Water Quality Technician I
City of Clemson · Clemson, SC · 1 mo ago
Quality AssuranceFull-time
We need to produce HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content.
We need to parse the posting.
First, identify content: The posting includes description of duties, benefits, qualifications, etc.
We need to avoid repeating job title as heading (not given). No Job ID.
We need to remove boilerplate: EEO, equal opportunity, scam warning, etc. Also remove application instructions (Applications accepted online...). Also remove supplemental info like "Applications accepted until 9/24/2026." Also remove EEO statements.
We need to preserve all substantive information.
We need to decide sections:
- About the role: maybe a brief summary of the role. The posting starts: "Under limited supervision, performs a variety of skilled, technical, and administrative duties under the supervision of the Utilities Compliance Manager for the compliance of the Water, Wastewater Collection, and Stormwater Divisions. Performs a variety of skilled maintenance work, sampling, inspections, and hydrant flushing. Occasionally operates a variety of trucks and equipment in the operation, repair, maintenance, and replacement of City Utilities and systems." That's a good summary for About the role.
- Responsibilities: list of duties. Many bullet-like sentences. We can group them into
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- Requirements: maybe Minimum Qualifications & Requirements: Education and Experience Requirements, Licenses or Certifications.
- Qualifications: maybe similar to Requirements? The instruction says we can have both Requirements and Qualifications sections if content distinct. But we can combine? Better to separate: Requirements could be education/experience, licenses; Qualifications could be skills like Microsoft Office, GIS, etc. However the posting lumps them together. We could put education/experience under Requirements, and licenses/certifications under Qualifications, or vice versa. Let's decide: Requirements: Education and Experience Requirements. Qualifications: Licenses or Certifications (must have valid SC Class B CDL, etc.) plus maybe computer competencies.
- Skills: maybe list of tools and equipment usage? Could be under Skills.
- Benefits: list of benefits given: Paid Annual and Sick Leave, 12 paid holidays per year, Access to FREE acute medical care for employee's, their spouse and children under the age of 26, PEBA Retirement 401K and 457 Retirement Plan Options, Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Plans, Life Insurance, Medical Flexible Spending Plan, Health Savings Account.
- Pay: not mentioned. So we should NOT include Pay section.
- Schedule: not mentioned. So omit.
We must not include sections with placeholder or vague content. Ensure we don't include "commensurate with experience" etc. Not present.
Now we need to extract duties list.
Let's parse duties from the text:
"Performs building cleaning, maintenance, and groundskeeping for the treatment plant, and booster pump site.
Reports weekly inspections of two storage tank sites to the Utilities Compliance Manager.
Maintains daily records on work tasks and materials used for special projects and any unusual occurrences; reports unusual occurrences to supervisor.
Assists with compiling and submitting Water Use Reports to the Utility Compliance Manager.
Assists with recording and reporting monthly water purchases to the Utility Compliance Manager.
Administers the backflow prevention program and maintains records; reports to the UtilitiesCompliance Manager.
Assists with inspections of new commercial establishments and residential irrigation installations to ensure they are protected with adequate backflow prevention.
Assists with hydrant and valve testing program, maintaining records and reporting to the Utilities Compliance Manager
Assists with the completion of the Consumer Confidence Report on an annual basis.
Performs water line flushing and maintains water quality and use records and reports to the Utilities Compliance Manager and Anderson Regional Joint Water System.
Assists with the lead and copper sampling program, UCMR contaminants and other sampling as needed.
Assists the Utilities Department in various projects which may include: Drives utility line truck, Jet vacuum truck, dump truck, or truck equipped with a hydraulic lifting device. Transport load to disposal area.
Performs manual labor for water and sewer line repairs, manhole maintenance, fire hydrant maintenance, water and sewer taps, and installation of water and sewer pipe with appurtenances.
Receives written work orders or verbal instructions from the Utilities Compliance Manager or Water Quality Technician II.
Reads water meters and records reading in logbook / handheld computer as required.
Performs vehicle and equipment maintenance as needed.
Responsible for equipment and vehicle inspection sheets. Records monthly mileage and maintains vehicle maintenance records and reports to the Utilities Compliance Manager when maintenance is due.
Assists with the organization of SDS sheets in the Utilities Right to Know area per OSHA regulations.
Assists with annual chain testing schedule per OSHA requirements.
Maintains organization of the inventory/equipment barn and performs monthly walk-through safety inspections and reports to Utilities Compliance Manager or Water Quality Technician II.
May address customer inquiries and/or complaints.
May address water quality problems/complaints at customers’ homes and businesses.
Performs daily inspections and records information for the booster pump and SCADA equipment and weekly inspections of the storage tank sites. Assists with security at the Treatment Plant, booster pump, and storage tank sites and reports to the Utilities Compliance Manager.
May provide on-call duty coverage during non-working hours as required.
Responsible for daily completion of assignments, in accordance with written or oral instructions
Performs tasks as directed by the Utilities Compliance Manager.
Performs other tasks as required by the Utilities Director, Water Foreman, or Wastewater Foreman.
Reports unsafe conditions or defects in equipment.
Reports all accidents and incidents (including near misses) as soon as they occur.
Works according to good safety practices as posted, instructed, and/or discussed.
Follows safety rules and regulations and uses personal protective equipment.
Refrains from any unsafe behavior or act that might endanger self or fellow worker(s).
