Joseph Abeyta

• Perform installation, modification, maintenance, and repair of sewer and storm drain facilities and related equipment
• Locate, inspect, and clean sewer and storm drain lines, lift stations, wastewater facilities, vaults, and other confined spaces
• Operate light, medium, and heavy-duty vehicles and equipment, including sewer jetter/vacuum trucks, dump trucks, pickup trucks, and CCTV inspection systems
• Utilize a wide range of hand-held, hydraulic, power, and motorized tools safely and efficiently Follow Cal/OSHA regulations and City safety policies, including confined space entry, traffic control, PPE, hazardous materials handling, and electrical safety
• Clean, inspect, and perform preventative maintenance on tools and equipment in field and shop environments
• Maintain safe work sites and coordinate work activities to ensure crew and public safety
• Perform assigned duties accurately while meeting operational and safety standards

• Water Side
• Digging up/potholing/fixing/changing out: water main lines - water valves - service lines - water meters.
• Meter reading: Orange County - unincorporated Santa Ana
• Door tagging: water shut off notices - upcoming construction jobs
• Pneumatic tools/compressor: jackhammer with jack/pot holing equipment/chippers/clay digger/powder puff/trash pump/vacuum trailer
• Investigating water leaks/customer calls
• Painting/flushing/exercising: fire hydrants/reservoirs/water valves
• Sewer side
• F.O.G. (Fats, Oils, Grease): Service all of Tustin 250+ restaurants - checking grease interceptors - BMP reports - Grease pumping receipts - employee training logs - issuing permits
• Jetting/setting routes/overflow: siphons 8in to 24in - line cleaning 8in to 24in lines in all of Tustin - Santa Ana - Orange/clearing blockages/filling out all overflow reports
• Setting up jobs for contractors: MH rehab - CCTV - Dig and replace - night jobs
• Getting quotes/buying: damaged vehicles - all safety equipment - traffic control equipment - jetter/combo equipment/nozzles
• Filling out all overflow reports/Oder complaint reports/customer call reports
• Experienced in use of many nozzles: envirosite video nozzle/chain knockers/warthog/sand nozzle/saws/sleds/penetrating nozzles.
• Gas meter: making sure they are all in working condition/bump tested/fixing
• Setting up all confined space entry equipment/traffic control/night jobs
• Creating SOP's (standard operating procedures) for combo/jetter
• Setting up training for workers: confined space entry/safety training/radio training/sewer conferences
• Helped create GIS system sedaru
• Doing all USA tickets/MH inspections/dash boarding/excel spread sheets/reviewing all CCTV videos
• Collaborated with team members on process improvements, enhancing operational efficiency.
• Monitored equipment performance, identifying and troubleshooting issues to minimize downtime.

Perform a variety of routine maintenance, repair and basic construction work related to sewer maintenance. All types of sewer maintenance equipment including winch cable trucks & dump trucks. Collaborated with team members to complete projects within established timelines and quality standards

• ● Special project crew experience including above ground force main grade & pipe adjustment an emergency bypass aka overflows, concrete laying, pouring slabs, light Plumbing, replacing sinks, sprinklers, faucet, worked with PVC pipe.
• ● Hydraulic cleaning large siphons - cleaning grease, grit, debris, dirt from lines 27in up to 63in with high velocity cleaners such as balls kites' bags parachutes.
• ● Hydraulic cleaning small siphons - cleaning grease, grit, debris, dirt from lines 8in up to 24in with high velocity cleaners such as balls kites'
• ● bags parachutes. Line cleaning - Winches, scrapers, porcupine, swabs and bucket machine
• ● Carbon crew - remove and replace carbon, checking ph of carbon.
• ● Line checking - making sure manholes are at grade level as well as checking conditions of sewer walls, pipe condition, Crown condition, root intrusion, flow of line, manhole lid condition, step conditions and checking for debris, Roots, silt and Grit.
• ● De-ragging lines - removing rags building up in line with tools such as debris bucket/hook rode/forks to prevent overflows.
• ● PH testing lines - using a rope hook/ph strips to test acidity of sewer lines that may need to be treated/sprayed with magnesium sulfite.
• ● Jetter / vac-con / nozzles - high PSI water cleaning used for cutting roots/grease, removing debris and Grit back in line to be vacuumed out skilled with using nozzles such as (proofing nozzles - grease nozzles radial nozzle - penetrator nozzles - invert obstruction nozzles - teardrop nozzles).
• ● Brick truck - Manhole revisions and adjustment, repairing variety of sizes of frames and covers as well as removing sewer covers adding risers from 3in to 6in to bring frame and cover to grade level, mixing and finishing cement, 90 # jack hammer, chipping gun, hoist/crane.
• ● Power/hand rodding tools - cutting Roots removing hardened Grease scraping and dislodging certain types of material found in sewers.
• ● Water tanker truck - using fire hydrants/ water meters to fill 1,500gal tanker to flush lines to move light decaying organic matter / grit Downstream in slowly flowing sewers as well as removing stagnant water from sumps/airlines, flushing weirs to move solids, debris and rags in line.
• ● Reading and understanding map books, GIS system. Using all types of Pneumatic tools, compressors
• ● Manhole entry equipment such as (tripod, fall arrest, winch, harness, gas meter, safety glasses, goggles, face shield, hard hat with chin strap, hip boots / waiters)
• ● Assisted boom truck/crane, rigging, tag lining ● Assisted cctv crew/construction inspector/dig alerts ● Doing proper Traffic control: placing signs, making tapers/buffer zones, arrow boards if required, barricades, flag man, closing Lanes.● Painted walls, interior & exterior of buildings and furniture using brushes, rollers and spray guns. Assisted in hanging drywall.
• ● Mixing and finishing concrete. Perform heavy manual labor, digging trenches, pick & shovel to spread and level dirt/gravel. ● Assisted with framing, roofing and various carpentry tasks. Use of power and hand tools. Hoisted tar & materials onto roof. Heavy lifting.