Utility Worker

Salary : $68,390.40 - $85,467.20 Annually
Location : 1010 Chadbourne Road, Fairfield, CA
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 202600009
Department: Maintenance
Opening Date: 08/24/2026
Closing Date: 9/7/2026 5:00 PM Pacific
Max Number of Applicants: 100


Description
Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District (FSSD) is currently seeking a candidate to fill a full-time position as a Utility Worker.

THIS RECRUITMENT IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST 100 APPLICANTS!

If you are looking to start a career in the Wastewater Industry, this may be a great opportunity for you! Our utility worker does a variety of unskilled and semi-skilled work throughout the plant to support the overall plant, facilities, and grounds. This is an entry level position with several opportunities for growth and learning.

The Ideal Candidate will have:

• A desire to work in the wastewater industry.
• A strong drive to learn and further develop skills to allow opportunities for growth and progression.

In summary, this position will be responsible for the following:

• Helps keep the District looking great by maintaining landscaping and grounds, including mowing, trimming, pruning, and keeping walkways, parking lots, and outdoor areas clean.
• Performs hands-on facility maintenance such as repairing fences and roads, maintaining irrigation systems, completing work orders, and assisting with general upkeep of buildings.
• Works alongside maintenance staff to inspect and perform basic maintenance and minor repairs on equipment, pumps, motors, and mechanical systems.
• Assists with sewer collection system work, including cleaning and inspecting sewer lines.

For more detailed duties, please review the job description linked under "Example of Duties".
OPPORTUNITY AWAITS!
Over several decades, the District has evolved from a technical engineering entity to a valuable resource manager, partner in local economic development, and active member of the watershed community. The District has taken numerous actions to shift conventional thinking about the way wastewater utilities are run.

• We are an award-winning facility, including winner of the 2024 Water Environment Federation Utility of the Future Award, 2022 California Water Environmental Association (CWEA) California Plant of the Year Award and the 2022 National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) Platinum Peak Performance Award.
• Over the years many of our employees have been recognized as operator of the year, laboratory person of the year, and mechanical technician of the year (to name a few).
• We are always looking for innovative solutions and often participate in various research pilots, which offers unique opportunities for our staff.
• We strive to obtain as much energy as possible from waste product and renewable energy through solar power, wind turbines, and cogeneration engines.
• We have a history of creative partnerships to address the issues we face, such as our partnership with Lystek International, who constructed a biosolids-to-fertilizer processing plant at our wastewater treatment facility.

At the Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District, we work together and break down barriers to accomplish major projects and facilitate successful daily operations of the facility. The District is a highly collaborative organization. By fostering a relatively flat organizational structure, minimizing bureaucracy, and promoting employee empowerment, the District achieves a high degree of cooperation and partnership between departments to seek out the best overall solutions to shared challenges. At the heart of the District's progress is an organizational culture that continues to embrace positive change. We have a leadership team that supports the growth and needs of the employees and encourages ongoing feedback to make the District an employer of choice.
Here at the District, we are dedicated to providing what we believe to be an excellent work environment. We strive to maintain good wages and benefits, open communications and opportunities for creativity, ownership and fun. Apply today!
Examples of Duties
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

The Utility Worker performs a variety of unskilled and semi-skilled tasks related to the routine maintenance and repair of the wastewater treatment plant, facilities, grounds, pump stations, and vehicles to ensure clean, orderly, and safe operating conditions in compliance with applicable regulations, codes, and standard operating procedures. The duties of this classification involve work which is physical in nature and requires familiarity with general laborer tasks. This classification may be required to operate some types of mobile and general construction equipment and vehicles.

The Utility Worker is a stand-alone class. Incumbents may work independently or within a team to perform work which primarily involves landscaping maintenance of the plant facility, as well as performing preventative maintenance on equipment and plant facilities, forklift/tractor operation, and assisting operations and maintenance staff as required. This position is designed as a developmental class, serving as a potential steppingstone toward the Maintenance Mechanic I classification.
To review the complete job description click

Typical Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
The following are minimal qualifications necessary for entry into the classification.
QUALIFICATIONS: (The following are minimal qualifications necessary for entry into the classification.)