Participates in safety training, makes suggestions as necessary; serves on committees or inspection teams when appropriate. Wears seatbelt while driving to and from job sites.
Operates a variety of equipment and machinery including calculator, computer, phone, tapping machine, air compressor, diesel-electric generator, gas generator, trailers, pumps, bush hog, boring unit, air- packs, blowers, trucks, jet-vac truck, computer-aided leak detection device and analyzer, computer-aided sewer flow monitor, flow monitoring equipment for fire hydrants, locators, etc.
Uses a variety of tools and supplies including blueprints, guidebooks, measuring instruments, public records, power saws, wrench sets, “bubble” levels, fixtures, graphic instructions, manuals, patterns, rules, schematics,templates, power wrenches, torque wrench, portable power tools, rotary hammer, jackhammer, demolition saw, chain saw, work orders, cables, chains, pallets, ropes, slings, safety tripod, trench box, ditch jacks, shovels, rakes, probing rods, oxygen, gas analyzer, tamps, gas analyzer, grade leveling device, service line replacement system, etc.
Additional Job Functions Assists with scheduling of monthly safety meetings and maintaining employee attendance records at safety meetings. Communicate with the City’s Safety Contractor about any special needs for additional training.Is required to fill in other positions in the department.Performs related duties as required."
We need to turn these into list items. Some sentences are long; we can split but keep meaning.
We also have "Essential Job Functions Examples of Duties / Knowledge & Skills" heading but we can ignore heading.
Now Requirements: Education and Experience Requirements: "High school diploma or equivalent; one (1) year of experience relating to the monitoring, repair, and maintenance of water, wastewater collection, or treatment systems; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities."
Licenses or Certifications: "Must be competent with Microsoft Word, Access, Excel, and ERSI GIS system. Must have a valid South Carolina Class “B” commercial driver's permit within six months of hire. Must have South Carolina Class "B" license with tanker and airbrake endorsement, or ability to obtain one within one year of hire. Must possess a “D” Water Distribution License and one year of experience relating to the monitoring, repair, and maintenance of water, wastewater collection, or treatment systems. The employee is required to abide by all City of Clemson, State, and Federal Safety Laws."
We could separate computer competency as Skills.
Thus:
Requirements section: Education and Experience.
Qualifications section: Licenses/Certifications (including computer competency? maybe separate Skills). Let's decide:
- Requirements: Education and Experience.
- Qualifications: Licenses and Certifications (including D Water Distribution License, SC Class B CDL with tanker/airbrake, etc.)
- Skills: Computer proficiency (Microsoft Word, Access, Excel, ERSI GIS) plus maybe ability to operate equipment? But equipment operation is more duty. We'll keep Skills as computer proficiency and maybe knowledge of safety regulations? But safety is more duty.
Better: Skills: Microsoft Office suite, ERSI GIS system.
Now Benefits: list as above.
Now we need to output HTML fragment with headings
for each section. We must not include empty sections. Let's craft:
About the role
Under limited supervision, performs a variety of skilled, technical, and administrative duties under the supervision of the Utilities Compliance Manager for the compliance of the Water, Wastewater Collection, and Stormwater Divisions. Performs a variety of skilled maintenance work, sampling, inspections, and hydrant flushing. Occasionally operates a variety of trucks and equipment in the operation, repair, maintenance, and replacement of City Utilities and systems.
Responsibilities
- Performs building cleaning, maintenance, and groundskeeping for the treatment plant and booster pump site.
- Reports weekly inspections of two storage tank sites to the Utilities Compliance Manager.
- Maintains daily records on work tasks and materials used for special projects and any unusual occurrences; reports unusual occurrences to supervisor.
- Assists with compiling and submitting Water Use Reports to the Utilities Compliance Manager.
- Assists with recording and reporting monthly water purchases to the Utilities Compliance Manager.
- Administers the backflow prevention program and maintains records; reports to the Utilities Compliance Manager.
- Assists with inspections of new commercial establishments and residential irrigation installations to ensure adequate backflow protection.
- Assists with hydrant and valve testing program, maintaining records and reporting to the Utilities Compliance Manager.
- Assists with the completion of the Consumer Confidence Report on an annual basis.
- Performs water line flushing and maintains water quality and use records; reports to the Utilities Compliance Manager and Anderson Regional Joint Water System.
- Assists with the lead and copper sampling program, UCMR contaminants and other sampling as needed.
- Assists the Utilities Department in various projects which may include driving utility line truck, jet vacuum truck, dump truck, or truck equipped with a hydraulic lifting device; transports load to disposal area.
- Performs manual labor for water and sewer line repairs, manhole maintenance, fire hydrant maintenance, water and sewer taps, and installation of water and sewer pipe with appurtenances.
- Receives written work orders or verbal instructions from the Utilities Compliance Manager or Water Quality Technician II.
- Reads water meters and records readings in logbook or handheld computer as required.
- Performs vehicle and equipment maintenance as needed.
- Responsible for equipment and vehicle inspection sheets; records monthly mileage and maintains vehicle maintenance records, reporting to the Utilities Compliance Manager when maintenance is due.
- Assists with organization of SDS sheets in the Utilities Right to Know area per OSHA regulations.
- Assists with annual chain testing schedule per OSHA requirements.
- Maintains organization of the inventory/equipment barn and performs monthly walk‑through safety inspections, reporting to the Utilities Compliance Manager or Water Quality Technician II.
- May address customer inquiries