Utilities Technician

Utilities Technician

The City of Aiken is accepting applications for a Utilities Technician to join our Engineering & Utilities Department.

Examples of Duties:

• Checks water leaks, determine the severity and reports their findings to the Utility Coordinator and/or Supervisor
• Performs pressure checks when customers have pressure issues
• Completes SCDOT encroachment permits when needed and turns them into Engineering
• Turn in proper paperwork to the Utility Office personnel
• Enter information into the GIS system
• Is on call for the Utility Department
• Performs general clerical work as required
• Other assigned duties as needed

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Two to three years Utility experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities
• Ability to understand and follow verbal instructions
• Interpersonal skills necessary to be courteous of fellow employees, citizens, and businesses while performing repair and maintenance duties
• Be familiar with operating and entering information into the GIS system
• Have knowledge and understanding of SCDOT encroachment permits
• Valid state issued driver's license in good standing

Supplemental Information:

This position is subject to a criminal background check for any convictions directly related to its duties and responsibilities. Only job related convictions will be considered and will not automatically disqualify the candidate. The City of Aiken is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a drug-free workplace.

Full-time Benefits include:

Medical, Vision, and Dental insurance, life insurance (5x salary), flex health spending account, short-term disability, an employee wellness program, paid vacation and sick leave, paid holidays, paid parental leave, participation in a Defined Contribution 401(a) Retirement Plan, and South Carolina Deferred Compensation Program.

Paid Holidays include:

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King Day
• Good Friday
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Day after Thanksgiving
• Christmas Eve
• Christmas Day
• Day after Christmas (Dec. 26th)
• Employee's Birthday
• Floating holiday (must be on payroll prior to January 1st)

Retirement: Full-time employees participate in the Defined Contribution 401(a) Retirement Plan. After one year of employment, the employee will begin contributing 6% to the Plan, with the City making a matching 6% contribution. Employees are fully vested after 5 years of service.