Crew Coordinator - Wastewater/First Response

Crew Coordinator - Wastewater/First Response

Salary

$53,617.00 Annually

Location

Winston-Salem, NC

Job Type

Full-Time / Permanent

Job Number

08487

Department

Utilities

Division

Utility Field Operations

Opening Date

04/28/2026

Closing Date

5/28/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

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Description

Performs intermediate skilled trades work creating and maintaining a safe work zone, responding to sewer issues, maintaining sewer mains and manholes, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the limited supervision of the Utilities Supervisor. Limited supervision is exercised over assigned staff.

Examples of Duties

• Works on Sewer First Response Crew or Sewer Cleaning Crew.
• Removes blockages from customer and City sewer lines; washes sewer pipes.
• Assigns work and gives specific instruction to semi-skilled and unskilled workers performing a wide variety of tasks.
• Operates sewer jets, vac trucks, camera systems, and other vehicles and equipment daily.
• Performs pre-trip inspections of vehicles and equipment; ensures the truck is properly stocked.
• Sets up and maintains safe work zones; ensures crew has appropriate protective equipment prior to entering work zone.
• Enters work on computer and turns in written reports for various departments, fills out regulatory reports documenting incidents for the state including SSO reports.
• May include pick and shovel work in digging and back filling trenches, laying pipe, repairing City clean-out stacks, operating pneumatic tools, loading and unloading materials, locating manholes, spreading straw and lime, turning soil on SSOs, or performing general utility maintenance and construction work.
• Supervises other laboring work including manual work or simple semi-skilled tasks.
• Reviews work in progress and upon completion keeps all necessary records.

Typical Qualifications

Thorough knowledge of related industry, organization, and department policies, practices, and procedures; thorough knowledge of related industry, organization, and departmental legal guides, recommendations, best practices, ordinances, and laws; thorough knowledge of industry standard and department specific equipment; general knowledge of standard office and department specific software; ability to make arithmetic computations using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals; ability to lead a crew of workers; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates and the general public.

Education and Experience: High school diploma or GED and moderate experience in construction or maintenance and writing reports and using computer systems, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience operating sewer jets, vac trucks and camera systems is preferred.

Supplemental Information

Possession of a valid North Carolina Class A Commercial drivers license required.

Physical Requirements: (Reasonable accommodations may substitute for physical requirements listed): This work requires the frequent exertion of up to 25 pounds of force; work regularly requires walking, speaking or hearing, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling and repetitive motions, frequently requires standing, sitting, using hands to finger, handle or feel and tasting or smelling and occasionally requires stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling and lifting; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work regularly requires exposure to bloodborne pathogens, wearing specialized personal protective equipment, exposure to outdoor weather conditions, frequently requires exposure to wet, humid conditions (non-weather), working near moving mechanical parts and exposure to fumes or airborne particles and occasionally requires exposure to vibration; work is generally in a loud noise location (e.g. grounds maintenance, heavy traffic).

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

• 401a Contribution (employee match not required)
• Bus Pass Program
• Education Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Suggestion Program
• Family and Medical Leave
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Group Health Insurance
• Group Dental Insurance
• Jury Duty Leave
• Life/Accidental Death Insurance
• Long-Term Care Insurance
• Military Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Promotion from Within
• Retirement/Pension Plan (State of NC)
• School Leave
• Shared Leave
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Sick Leave
• Training
• Vacation Leave
• Wellness Program

The City of Winston-Salems employment practices are guided by federal, state, and local rules and regulations guaranteeing employment opportunities to all persons without regard to and prohibiting discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, religion, political affiliation or beliefs, national origin or handicap, unless a bonafide occupational qualification exists.

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Do you possess a valid North Carolina Class A Commercial Drivers License (CDL)?

• Yes
• No

Required Question

Employer City of Winston-Salem

Address P.O. Box 2511

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27102

Phone 336 747 6800

Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/winstonsalemnc/default.cfm