Utility Worker I Jobs in Minnesota (NOW HIRING)

Salary : $59,508.80 - $82,825.60 Annually
Location : City of Maplewood, MN
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 20260061
Department: Public Works
Division: Sanitary Sewer
Opening Date: 08/10/2025
Closing Date: Continuous
Description
Join a team that invests in its staff and equipment! On the job training, work life balance, generous pension and an employer dedicated to employee wellness & safety.
Help improve the quality of life for the residents and property owners of Maplewood by providing manual labor and maintenance work with sanitary sewer system. Maintain and repairing sewage pumping stations, assisting with street and storm sewer maintenance on occasion.
Maplewood's Public Works Sanitary Sewer Maintenance position is full-time. The ideal candidate will be able to work cooperatively as a member of the team, develop and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, willing to learn new skills and contribute towards meeting the City's strategic objectives by maintaining the City's infrastructure. The candidate should have knowledge in a wide range of duties of sanitary sewer collection systems. Class B license is required.
The City of Maplewood's pillars are exceptional service, a culture that supports and empowers people and builds relationships.
Maintenance I Worker 2026 Hourly Range: $26.01 - $36.20
Maintenance II Worker (Class A & 7 years of experience) 2026 Hourly range: $31.47 - $39.82
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Conducts visual inspections and uses lamping to check sewer mains and utility structures.
• Oversees and operates a jetter, rodder or combination jetvac, or flushes with water to clean sanitary sewer mains and wetwells to prevent buildup.
• Responds to emergency callouts, on short notice, for sewer backups, sewer main breaks, lift station malfunctions, broken castings, alarms, etc.
• Operates and maintains sewage pumping systems including lubrication, valve exercising, repairing or replacing fans or heaters, charging batteries, replacing fuses, and periodic pump packing, pump overhaul and motor replacement; cleans as needed.
• Operates a variety of department equipment including: jetters, rodders, jetvacs, generators, pumps, chain saws, shovels, cutting torches, cutsaws, jackhammers, backhoes, loaders, lawn mowers, and one-ton trucks or larger
• Collects and records data and information regarding the infrastructure system and operations and maintenance activities, prepares supporting information and documentation for activities, programs, and equipment related to the Sanitary Sewer Maintenance Division.
• Reads meters and records information in lift stations, monitors controls and alarms, and calibrates pumping rates; operates portable electric sets and pumps.
• Rebuilds, maintains, and repairs sewer mains, utility structures, and lateral services.
• Maintains grounds around lift stations, fire stations and hydrants including snow removal, mowing, and occasional tree trimming.
• Sets up temporary lift stations and pumps and hauls sewage when lift stations become inoperable.
• Adjusts utility structures to accommodate paving of streets.
• May make minor repairs to equipment, flags and paints fire hydrants.
• Prepares daily reports on maintenance and cleaning accomplished, trouble spots, inspections completed, and sewer backup calls.
• Completes the confined space report as required.
• Performs minor welding and part or equipment fabrication.
• Locates sewer lines for "gopher-one" calls.
• Performs other duties as needed or assigned.

Working Conditions
The characteristics listed below are representative of the physical demands, physical agility, sensory requirements, and environmental exposures required by an individual to successfully perform the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Employees sit some of the time but may walk or stand most periods of time.
• This classification involves physical agility requirements such as: climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, pushing, pulling, repetitive motions and manual dexterity.
• Sensory requirements include close and distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception, night vision and peripheral vision, ability to express and exchange ideas and ability to hear information at normal spoken word levels.

Physical Exertion (Pounds)Up to 10FrequentUp to 25OccasionalUp to 50OccasionalUp to 100Occasional100 or moreSeldom
Environmental ExposuresWork near moving mechanical partsFrequentWork in high, precarious placesOccasionalToxic or caustic chemicalsFrequentOutdoor weather conditionsFrequentExtreme Cold, non-weatherSeldomExtreme Heat, non-weatherSeldomNoise LevelLoud
Minimum & Preferred Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Maintenance Worker I
  • Must possess and maintain a valid Minnesota Commercial Driver's License (Class A CDL) with Tanker and Airbrake Endorsements within 12 month and maintain thereafter. Must have no suspensions or revocations on driver's license records within the past three years.
  • At least one year of experience with sanitary sewer or equivalent experience
  • High School Diploma or GED
  • Must meet D.O.T. Drug and Alcohol testing requirements.
• Maintenance Worker II
  • Must possess and maintain a valid Minnesota Commercial Driver's License (Class A CDL). Must have no suspensions or revocations on driver's license records within the past three years.
  • At least 7 years of sanitary sewer experience
  • High school diploma or GED
  • Must meet D.O.T. Drug and Alcohol testing requirements.