Education:

A high school diploma or equivalent preferred.

AND

Experience:

Six months of employment in laboring work which has provided some familiarity with the operation and uses of light construction equipment, and/or hand power tools common to a mechanical, metal or building Trade.

License/Certificate:

• Possession of a valid California Class C driver's license and safe driving record.

Failure to possess and maintain the required license(s) and/or certificate(s) may be cause for discipline up to and including termination.
PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING CONDITIONS

• Mobility and Dexterity: Positions in this class typically require frequent stooping, kneeling, reaching, standing, walking, fingering, grasping, feeling (i.e., sense of touch), and repetitive motion.
• Lifting, Carrying, Pushing and Pulling: Employees in this class will be exerting up to 75 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
• Vision: Positions in this class require the employee to have close visual acuity, with or without correction, to prepare and analyze data and figures, transcribe, view a computer terminal, read, etc. Positions in this class also requires employees to have depth perception to operate a motor vehicle.
• Hearing/Talking: Positions in this class require the employee to perceive the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction and have the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication. Positions in this class require the employee to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word.
• Working Conditions: While minimal work will be in an office setting, visits to outdoor worksites will require an employee in this class to work outside and be subject to a variety of weather conditions, walking on uneven terrain, and working around vehicles in operation and around machinery with moving parts. Employees in this class may be required to operate a vehicle and thus will be subject to traffic hazards while driving.
• Work in a Wastewater Treatment Facility: Employees in this class will be working in a wastewater treatment facility and thus will be subject to exposure to chemicals, toxic agents, blood and other bodily fluids, and communicable diseases. There may also be occasional exposure to extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting, and workspace that restricts movement. Employees in this class may be required to work in an industrial area and outdoors and thus will be subject to exposure to moving mechanical parts, electrical currents, fuel, oil, gases, smoke, fumes, odors, pollens, dust, vibrations, and intense noises as well as field conditions including rainy, windy, cold, or hot weather.
• Working at Heights: Employees in this class may be required to work at heights 15 feet and more above the ground on equipment and structures.

Some of these requirements may be accommodated for otherwise qualified individuals requiring and requesting such accommodations, absent undue hardship.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Background Checks: The District may conduct a background check and a reference check on candidates prior to appointment to a position within this class.
• Independent Travel: Incumbents are required to travel independently, for example, to perform work at other work sites, to attend meetings with other District employees, to attend meetings with community organizations, etc.
• Hours of Work: Incumbents may be required to work weekends, holidays, irregular hours, and after normal business hours.

Supplemental Information
SELECTION PROCESS
September 29, 2026 - Date for hiring interviews.

Responses to supplemental questions may be used as screening and testing mechanisms and will be used to assess an applicant's ability to advance in the process; as such, responses to supplemental questions should be treated as test examination responses.


All applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement through any subsequent phase of the recruitment process.
HOW TO APPLY
A completed FSSD employment application and supplemental questionnaire must be submitted by clicking the APPLY button in the upper right-hand corner. This recruitment will close at 5:00pm, on Monday, September 7, 2026. The recruitment is limited to 100 applicants and will no longer receive applications once the limit is met.
IMPORTANT: Contact with candidates will primarily be via email. Make sure you list a current email that you check regularly with your application. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application packet.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Applicants receiving a conditional offer of employment must successfully complete the pre-employment process for this position before a final offer will be extended. Pre-employment assessments for this position include a background, pre-employment physical, and pre-employment drug screen.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and given the opportunity to thrive, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

ABOUT FAIRFIELD-SUISUN SEWER DISTRICT

The Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District is a wastewater special district serving approximately 149,000 customers in Central Solano County, California, about 40 miles northeast of San Francisco. The District safeguards public health and helps protect the Suisun Marsh, the nation's largest brackish water marsh and the largest remaining contiguous wetland on the Pacific Coast of North America.
The District has a purpose, vision, mission, and core values that we strive towards every day our employees show up for work.

