Hydrant Technician

Job description

Hydrant Technician Department: Operations: Employment Type: Full Time: Location: West Palm Beach, FL: Reporting To: Travis Fuller: Compensation: $19.00 - $25.00 / hour Description: A Hydrant Field Technician is responsible for inspecting, repairing, and maintaining a variety of fire hydrants throughout the water distribution system. Key Responsibilities: •Performs preventative maintenance and repairs on fire hydrants, i.e., cleaning, painting, repairing,replacing, and/or lubricating nozzles, caps, operating nuts, stems, gaskets, chains, etc. •Performs inspection and testing of fire hydrants to ensure proper operation and to itemizedeficiencies •Hydraulic testing to establish flow capabilities and locate flow deficiencies. •Collects pertinent hydrant data through office and field investigation to create a permanent recordfor reporting and safety sheets regarding hydrant number, manufacturer, model, connection, year,valve opening size, depth, location, etc. •Raises, lowers, pulls, and repairs valve boxes; installs water meters. •Exercise water distribution valves manually, requiring substantial manual exertion •Locate valves using a ferromagnetic locator •Work within confined spaces...