Service Worker II-Water Distribution

Service Worker II - Water Distribution Salary

$18.40 - $27.84 Hourly Location: Fort Myers, FL Job Type: Full-Time Job Number: 25-1377 Department: Water Distribution - Maintenance Opening Date: October 9, 2025 Closing Date: Continuous FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Description

The City of Fort Myers strives to be an employer of choice and most of our employees turn jobs into long-term careers. The salary shown in the job description is the full range for this position from entry to later career. NEW EMPLOYEES ARE HIRED AT, OR NEAR THE ENTRY POINT SHOWN, DEPENDING ON QUALIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE.

Responsibilities and Reporting

Under the general direction of the designated supervisor, the incumbent performs unskilled and semi-skilled manual work, is responsible for routine maintenance, landscape installation, map reading, the operation of a backhoe/excavator, and dump truck with air brakes. Work assignment may also include but not limited to painting, mowing, barricade placement and removal, tent installation and removal. This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

During an Emergency Situation:

• Essential Employees may be required to work during a declared emergency. Depending on the nature of the emergency, this may require working around the clock for several days on short notice.
• Non Essential Employees will not be required to work during a declared emergency. The employee's Department Head will determine when the employee will be required to work.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Operates necessary small equipment, including hand tools, etc.
• Maintenance and inspection of equipment to ensure it is safe and in good repair at all times.
• May be required to operate a motor vehicle to accomplish assigned tasks.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• When assigned to Water Distribution: • Changes out water meters. • Flushes service lines. • Responds to customer complaints with respect to water pressure and/or no water. • Repairs, replace, and flush fire hydrants. • Repairs, replace and install water mains and service lines. • Maintains written documentation, as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to operate necessary equipment, including push mower, hand tools and other routine equipment.
• Ability to perform work in varying and adverse weather conditions.
• Minimum Requirements: • One year related experience; or education, experience, and/or training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. • Must possess a valid Florida Class "B" Commercial Driver's License with an acceptable driving record, or be able to obtain one within 12 months of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• High School diploma/GED preferred.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

This work typically requires the following physical activities to be performed:

• Balancing - maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
• Climbing - ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility.
• Crawling - moving about on hands, knees, or hands, feet.
• Crouching - bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
• Feeling - perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
• Fingering - picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
• Grasping - applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
• Handling - picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
• Hearing 1 - perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
• Hearing 2 - receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
• Pushing - use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
• Reaching - extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion - substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
• Speaking - expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
• Standing - for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping - bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
• Talking 1 - expressing ideas by spoken word
• Talking 2 - shouting to be heard above ambient noise.
• Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision.
• Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.
• Visual Acuity 4 - operate motor vehicles/heavy equipment.
• Visual Acuity 5 - close acuity for inspection of small defects, machines, use measurement devices, or fabricate parts.
• Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.
• Kneeling - bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
• Lifting - raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
• Mental Acuity - ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
• Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force, haul, or tug.

Work Environment

• May be required to work hours other than the regular schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• May participate in on-call duty.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions described herein.
• Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.

Benefits

Full-time regular City employee benefits:

• Health Insurance (Florida Blue)
• City paid employee coverage. HMO or PPO plans are available. Dependents can be added, Employee pays 30% of premium. Premium deductions are taken pre-tax.
• Basic Life Insurance (USAble Life)
• City paid. The benefit is equal to 1x the annual base pay, rounded to the nearest $1000.00.
• Optional Vision Insurance (VSP)
• Employee-paid insurance is available at group rates, and family plans are available to employees. Premium deductions are taken pre-tax.
• Optional Dental Insurance (Humana)
• Employee-paid insurance is available at group rates, and family plans are available to employees. Premium deductions are taken pre-tax.
• Supplemental Insurance • Employees may purchase various types of supplemental insurance (life, AFLAC) at group rates through payroll deduction.
• Pension Plan (General) Administered by Resource Centers
• Pension Plan (Police and Fire) administered by Foster & Foster
• 401(a) (Mission Square) • Certain management positions can opt out of the General Pension into a 401(a).
• Roth IRA (Mission Square) • Offered through payroll deduction.
• Disability (USAble Life) • Employee paid short & long-term disability insurance.
• Leave Time (Sick, Vacation) • Paid Holidays • City recognizes 13 holidays which include: New Years Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, Birthday Holiday and Floating Holiday. • Birthday and Float after 1-year of service.
• Deferred Compensation Programs (Mission Square) OR (Nationwide) • Tax-deferred savings plan available for retirement purposes. Employee-only contributions.
• Flexible Spending Accounts • Employees can elect to use pre-tax dollars to cover un-reimbursed medical or dependent daycare expenses.
• Payroll Direct Deposit • Available to any banking institution or credit union. Suncoast Federal Schools Credit Union membership is available to City employees.
• Employee Assistance Program (ESI) • City-paid availability to licensed professional counselors for non-work related personal issues with 100% confidentiality.

Application Questions

1. Do you currently possess a minimum of one year related experience; or education, experience, and/or training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities? Yes No
2. If the answer is Yes to question #1, please explain. If you answered "No" please enter "n/a".
3. This position requires you to currently possess a valid Drivers License with an acceptable driving record at time of hire with the ability to obtain a valid Florida Commercial Drivers License, Class "B" within 12 months from date of hire, OR currently possess a Class "B" Commercial Driver's License. Please indicate your status: • I currently possess a valid Drivers License with an acceptable driving record with the ability to obtain a valid Florida Commercial Drivers License, Class "B" within 12 months from date of hire. • I currently possess a valid Commercial Drivers License, Class "B" or higher • None of the above
4. I understand that this position requires Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) Mandatory Drug/Alcohol Testing. Yes No
5. PREFERRED QUALIFICATION: Do you currently possess a High School diploma or GED? Yes No