Greenville Water of Greenville, SC is seeking to hire a full-time Operations Technician / Water Utility Technician to install, maintain, and repair water system components. Would you like to help us provide pristine and low-cost water to our customers? Do you have experience in construction or plumbing? Are you looking for an opportunity withgreat growth potential? If so, look no further!

This Operations Technician / Water Utility Technician position comes with a competitive wage of$16.21/hour and generous benefits. Our benefits include health insurance with low deductibles and low co-pays, pension plan, option to participate in a 401(k) plan, excellent vacation benefit(12 days in first year with an increase to 18 days after first anniversary of employment),11 paid holidays, and free long-term disability insurance.We also offergreat pay, excellent benefits, and opportunities to advance. If this sounds like the opportunity for you, apply today!

As an Operations Technician / Water Utility Technician, you save the day when our water lines break by fixing them so that our customers continue to have access to water. You perform water system installation, maintenance, and repair. This includes hauling and unloading materials, installing pipes, repairing water mains, repairing and replacing fire hydrants, installing and moving meters, making all sizes of taps, adjusting valves, making tie-ins and extensions, compacting soil after repairs, cleaning water tanks, and more! With this much variety in your work, you are never bored!

To complete your work, you operate a vehicle and various construction/maintenance equipment. You operate a dump truck to load, haul, and unload equipment and materials as needed for assigned work. For excavation work, you may operate a backhoe and/or ditch witch. Properly maintaining and cleaning assigned equipment and vehicles, you are able to ensure safety on the job.

At the completion of each project, you repair asphalt, concrete, sod, and other surrounding surfaces. You are sure to perform all of your work in compliance with company policies and procedures, plans and specifications, schedules, and various regulations and standards of quality and safety. You also maintain positive customer relations during each project ensuring customer satisfaction. You enjoy being on the move and working with your hands but most importantly, you find great satisfaction in keeping our water systems running.

QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 1 year of experience in construction and/or plumbing OR equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Valid South Carolina driver's license
• First Aid and CPR certification OR ability to obtain within 6 months of hire
• Ability to lift heavy equipment
• Greenville Water requires new employees to obtain a COVID Vaccination within 2 weeks following a job offer, except where reasonable accommodation requires otherwise. When a reasonable accommodation is requested, Greenville Water will engage in the interactive process to assess each such request on a case-by-case basis.

Do you have great communication skills? Are you organized and able to complete projects on time? Do you want to use your construction and/or plumbing knowledge to help our customers have access to water? If so, you may be perfect for this position!

Greenville Water requires new employees to obtain a COVID Vaccination within 2 weeks following a job offer, except where reasonable accommodation requires otherwise. When a reasonable accommodation is requested, Greenville Water will engage in the interactive process to assess each such request on a case-by-case basis.

The typical schedule for this position is Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm.

ARE YOU READY TO JOIN OUR TEAM?

If you have plumbing or construction experience and feel that you would be right for this position, please fill out our initial 3-minute, mobile-friendly application. We look forward to meeting you!