditch.
• Replace broken pipes with new sections and connect using a pipe repair coupling, per SD1 specifications
• Inspect joints to ensure tightness and seal before backfilling.
• Compact pipe backfill using air and gasoline tamper, along with hand tamper.
• Replace moved or missing manhole covers.
• Drive pickup, utility bed, or dump trucks, to haul crew, equipment, or materials to and from a job site.
• Communicate with supervisor, other crew members, vendors, and rate payers using radio or telephone, in a professional manner.
• Prepare records showing actions taken, human resources, and equipment utilization and disposition of materials.
• Perform visual inspection of the sewage system with regards to sewage back-ups in homes to begin determination of cause of problem.
• Inspects truck equipment and supplies such as tires, lights, brakes, fuel, oil, and water as required by the SD1's preventative maintenance program, also DOT inspections when required, before departing for a job.
• Duties may also include making confined space entries into sewer manholes or sewer lines.

COMPETENCIES

• Ethics & Integrity: Demonstrates responsibility towards the company, its property, and co-workers.
• Organization Support: Demonstrates loyalty and supports the organization’s Mission, Vision and Organizational Goals.
• Responsibility & Accountability: Keeps commitments, follows directions, and follows through on assignments.
• Safety Awareness: Understands and complies with safety procedures.
• Teamwork & Cooperation: Demonstrates respect for others’ perspectives and builds and maintains positive working relationships.
• Active Listening: Listens to understand other’s perspectives, issues, and concerns before responding.
• Attention to Detail: Uses appropriate tools to synthesize data, establish a path to reach measurable results and measure success.
• Customer Rapport: Establishes and maintains positive working relationships with internal and external customers.
• Flexibility & Adaptability: Adapts quickly and positively to internal and external changes.
• Interpersonal Ability: Builds rapport and positive working relationships through relating to and demonstrating an understanding of others’ interests and objectives.
• Organizational Awareness: Establishes goals and objectives that support the Vision, Mission, and Business Objectives of the Organization.
• Productivity: Manages time and resources effectively to achieve individual, team and organization goals.
• Quality & Customer Service: Makes internal and external customer service a top priority by always demonstrating superior service.
• On request, may be needed for the Field On-Call program for after hour trouble call questions.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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WORK ENVIRONMENT   

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level is loud while working around construction equipment or other high powered equipment.