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MURRAY CITY CORPORATION JOB DESCRIPTION Title: WASTEWATER TECHNICIAN III Department: Public Works/Sewer Class Code: 7770 FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Effective Date: August 30, 1985 (Rev. 08/2025) GENERAL PURPOSE Under the supervision of the Wastewater Supervisor, performs a variety of semi-skilled and skilled maintenance work on Murray City’s sanitary sewer system. ESSENTIAL DUTIES • Operates and maintains Murray City’s sewer system using a variety of heavy and light duty equipment, such as: high pressure cleaning machines, rodder, closed circuit TV equipment, SL-RAT, pumps, compressors, generators, dump trucks, loaders, backhoe, pickups, and miscellaneous hand and power tools as needed. • Taps sewer mains to make new and replacement lateral connections. • Installs and repairs sewer lines within Collections system. • Raises and lowers sewer manholes and patches with asphalt or concrete. • Locates sewer mains, laterals, clean-outs, and other utilities. • Operates and maintains Murray City’s lift stations and the associated grounds. • Assists other city departments when called upon. • Performs inspections for sewer line construction work, lateral installations, and sewer line abandoning. • Maps and diagrams sewer lines and manholes with GPS; logs jobs completed. • Provides blue stake locations for sewer lines. • Installs metering equipment for flow monitoring and wastewater sampling. • Is familiar with and complies with all Murray City safety rules and regulations. • Assists Streets Department, Storm Water Department, and Water Department personnel during flooding season and snow removal activities. • Performs other duties as assigned. ---PAGE BREAK--- MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Education and Experience • Graduation from high school or equivalent and three years experience as a Wastewater Technician II in Murray City, or five years construction experience with at least one year experience as an Equipment Operator, or any equivalent combination of education and construction experience. Special Requirements • Must possess a valid Utah Commercial Driver License with tanker endorsement. • Must be at least a Grade III State Certified "Wastewater Collections System" operator and successfully pass a written and practical operations test specific to Murray City Sewer Department. • Must be familiar with telemetering equipment and SCADA equipment. • Must possess a Traffic Control Technician certification (TCT). • Must possess a Certified Pesticide Applicator license. • Must be a Certified Flag Person. • Performs duties on trouble truck and must be generally available and respond within 30 minutes to emergency "call outs" at any time of day, year-round, regardless of weather conditions. Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities • Considerable knowledge of equipment operating principles and procedures; considerable knowledge of the hazards and safety procedures, including equipment operations, high traffic areas, noise, excavations and confined space entry policies and procedures. • Knowledge of mapping and pipe line locations, which includes knowing the direction of the flow within the sewer system. • Some knowledge of hydraulics, chemistry, and biology. • Skill in the operation of assigned equipment. • Ability to work in adverse conditions and to operate assigned equipment under varying conditions; ability to perform minor equipment maintenance and repair; ability to follow standard safety practices and procedures common to equipment operation work; ability to follow written and verbal instructions; ability to establish effective working relationships with employees and the general public. TOOLS & EQUIPMENT USED • Motorized vehicles and equipment including dump truck, pickup truck, front end loader, backhoe, utility truck, pumps, compressors, generators, common hand and power tools, shovels, wrenches, radio, computer, tablet, phone. 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 manipulate, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and smell. ---PAGE BREAK--- • The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the 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 regularly works in outside weather conditions. The employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and vibration. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock. • The noise level is the work environment is usually loud. DEPT/DIVISION APPROVED BY: DATE: EMPLOYEE'S SIGNATURE: DATE: H. R. DEPT. APPROVED BY: DATE: