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Utility Person
Location:
Norristown, PA
Description:
Share Our Purpose. Be Yourself. Feel Valued. People are the heart of our business. As an American Water employee, you will be offered a competitive salary and health benefits package, along with opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career. Our benefits packages focus on key areas such as health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals. We are Beautifully Different . We strongly believe having diversity across our company makes us more successful and helps us provide essential services to our customers. We are stronger because we embrace different ideas, viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds. American Water is the best choice for your next role! Click here for more information on our inclusion, diversity, and equity journey. About American Water American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886, We Keep Life Flowing - by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people across 14 regulated jurisdictions and 18 military installations. American Water's 6,500 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company's national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders. As one of the fastest growing utilities in the U.S., American Water expects to invest $30 to $34 billion in infrastructure repairs and replacement, system resiliency and regulated acquisitions over the next 10 years. The company has a long-standing history of executing its core operations, aligned with sustainable best practices, through its commitments to safety, affordability, customer service, protecting the environment, an inclusive workforce and strengthening communities. American Water has been recognized on the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Indexfor the fifth consecutive year, ranked 18th on Barron's 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies 2023 List, earned the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act designation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's WaterSense - Excellence Award, among additional state, local and national recognitions. For more information, visit amwater.com and join American Water on LinkedIn , Facebook , Twitter and Instagram . Primary Role As a Utility Person with Pennsylvania American Water, you will perform a variety of tasks, including but not limited to locating, laying, repairing, and extending underground 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. Manual digging of valve boxes and curb boxes using shovel and digging bar. Guide pipe sections, valves and fittings into position and holds pieces steady while workers tighten connections. Tapping into pressurized water mains. Flaring and connecting copper and plastic piping. Installation of repair clamp on pressurized water mains and service lines. Operates valves and fire hydrants. Investigates complaints and determines corrective action per Company procedure. Operates of pneumatic and/or hydraulic boring equipment. Completes all necessary forms, sketches, and field notes Drives vehicles and/or trucks in performance of general job including housekeeping of vehicle. Use of company technology to perform assigned duties. Responsible for environmental compliance with DEP and other government agencies and company regulations. Adhere to all safety regulations and company policies, practices, and procedures. Any other duties that may be assigned by the Supervisor. Additional Responsibilities Skillfully use hand tools or machines needed to work. Requires mathematical development sufficient to be able to: add, subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure. Measure, cut or otherwise work on materials or objects with great precision. Use arithmetic or shop geometry to figure amounts of material needed, dimensions to be followed and cost of materials. Accept responsibility for the volume and accuracy of work. Must be able to read, understand, and follow instructions, in addition to safety rules, maps, diagrams, etc. Communicate in an effective manner both oral and written with Company personnel. Reporting and/or carrying out a prescribed action in relation to information is frequently involved. Draw sketches. Compiling, gathering, collating, or classifying data and information about work performed, people or things. Knowledge/Skills Precision Working: using body members and/or tools to aide in work. Move, guide or place objects or materials in situations where ultimate responsibility for the attainment of standards occurs and selection of appropriate tools, objects or materials and the adjustment of the tool to the task require exercise of considerable judgment Must know how to use maps and records. Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license. Pass Department of Transportation's (DOT) physical examination Capable of lifting and/or carrying 50 lbs. maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying objects weighing up to 50 lbs. This includes stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, handling, fingering, and feeling. Experience/Education High school graduate or equivalent required. Must obtain a Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Water Class E operator's license as per union contract. Driver's License required with the ability to pass background check. Schedule/Hours Full-time Shift: M-F 7:00 am - 3:30 pm Stand by hours Work Environment Outdoors in a variety of weather conditions. Work outdoors with the use of proper safety equipment, and PPE (personal protective equipment). Compensation Union pay scale. Starting rate of pay $26.78/hour. Competencies Champions safety Customer obsessed Cultivates innovation Nimble learning Drives Results Collaborates 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 they are an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws. Nearest Major Market: Philadelphia
Company:
American Water
Posted:
April 19 on TopUSAJobs
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