Water Utility Worker

Prepared on August 6, 2026

Department	Utilities
Reports To	Utility Supervisor
Type of Employment	Full-Time
Work Hours	Regular Work Hours Monday-Friday
FLSA Status	Non-Exempt
Salary	$25.00 an hour

Summary

Assist Utilities Supervisor in operating, maintain, and managing safe drinking water and wastewater systems by performing the following duties

Job Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Include the following, other duties may be assigned.

Assist with operating electric motors, pumps, and valves to regulate flow of raw water into treatment plant.
Assist with repairs and lubricating machines and equipment.
Assist with chlorine residual monitoring
Read and record numbers for water billing/record keeping
Read and record numbers for the use in basic maintenance of pumps and other water related issues
Assist with pipe repair or replacement
Assist in valve exercise and water system flushing
Grounds maintenance using power tools, such as weed eaters and lawnmowers

Supervisory Requirements

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Must be willing to obtain proper certifications to be compliant with the position.
Must have a valid drivers license
Must be willing to follow proper processes & procedures

Experience and Eduction

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required. 1-3 years’ experience in water & wastewater preferred.

Skills

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents such wastewater, operating and maintenance instructions and procedural manuals.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Basic mathematical skills; addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, decimals and fractions.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Essential Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Safety and Security – Observes safety and security procedures; uses equipment and material properly.

Attendance/Punctuality – Is consistently at work and on time.

Quality – Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness. Looks for ways to improve and promote quality. Applies for feedback to improve performance. Monitors own work to ensure quality.

Dependability – Follows instructions, responds to management direction. Takes responsibility for own actions. Keeps commitments. Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals. Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.

Professionalism – Approaches others in a tactful manner. Reacts well under pressure. Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position. Accepts responsibility for own actions. Follows through on commitments.

Ethics – Treats people with respect. Keeps commitments. Inspires the trust of others. Works with integrity and ethically. Upholds organizational values.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms, climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, taste and smell. Working in all nature’s element. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will handle corrosive chemicals and high concentrated bleach.

At-Will Employment

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

The employment relationship with Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe is voluntary; there is no specified length of employment. Accordingly, either the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe or the employee may terminate the employment relationship at will, with or without cause, at any time, so long as there is no violation of applicable federal or state law.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise.

INDIAN PREFERENCE

Indian preference will be exercised in the hiring of this position in accordance with Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe’s policy 181 within the Tribes Employee Handbook.

Benefits

After 60 days of employment

Medical
Vision
Dental
Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment coverage
Short term disability
Long term disability
Disability resources

After 90 days of employment

Annual Leave accrual
Sick Leave accrual
Bereavement Leave
Military Leave
Jury Duty Leave
Paid Holidays

After 1 year of employment

401K employer contribution

Work Location	Work on Location Premises 2373 Tokeland Rd Tokeland, WA 98590
Job Posting Valid Through	Valid until filled
Position Start Date	Immediately