Under direction from the Operations and Maintenance Superintendent: deliver irrigation water to customers, operate and monitor District facilities, assist with repairs, perform routine maintenance, assist with construction, and related work as required.
Primary Duties:
- Receive and input water delivery orders into STORM
- Operate District facilities to make irrigation deliveries and maintain reservoir levels
- Operate and maintain District equipment and vehicles
- Be available for on-call rotation to handle emergencies
- Perform routine maintenance of District facilities as directed
- Note equipment malfunctions, making immediate repairs or notifying Operations and Maintenance Superintendent
- Read District meters as directed
- Remove weeds, trash, and debris from District facilities
- Assist in maintenance and construction as directed
- Apply pesticides and herbicides as directed
- Assist with conducting annual crop survey
- Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with co-workers, District water users and landowners, outside agencies, and the public
- Performs other assignments as directed by the Operations and Maintenance Supervisor
Supervisory Responsibility:
- This position has no supervisory responsibilities
Expected Hours of work:
- This is a full-time non-exempt position
- Hours of work are Monday through Friday from 7:00am to 4:00pm
- Evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand
Required Knowledge or Experience:
- Ability to deliver proper amounts of irrigation water
- Ability to consistently and reliably perform routine maintenance
- Ability to safely operate district vehicles, tools and equipment
- Ability to make accurate arithmetical calculations
- Ability to follow oral and written directions
Typical Physical Activities:
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.
- Travels by automobile in conducting District business
- Occasionally walks in uneven terrain, in an outdoor environment, making inspections of District facilities and construction projects
- Regularly uses telephone for communication
- Hearing and vision within normal ranges with or without correction
- Works in an outdoor environment with exposure to dust, dirt and significant temperature changes between hot and cold
- Carry, push, pull, reach and lift equipment and parts weighing 50 lbs
- This position is very active and requires standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling and climbing during daily routines, throughout the entire day.
Environmental Factors:
- Exposure to the sun: 50% to 100% work time spent outside a building and exposed to the sun
- Work above floor level: Some work done on ladders or other surfaces from 4 to 12 feet above the ground
- High temp: Considerable work time in hard manual labor in temperatures between 80-90 degrees
- Humidity: Work in areas with unusually high humidity
- Wetness: More than 10% of the work time getting part or all of the body and/or clothing wet
- Noise: Occasionally there are unusually loud sounds
- Slippery surfaces: Occasional work on unusually slippery surfaces
- Oil: Some parts of the body in contact with oil or grease occasionally
- Dust: Works in or around areas with minor amounts of dust
- Irregular or extended work hours: Occasionally required to change working hours or work overtime
Job Requirements:
- High school graduate or equivalent
- Experienced equipment operator
- Possession of a valid and current State of California Class C driver’s license
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
- Proven experience working with water delivery systems.
- Mechanical knowledge related to pump operation, industrial pump maintenance and repair, and general equipment troubleshooting.
- Familiarity with programmable logic controllers (PLCs).
- Ability to perform basic math calculations for flow rates, chemical dosages, and data analysis tasks.
- Strong analysis skills to interpret system data for operational decision-making.
- Ability to operate heavy equipment safely while adhering to safety regulations; experience with heavy lifting is a plus.
- Knowledge of environmental compliance standards related to water utility distribution.
- Commitment to safety practices by consistently using PPE and following established protocols for hazardous conditions.
- Excellent attention to detail combined with proactive problem-solving skills for maintaining optimal system performance.
