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Utility Worker - Water System

San Antonio, TX · On-site

$19/hr

The Wastewater Utility Technician performs a variety of hands-on semi-skilled and skilled labor ... LOD Staffing is a knowledgeable and passionate employment agency servicing the Austin and San ...

Halff

Water and Wastewater Team Leader

Houston, TX

$20.75 - $28.75/hr

The successful candidate should have experience, designing and managing Water/Wastewater Utility ... Austin, Brownsville, Conroe, Corpus Christi, Flower Mound, Fort Worth, Frisco, Houston, Lubbock ...

Halff Associates

Water and Wastewater Team Leader

Houston, TX · On-site

$20.75 - $28.75/hr

The successful candidate should have experience, designing and managing Water/Wastewater Utility ... Austin, Brownsville, Conroe, Corpus Christi, Flower Mound, Fort Worth, Frisco, Houston, Lubbock ...

Halff

BIM Designer - Water and Wastewater

The Woodlands, TX

$20 - $27.50/hr

BIM - Water and Wastewater Utilities - The Woodlands, TX Halff has a position open for a Water and ... Austin, Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Flower Mound, Fort Worth, Frisco, Houston, Lubbock, McAllen ...

Halff

Water and Wastewater Team Leader

The Woodlands, TX

$20 - $27.50/hr

The successful candidate should have experience in designing and managing Water/Wastewater Utility ... Austin, Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Flower Mound, Fort Worth, Frisco, Houston, Lubbock, McAllen ...

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To thrive at Austin Water Utility, you generally need a background in water utility operations, understanding of environmental regulations, and basic mechanical or technical skills, supported by relevant education or certifications. Familiarity with SCADA systems, water quality testing tools, and sometimes a commercial driver's license (CDL) are commonly required. Strong problem-solving abilities, teamwork, and effective communication help employees excel in this field. These skills ensure the delivery of safe water services, regulatory compliance, and efficient issue resolution within public utilities.

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An Austin Water Utility job involves working for the City of Austin’s water department, which manages water treatment, distribution, wastewater collection, and environmental conservation. Employees may work in roles such as engineering, maintenance, customer service, or water quality management. These jobs ensure residents have access to clean, safe water while maintaining the city's infrastructure.

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Utility Specialist/Mechanic Helper - Austin Industrial - (Channelview, TX)

Utility Specialist/Mechanic Helper - Austin Industrial - (Channelview, TX)

Austin Bridge & Raod, LP

Channelview, TX • On-site

$20/hr

Full-time

Posted 17 days ago

Austin Industries rating

7.1

Company rating: 7.1 out of 10

Based on 54 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

48th of 78 rated construction

Job description

About Austin Industrial

 Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries. 

To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/industrial. 

Utility Specialist/Mechanic Helper

Must be able to diagnoses mechanical failures and makes needed repairs to industrial mechanical equipment.  Duties include providing mechanical support, preventative maintenance, installation, service, repair, troubleshooting and resolution of multiple operating machines within a manufacturing industrial environment.  This is accomplished by performing the following essential duties and responsibilities.  Other duties may be assigned.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Performs all tasks in a safe and responsible manner.
  • Troubleshoots, repairs and installs industrial mechanical equipment.
  • Tests, repairs or installs mechanical units, such as motors, water pumps, fuel pumps, governors, distributors, carburetors systems, brakes, clutches and other such devices.
  • Replaces bearings, chains, sprockets and a variety of other machine parts.
  • Rebuilds pumps, cylinders, and various mechanical equipment as necessary following standard operating procedures.
  • Fabricates repair parts if necessary.
  • Complies with all quality policies, specifications, regulations and instructions.
  • Other duties as assigned.
  • Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Industries is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

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 sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds and may frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Qualifications Required for this Position:

Education – no minimum education requirements.

Certifications/Licenses: A TWIC and Valid Driver's License

Experience – 1 year of experience.

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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No Third-Party Inquiries Please

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement). 

Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company. 

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