Utility Person at Pennsylvania American Water in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania

Job Description:

Diversity of backgrounds, ideas, thoughts, and experiences is vital to our culture and the way we do business. Creating an environment where differences are embraced and where every person feels engaged and included makes us safer, stronger, and more successful.

With a history dating back to 1886, American Water is the largest and most geographically diverse U.S. publicly traded water and wastewater utility company. The company employs more than 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based drinking water, wastewater and other related services to 15 million people in 46 states. American Water provides safe, clean, affordable and reliable water services to our customers to help make sure we keep their lives flowing. For more information, visit amwater.com and follow American Water on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

Pennsylvania American Water is looking for a dedicated, customer-focused Utility Person to join our team in Birdsboro, PA! This role is crucial in helping us maintain and operate our distribution and production assets in the surrounding districts. You will perform a variety of tasks including, but not limited to replacing meters, installing new services, and troubleshooting leaks and main breaks. 

Primary Role

Performs a variety of tasks in supervising and participating in the locating, laying, repairing, and extending underground water mains and distribution pipes.

Key Accountabilities

• Sets up barricades and places safety lights around work site to protect workers from street traffic.


• Breaks up asphalt and concrete, using pneumatic power tools for trenching and compaction.


• Manually digs valve boxes and curb boxes, using shovel and digging bar. (45%)


• Guides pipe sections, valves and fittings into position and holds pieces steady while worker tightens connections.


• Taps into pressurized water mains.


• Flares and connects copper and plastic piping. (20%)


• Installs repair clamps on pressurized water mains and service lines.


• Operates valves and fire hydrants.


• Investigates complaints and determines corrective action per company procedure. (20%)


• Operates pneumatic and/or hydraulic boring equipment.


• Completes all necessary forms, sketches, field notes and uses maps and records.


• Drives vehicles and/or trucks in performance of general job. (10%)


• Directs the activities of any personnel assigned.


• Performs any other duties as assigned by supervisor. (5%)

Knowledge/Skills

• Mechanical ability sufficient to understand the operation of pumps, valves, motors and other mechanical equipment related to operations and maintenance.


• Working knowledge of distribution/collection systems.

Experience/Education

• GED/High School graduate with vocational preparation includes an occupationally significant combination of vocational education, apprentice training, on-the- job training, and/or in-plant training or essential experience in less responsible jobs which lead to the higher job or serving in other jobs.

Work Environment

• Work is in environmental conditions including contact with wastewater, chemicals, fumes, odors and dust as a result of working with handling potentially hazardous wastewater treatment and laboratory chemicals.


• Exposure to potentially harmful pathogens and gases in raw unprocessed wastewater creating potential for blood borne/airborne disease.


• Electrical hazard conditions.


• Exposure to inclement weather mostly of short duration.

Other

• Pass D.O.T. physical examination.

Competencies

Champions safety

Collaborates

Cultivates innovation

Customer obsessed

Drives Results

Nimble learning

Join American Water...We Keep Life Flowing™

American Water is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because he or she is an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.

 

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