Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

*This is a full time, temporary position with a 40 hour work week schedule anticipated to last through November 2025.*

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If you are wanting to grow your career in water resources, raw water operations, and maintenance this is a great entry level job! Our team is short handed and we need your help for the next few months with our operations. No experience is needed. We are looking for a hard working individual with a can-do attitude who likes to work outside. We look forward to meeting you!

Job Summary:

Under specified supervision, performs routine and skilled work in the daily operation of facilities, inspection, maintenance and repair, equipment, and structures of the city of Thornton's raw water system.

Under immediate supervision, this is the entry-level class in the Raw Water Supply Operator series. Incumbents are not required to have directly related work experience. Primary work duties may include the following:

• Performs daily duties in the operation, repair and maintenance of the City's raw water system.
• Repairs and maintains headgates, dams and pipelines. Installs and maintains flumes, meters and gauges; constructs new ditches. Records readings from flow charts, clocks, meters, and gauges. Compiles readings into routine operational reports and performs routine mathematical calculations.
• Patrols and inspects ditch system facilities for damage, leaks, vandalism or other needed repairs.
• Performs a variety of grounds maintenance work, including cutting weeds and clearing debris, brush, trees and tree limbs from ditches, ditch banks and reservoir areas.
• Performs scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on facilities, equipment machinery, and raw water system.
• Participates in the installation of material, equipment, and system changes; performs field inspections, coordinates contractor service work; operates related computerized controls and monitoring equipment; maintains records of daily operations, maintenance, and repairs.
• Operates vehicles used in construction and maintenance such as mowing tractors, dump trucks, backhoes, front-end loaders, boom trucks, excavators, snowplows, and other related equipment.
• Operates air compressor and pneumatic air tools, chain saws, bush cutters, concrete saws, and pressure power washers. Uses hand tools, including wheelbarrows, rakes and rollers. Performs minor, routine maintenance and inspections on equipment.

Company Description

Local government where we're all working to toward the same goal of making our community great. Our city is small enough to be known and valued for your personal contributions, while being big enough to make significant, long lasting contributions.

Company Description

Local government where we're all working to toward the same goal of making our community great. Our city is small enough to be known and valued for your personal contributions, while being big enough to make significant, long lasting contributions.

Job Tags

Full time, Temporary work, For contractors, Work experience placement, Local area, Immediate start,

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