Jake Morris

• Leads, plans, trains, organizes, schedules, reviews, and participates in the work of crews engaged in the construction, repair and maintenance of water distribution, wastewater collection and related systems and facilities. • Trains assigned employees in their areas of work including utilities maintenance methods, procedures, and techniques. • Supervises the use, care, and operation of utilities maintenance tools and equipment; trains and instructs employees in the safe operation of light, medium, and heavy-duty construction equipment. • Verifies and evaluates the work of assigned employees for accuracy, proper work methods, techniques, and compliance with applicable standards and specifications; ensures adherence to safe work practices and procedures. • Assists the Utilities Maintenance Supervisor in visually surveying job sites and determining maintenance needs; receives job assignments from the Utilities Maintenance Supervisor and assists in determining equipment, personnel and material needs. • Assists the Utilities Maintenance Supervisor in the development of the assigned program budget; provides information on funds needed for equipment, materials, and supplies • Participates in preparing performance evaluations for assigned crew members. • Sets up a job site, ensuring the use of basic safety rules, appropriate equipment, and proper work technique. • Oversees and participates in cleaning wastewater lines using jetrodder-hydro truck or sewer ball and balling machine; traps and vacuums debris. • Oversees and participates in conducting inspections of water reservoir tank sites and pump stations including repairs such as packing and sealing leaks, electrical and telemetry problems, pulling and setting pumps and motors. • Generates work orders for meter maintenance and assigns crews; participates in performing water meter and service upgrades to meet current standards; rebuilds and tests water meters; installs meters in the field. • Oversees and participates in performing skilled work in assembling, laying, and aligning water and wastewater pipes. • Oversees and participates in locating and repairing water leaks and wastewater main breaks or stoppages in City lines. • Oversees and participates in performing duties in confined spaces, utilizing departmental safety policies and procedures; tests manholes and other confined spaces for toxic or explosive gases and oxygen deficiency. • Oversees and participates in installing, repairing, and maintaining water mains, services, and fire hydrants using a variety of construction equipment. • Oversees and participates in maintaining manholes, catch basins, pump stations, reservoirs and other facilities; records elevations, flows, pump hours, and checks security.

• Performs skilled and semi-skilled work in the installation, repair and maintenance of water or wastewater lines, mains and related facilities. • Cleans wastewater lines using jet rodder-hydro truck or sewer ball and balling machine; traps and vacuums debris. • Conducts inspections of water reservoir tank sites and pump stations including repairs such as packing and seal leaks, electrical and telemetry problems, pulling and setting pumps and motors. • Performs water meter and service upgrades to meet current standards; rebuilds and tests water meters; installs meters in the field. • Performs skilled work in assembling, laying, and aligning water and wastewater pipes. • Locates and repairs water leaks and wastewater main breaks or stoppages in City lines. • Performs duties in confined spaces, utilizing departmental safety policies and procedures; tests manholes and other confined spaces for toxic or explosive gases and oxygen deficiency. • Installs, repairs, and maintains water mains, services, and fire hydrants using a variety of construction equipment. • Maintains manholes, catch basins, pump stations, reservoirs and other facilities; records elevations, flows, pump hours, and checks security. • Operates TV van to inspect sewer lines and storm drains using pipeline video equipment; maintains and repairs camera and related equipment as necessary. • Utilize SCADA system to monitor and regulate water system. • Operates valve exercise van to check operation of valves; records location and condition of valves. • Operates heavy equipment including 10-ton trucks, vactor trucks, skip loader, backhoe and other construction equipment needed to excavate water and sewer lines as assigned; cleans and maintains tools and equipment used in the field and shops. • Inspects sewer trunk lines in easements and remote canyon areas. • Performs concrete work; forms, pours and finishes concrete; replaces sidewalks around meters, fire hydrants, and air/vacs; constructs block walls; raises and performs asphalt patching around manholes.

Pipefitter brought my same skills and safety practices to a new company.

• Performed inspections
• Job walks to evaluate job conditions for bidding purposes
• Work in the field/ job sites installing fire sprinklers in commercial and residential buildings
• Performed emergency underground repairs
• Back flow testing
• Back flow and fire hydrant maintenance and repairs
• Worked in an office environment
• Used computer to draw plans and do payroll
• Accurately estimated time and material costs for projects
• Dug trenches, backfilled holes and compacted earth to prepare for new construction
• Conducted hydrostatic water testing
• Repaired and tested fire hydrants
• Consistently assumed additional responsibilities and worked extended hours to meet project deadlines
• Monitored inventory and reported items to be restocked for each job. Prepared and cleaned construction sites by removing debris.
• Loaded and unloaded building materials used for construction.
• Operated equipment such as backhoe, excavator, bulldozer and compactor