Sewer Maintenance Worker
Job Description
Fast-Paced Job
Position: Sewer Maintenance Worker
Company: City of Des Moines, IA
Company: City of Des Moines, IA
Job Brief
Under immediate supervision, to perform maintenance and construction of storm and sanitary sewers.
Salary Detail
$30.94 – $32.25 an hour
Experience
Employment Achievements is required
Job Detail
- Graduation from high school or GED equivalent. and
- One (1) year experience in sewer maintenance or construction work.
- Required Special Qualifications
- Possession of a valid Iowa Class B CDL with tank endorsement and allowing the operation of vehicles with airbrakes.
- Candidates for positions in this class must pass a pre-employment background check, physical examination and drug screen.
- Please Note: If you possess an out-of-state Driver’s License, submittal of certified driving record is required. All records should be submitted to the City of Des Moines Human Resources Department. electronically to humanresources@dmgov.org, by fax to 515-237-1680, or by mail to 1551 E MLK Jr Pkwy, Des Moines, IA 50317 by the application deadline date. Examples of Essential Work (Illustrative Only)
- Uses rods, slabs, nozzles, rotating cutters and other devices to remove clogs and obstructions from sewer lines.
- Flushes sewers using high-pressure hoses.
- Assists with installation of new sewer lines or system upgrades by digging trenches, laying pipes and installing new sanitary and storm sewer lines.
- Backfills gaps around pipe, manholes and inlets.
- Tamps fill to create a solid, even surface.
- Breaks in sewer lines.
- Caulks joints with cement, corktight, hocum, rubber gaskets, etc.
- Assists in constructing concrete forms for concrete manholes and spillways.
- Cleans catchbasins using an adapter.
- Cleans culverts, drains and ditches.
- Operates air hammers, pumps, compressors and similar equipment.
- Builds, repairs and maintains fences.
- Removes snow from streets and sidewalks using public works vehicles.
- Applies salt, anti-icing and de-icing chemicals to roads.
- Operates dump trucks and similar equipment.
- Performs related work as required.