Vision : Our vision is to be a recognized leader in our industry and community.

Mission : Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District protects public health and the environment for the communities we serve in an effective, responsible and sustainable manner.

Core Values : As we strive to realize our vision of the future, all our actions and efforts will be guided by a certain set of values. These core values are our pledge to each other and to the community as to how we will conduct business.

• Sustainability : We commit to environmental, social, and fiscal responsibility, managing our resources with a focus on long-term sustainability and balancing costs with outcomes.
• Transparency : We uphold the highest standards of integrity and ethical behavior in all our actions, fostering a culture of honesty and trust within our workplace and our community.
• Excellence : We strive for the highest quality in our work, embracing creativity and global thinking to achieve outstanding results and set standards in our industry, while ensuring a safe workplace and infrastructure.
• Positive Working Relationships : We foster strong, respectful relationships while emphasizing responsibility, proactivity, and ownership in our collaborations both within our team and with our external partners, promoting a cooperative and supportive work environment.
• Solution Driven : We are driven by innovation and dedicated to solving problems, by finding and implementing effective solutions.

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Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District offers a comprehensive benefits package for its employees. A brief description of some of the benefits for non-exempt employees is described below:

• Eligible the first day of the first month after date of hire, medical coverage is offered through PERS Health Benefits Plan. District's contribution toward health benefits is equal to the cost of family coverage for PERS Kaiser HMO plan.
• Dental and vision insurance for the employee and eligible dependents are paid 100% by the District.
• Life insurance coverage of 1.5 times annual salary up to $270,000.
• The District participates in CalPERS retirement and contributes to Social Security.
• The District offers deferred compensation plans through a 401a plan with an employer contribution of $3,357.59 for 2026 (adjusted annually based on October CPI).
• The District has no specified holidays. Employees may accrue up to 112 hours of holiday time, which may be used with supervisor approval.
• Vacation is accrued at 80 hours (3.08 hours/pay period) for the first 3 years.
• Sick leave accrues at 96 hours (3.69 hours/pay period) per year. The District participates in a sick leave incentive program and a sick leave death benefit.
• Personal leave accrues at 24 hours (0.93 hours/pay period) per year.
• The District offers a short-term disability plan, and employees are exempt from participating in the State Disability Insurance (SDI).
• The District offers a long-term disability plan.
• The District offers a cell phone allowance of $30 per month.
• On-site gym as well as plant bicycles.
• Free EV charging.
• Partial telework options are available for select positions.
• Retiree Health Benefits are provided to employees at least 50 years old with a minimum of 5-years CalPERS-credited service with the district and a total of 10 years CalPERS-credited service to be eligible for 50% premium contribution up to 20 years of service credit to be eligible for 100% premium contribution (based on a years of service percentage contribution table).

For a more detailed description of the current benefits, please review the benefits summary for nonexempt employees linked below:
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The information provided in your application must support your selected answers in the supplemental questions. The information you provide will be verified and documentation may be required. Please be as honest and accurate as possible. You may be asked to demonstrate your knowledge and skills in a work sample or during an interview. By completing this supplemental questionnaire you are attesting that the information you have provided is accurate. Any misstatements, omissions, or falsification of information may eliminate you from consideration or result in dismissal.

• Yes, I understand and agree
• No, I do not agree

02


Do you have at least six months of employment in laboring work which has provided some familiarity with the operation and uses of light construction equipment, and/or hand power tools common to a mechanical, metal or building Trade.

• Yes
• No

03


How many years of experience do you have in general facilities maintenance such as building maintenance and or landscaping?

• 1 - 2 years
• 2 - 4 years
• 5+ years
• None

04


Do you have experience operating heavy equipment such as tractors, front end loaders, tractor mowers.

• Yes
• No

05


Do you have experience maintaining general equipment such a chainsaws and lawnmowers?

• Yes
• No

06


Do you have experience processing assignments in a work order system?

• Yes
• No

07


Do you have experience repairing plumbing and/or irrigation systems?

• Yes
• No

Required Question