Utilities Department / Wastewater Division
4524 66th St. W., Bradenton, Florida 34210
Monday – Friday / 7:00am to 3:30pm (Standby / On-Call Required)

Providing quality customer service to our citizens, business owners and visitors is Manatee County Government’s top priority, and that starts with our employees. We value Accountability, Civility and Ethics in everything we do, and we look for friendly, innovative employees who share those values.

The Manatee County Utilities Department provides wastewater services to more than 330,000 customers across 900 square miles of unincorporated portions of Manatee County, Florida. The Wastewater Collections section is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of over 28,000 manholes, 468 miles of force main (pressure pipe) and 1257 miles of gravity sewer.

As a Utilities Maintenance Technician, I – III (DOQ), you will perform skilled and semi-skilled maintenance of Manatee County’s Wastewater Systems. You will assist in the repair of wastewater line breaks, assist in wastewater line locations, and installation of wastewater lines.

What Manatee County Government Offers

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  Comprehensive benefits package – Your Choice Manatee Health Plan
• Generous vacation/sick leave, 11 paid holidays.
• Florida Retirement System (FRS).
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Autonomy to grow and find your career path with supportive leadership.

What You Will Do

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  Duties range from performing trainee-level through skilled and lead duties related to the repair and maintenance activities in the Wastewater Sewer Collections Section.
• Performs and/or assists with skilled and semi-skilled tasks in maintaining, repairing and operating equipment and facilities associated with the County's Wastewater underground sewage gravity lines, manholes, lift stations, and force mains; performs construction layouts and establishes grades for all types of utility installations.
• Performs and/or assists with operating and maintaining appropriate service equipment including Utility service trucks, backhoes, dump trucks, equipment trailers, loaders, sewer cleaning equipment, TV inspection, flushing, and sealing equipment; metal cutting and welding equipment; pipe cutters; dewatering systems; pumps; locating devices and a wide variety of powered and unpowered hand tools.
• Use various equipment and tools to maintain, repair and replace wastewater lines throughout Manatee County.
• Adjust manhole rims and covers to grade and pours concrete.

• Knowledge of, or ability to quickly learn, wastewater pumping equipment, wastewater collection principles and practices of maintenance, repair or construction of same.
• Knowledge of, or ability to quickly learn, occupational safety and health precautions associated with confined space operations; underground trenches and excavations; heavy equipment operation; traffic control; hazardous chemical and fluids handling.
• Ability to work in small, confined structures underground and in the presence of raw sanitary sewage.
• Skill in the operation and maintenance of tools and equipment assigned.

TECH I A – III: High school graduate/equivalent. Participation in a rotating Stand-By/On-Call schedule is required.

TECH IA: No Experience Needed

TECH IB: Minimum of one (1) year experience in repair and maintenance or installation of sewage system pumps and equipment in a utility or closely related system desired.

TECH II: Minimum of three (3) years of experience in repair and maintenance or installation of sewage system pumps and equipment in a utility or closely related system. Minimum of one (1) year back-hoe operation experience, or one (1) year Flusher Truck, or one (1) year on TV/Seal Truck, or a combination thereof.

TECH III: Minimum of five (5) years of experience in repair and maintenance or installation of sewage system pumps and equipment in a utility or closely related system. Minimum of three (3) years back-hoe operation experience, or three (3) years Flusher Truck, or three (3) years on TV/Seal Truck, or a combination thereof.

TECH IB: Class "C" Wastewater Technician Certification, "Confined Space Entry", "Bloodborne and Waterborne Pathogen Safety Course".

TECH II: Class "B" Wastewater Technician Certification; "Confined Space Entry", "Bloodborne and Waterborne Pathogen Safety Course", "Basic Pump Maintenance", "Basic Welding," and "Traffic Control Safety" certification.

TECH III: Class "A" Wastewater Technician Certification; "Confined Space Entry", "Bloodborne and Waterborne Pathogen Safety Course", "Basic Pump Maintenance", "Basic Welding", "Traffic Control Safety", and "Trenching and Shoring" certification.

TECH IA: Valid Florida Class "A" Commercial Driver's License (CDL) PERMIT with Tanker Endorsement within 90 days of hire and Valid Florida Class "A" Commercial Driver's License (CDL) within twelve (12) months of hire.

TECH IB – III: Valid Florida Class "A" Commercial Driver's License (CDL).