Location: Reading,PA, USA
Position requires experience with the operation and maintenance of underground utilities to perform repairs, replacement, and rehabilitation via excavation work, pipe inspection and cleaning using specialized in-pipe equipment, and preventive maintenance to maintain the sanitary and storm sewer facilities owned by the City of Reading.
Typical job duties may include but are not limited to:
* Responsible for performing all aspects related to excavation, inspection, & repair work pertaining to the City's sanitary and storm sewer systems, including using any hand or power tools and operating heavy equipment.
* Must be able to operate a combination sewer mobile line cleaning equipment such as vac/jetter truck independently.
* Must be able to operate the in-pipe televisual inspection equipment hardware and software using industry-standard criteria and provide printed and/or electronic reports to supervision.
* Responsible for providing accurate daily work performance reports used for PA DEP reporting to supervision.
* Other duties as may be assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Educational Requirements/Experience
* High School Diploma or GED Equivalent
* Class B CDL PA driver's license with air brakes/tanker endorsement is required.
* PA DEP Class E Collection System certification (PADEP E-4) is preferred for existing City employee's and required for all new employee's within two years of hire.
* Employees who acquire PA DEP Class E Collection System certification will receive $1.00 per hour increase.
* NASSCO PACP certification is preferred.
* Employees who acquire NASSCO PACP certification will receive a $0.50 per hour increase.
* A minimum of two years' experience with underground utility excavation work, including deep excavations, with other utilities in close proximity is required.
* Prior experience with operation of appropriate mobile heavy equipment including dump truck, backhoe, front end loader, and tanker truck is required.
* A background with CCTV inspection work is preferred.
* Previous combination vac/jetter truck experience is preferred.
Confined Space entry and trenching & shoring background is preferred. Prior experience with hand and powered hand tools including jack hammers, lasers, cutoff saw, chainsaw, drain cleaning equipment, and pipe cutters is preferred.