Employees are an integral part of the overall success of the City of Maplewood. In service to its employees, the City offers generous employee benefits to support health and well-being, and work/life balance including medical, dental and life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, FSA and childcare reimbursement program, vision, mandatory retirement plan (PERA) and voluntary deferred compensation (employer matching contribution), a Community Center membership and a very successful wellness program. In addition, annual leave, personal holiday and holiday pay is also provided. Benefits eligibility can vary depending on employment status (full-time or part-time) and union/contract language. All benefit-earning employees are eligible for most benefits on their day of hire.
Benefits Enrollment Guide available upon request and provided upon offer of employment.
01
VETERAN'S PREFERENCE POINTS--If you are applying for veteran's preference points, please indicate the correct option below.

• No--I am not applying for Vets Preference points
• Yes--I am a Veteran who served 181 or more consecutive days and received an honorable discharge (attach DD214)
• Yes--I am a Disabled Veteran who served 181 or more consecutive days and have a service-related disability (ATTACH DD214 AND USDVA letter of a compensable disability rating).
• Yes--I am the spouse of a disabled Veteran who served 181 or more consecutive days and has a service-related disability (ATTACH DD214 AND USDVA letter of a compensable disability rating, a photo copy of marriage certificate, and a copy of spouse's death certification).
• Yes--I am a spouse of a deceased Veteran who served 181 or more consecutive days and received an honorable discharge (attach Veteran's DD214 AND copy of death certificate).
• Yes--I am the spouse of a deceased Veteran who served 181 or more consecutive days AND received an honorable discharge AND had a service-related disability at time of death (attached Veteran's DD214, USDVA letter of compensable disability rating AND copy of death certificate).

02
Please read carefully before submitting your application. To assist in evaluating your background qualifications for this position, complete the Education and Work Experience sections AND Supplemental Questions within this application. Please DO NOT write "see resume" as a response to any of the Education and Work Experience sections or supplemental questions. A resume is an optional supplemental document you may attach. I have read and understand these instructions

• Yes
• No

03
Do you possess and maintain a Minnesota Commercial Driver's License (Class A or B) with no suspensions or revocations on your record within the past three years?

• Yes I have a Class A with no suspensions/revocations in the past three years
• Yes I have a Class B with no suspensions/revocations in the past three years
• I have a class A or B that has been suspended in the past 3 years
• I do not have a commercial drivers license but will obtain if offered the job
• I do not have a commercial drivers license

04
Do you currently have a high school diploma or GED?

• Yes
• No

05
How many years of maintenance experience in sanitary sewer collection systems or equivalent experience do you possess?

• None
• Up to 1 year
• 1 year of experience
• 2-4 years of experience
• 5 or more years

06
If you answered that you have maintenance experience in sanitary sewer collection systems or equivalent, please explain your experience.
07
Do you possess a Class 'SD" waste water/collection systems operator license or able to obtain within one year of hire?

• Yes
• No

08
Please indicate any technical/vocational schooling, training and/or licenses that you have.
09
Please explain your experience maintaining sewage pumping systems including lubrication, valve exercising, repairing or replacing fans or heaters, charging batteries, replacing fuses and pump overhaul and motor replacements.
10
Please indicate which equipment you have used at least moderately/routinely meaning 2-3 times a week for at least 3 years (depending on the season)

• Jetters
• Jetvacs
• Pumps
• Chainsaws
• Jackhammers
• Backhoes
• Loaders
• Lawn Mowers
• One Ton Trucks or Larger
• Televising Truck
• Tool Cat
• Tow Behind Standby Generator
• Brush-hog

Required Question