Service Worker

The Santa Margarita Water District is seeking a Service Worker in the Operations department to support a range of field and facility tasks, including equipment delivery, light maintenance, and assisting crews on water and wastewater projects across the District.

Meet Santa Margarita Water DistrictÂ

Santa Margarita Water District is a dynamic, forward-thinking agency dedicated to delivering high-quality potable water, recycled water, and wastewater services to its 200,000 customers across Southern Orange County. As one of the region's largest and most impactful utilities, we are committed to the highest standards of transparency, innovation, and environmental stewardship.Â

Our people drive our progress, innovation, and results. Our collaborative, human-first culture fosters the sense of fun, comradery, and a rewarding sense of purpose as we do work that matters.Â

Dynamic teams of intelligent individuals work collaboratively to achieve SMWD's goals and solve challenges with a common aim that fosters a unique bond that is not often found in governmental agencies.Â

Santa Margarita Water District's values include:Â

Class specifications are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employees in the class. Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed by individual positions.

The Service Worker is an entry level position responsible for field support duties. The position is based in the District's headquarters and supports the District's shipping and receiving process by receiving incoming shipments, processing purchase orders, monitoring materials and supply inventory, and delivering equipment to facilities. Field support duties include small landscaping and painting tasks, assisting with HVAC and plumbing contractors, basic site cleanup, and supporting crews or administrative staff as needed.Â

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

A Service Worker performs a variety of routine office support and facilities support duties. Work is performed with established schedules, procedures and standards. This position reports directly to the Regulatory and Logistics Manager or his/her designee.

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this class.

Qualifications

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Graduation from high school or GED equivalent, and some clerical experience; or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Experience in a public agency is preferred.Â

Knowledge of

Ability to

Licenses; Certificates; Special Requirements:

Possession of or the ability to obtain a valid California Class C driver's license and the ability to maintain insurability under the District's vehicle insurance program.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by employees to successfully perform the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Â

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk and stand; use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; perform repetitive movements of hands or wrists; climb or balance on ladders or stairs; stoop, kneel, bend at the waist, crouch or crawl; and smell. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 50 pounds unaided and 100 pounds with assistance.

Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, use of both eyes, depth perception, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.Â

Mental DemandsÂ

While performing the duties of this class, the incumbent is regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; analyze and solve problems; use basic math and mathematical reasoning; work under deadlines with interruptions; and interact with others encountered in the course of work including District managers, employees, contractors and vendors.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The employee works in office and warehouse environments where the noise level ranges from quiet to loud. The employee frequently works on ladders/scaffolding or in high, precarious places and near moving mechanical parts, equipment and heavy traffic. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles.