Employment Opportunities
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IMMEDIATE OPENING - FIELD TECHNICIAN/METER READER
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Del Oro Water Company is seeking a full-time WATER UTILITY FIELD TECHNICIAN & METER READER for the PORTERVILLE, CA service area
The ideal candidate will be competent and experienced in:
- Water meter reading, installation, and maintenance
- Mainline and hydrant installation and maintenance
- Leak repairs for services, mainlines, and valves
- Maintain buildings and grounds
- Operating a variety of manual and power tools, including light to heavy equipment, performing related work as required
Candidate MUST be willing to obtain the following within two years:
- D-2 certification
- T-2 certification
Candidate must:
- Be willing and able to perform heavy, manual labor in ALL weather conditions
- Be able to work independently
- Live in or be willing to relocate to the Porterville, CA area
- Pass a physical and a drug test
- Provide a printout of their California Driver's License history
- Be willing and able to work on-call/standby hours
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.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
- The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and talk or hear.
- The employee is occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and smell.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
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 is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals.
- The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high.
Salary/Benefits:
- This is a full-time position with starting salary $16.00-18.00 per hour, depending on experience
- Health, Dental, Eye Insurance for employee and family (after 60 days), paid by company
- 7 Holidays, Vacation (1 week after first year) and Sick Leave (accrued at 1/2 day per month)
- 401K options
Interested candidates should complete our employment application and submit a resume according to the application instructions.
For more information, call (530)894-1100 *105