Stehekin Operations Attendant

APPLICATION MATERIALS
Applicants are required to submit a combined cover letter and resume in one PDF document.

Your cover letter must summarize your interest, education and experience relevant to the position. Please include a brief summary of your understanding of Stehekin, WA, and what interests you about living and working in this remote and unique community.

Incomplete materials will not be considered.

To expedite the application process, combine your cover letter and resume into one PDF document before applying and upload electronically when requested in the online application process.

This position is OPEN UNTIL FILLED and applicants are encouraged to apply immediately.  The first review date for application materials is scheduled for May 21, 2025.

Interested parties are also invited to contact Human Resources at joblist@chelanpud.org to discuss the position.

CONTRACT RATE
The rate for this position is $35.65 per hour.

BENEFITS EPOA
In addition to any State mandated benefits, employees also enjoy the following benefits,

• Competitive wages
• Outstanding benefits which include zero cost employer funded medical, dental, and vision healthcare benefits
• Leave benefits including paid leave starting at 21 days (3.23 hours/week prorated based on hours paid) per calendar year up to 35 with tenure
• Paid Holidays – up to 11 days per calendar year, paid jury duty.
• Employee Assistance Program
• State Retirement PERS participation (positions working 70 hours per month for at least 5 months each year)
• Optional 457 plan participation with employer matching 401(a) plan
• VEBA health reimbursement account
• Optional Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life/Voluntary Life & Long-Term Care plan option
• Short-Term Disability & Long-Term Disability
• Recognition programs and position specific stipends
• Award Stipends: Safety, Employee Appreciation, Retirement Awards

For more explanation of the district benefits please visit our benefits website www.mychelanpudbenefits.org.

JOB POSTING
Stehekin Operations Attendant

Overview
This position operates, monitors, and maintains Stehekin Electric Facilities. Performs regular inspections, supports maintenance and distribution crews, reads meters and performs minor and emergency maintenance repairs on the generating station and vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and perform daily operations of the generation station. Performs minor and emergency maintenance/repairs of generating station and vehicles
• Plant housekeeping including sweeping floors regularly, emptying garbage cans as needed, wiping down plant machinery regularly, keeping items picked up and stored, maintaining oil barrels, tops and side in clean condition, wiping up all oil spots from floor, sending out all 5-gallon pails or 55-gallon drums when empty, keeping plant entrances free of snow accumulations
• Inspects and maintains headworks and penstock on regular basis
• Performs operational switching
• Maintains roadway and trail to headworks.
• Installs or removes headworks trash rack as required for leaf and debris control
• Performs daily weather observations
• Makes reports to District Dispatch Office
• Patrols power lines
• Reads meters and reports reading for billing
• As a secondary function, drive a motorized vehicle while conducting business on behalf of the District.

Reports To
Superintendent – Hydro Operations

Overtime exemption
Non-Exempt

Qualifications

Education
Equivalent experience (year for year) may substitute for required education.

• No post-secondary education required.

Experience

• Typically requires experience working in hydro operations and maintenance required.
• Experience troubleshooting and repairing generation station and equipment is preferred.

Licenses and Certifications

• Valid Driver’s License at hire and WA Driver’s License within 30 days of hire required.
• CPR – Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation with Valid First Aid Card within 180 days required.

Skills and Abilities
A fully skilled incumbent will have the following knowledge skills & abilities:

• Requires the ability to understand the technologies used in the work directing
• Work in a variety of situations independently and responsibly
• Strong problem solving abilities using facts and personal judgment
• React quickly in emergency situations and make decisions that involve a great amount of money or safety of others
• Ability to prioritize and manage time efficiently
• Must have working knowledge of the fundamentals of electricity.
• Working knowledge of Generation and Distribution equipment
• Must be knowledgeable of safe work practices.
• Must have knowledge of Stehekin, the environment and how the community communicates and supports one another.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Must be proficient in reading, writing and speaking English.

Drug Screening
This position is designated as safety-sensitive for the purposes of pre-employment testing for illegal drugs (other than marijuana) because the essential functions include operating motorized vehicle, heavy machinery, rotating or heavy equipment, or power machines or tools. For more information about the District’s testing policies, contact joblist@chelanpud.org

Physical Demands

Sitting – Occasionally
Standing – Frequently
Walking – Frequently
Lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds – Frequently
Lifting and/or moving up to 100 pounds – Occasionally
Lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds above shoulder height unassisted. – Frequently
Lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds above shoulder height unassisted – Occasionally
Twist/Flex/Extend – Neck area – Frequently
Balancing/Climbing (ladders, equip., etc.) – Frequently
Pulling, Pushing, or Exerting Force – Frequently
Wrist/hand/fingers manipulation (keyboarding, manual tool usage, etc.) – Frequently
Reaching with Hands and Arms – Frequently
Handle/Grasp – Regularly
Forceful Grasp – Occasionally
Performing Repetitive Hand or Arm Motion – Frequently
Using Hands to Finger, Handle, or Feel – Regularly
Stooping, Kneeling, Crouching, Crawling or Twisting Torso – Frequently
Vibratory Task – Low (drills, jackhammer, sanders….) – Occasionally
Talking – Regularly
Hearing – Regularly
Visual – Near Acuity – Regularly
Visual – Peripheral Acuity – Regularly
Visual – Color Discrimination – Frequently
Visual – Far Acuity – Occasionally
Visual – Depth Perception – Occasionally

Working Conditions

Exposure to Weather – Frequently
Extreme Cold – Occasionally
Extreme Heat – Occasionally
Wet and/or Humidity – Occasionally
Proximity to Moving Mechanical Parts – Frequently
Atmospheric Conditions (dust, fumes, etc.) – Occasionally
Exposed Heights (over 5 ft.) – Frequently
Exposure to Electricity – Occasionally
Noise Intensity Level: – Moderate

District Values

Safety – Protect public and employee health and safety
Stewardship – Acting on behalf of customer-owners, protecting public resources entrusted to us
Trustworthy – Competence, integrity, respect
Operational Excellence – High-quality innovative work execution

Equal Opportunity/ADA

Chelan PUD is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer (EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled). We value diversity at all levels of the organization. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected classifications as defined by law.

EEO Law Posters can be found on the main Careers (chelanpud.org) page in English and Spanish.

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

LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
A valid driver’s license is required for this position (verified upon hire).  A valid Washington State driver’s license is required within 30 days of employment.

DISCLAIMER
The statements contained herein reflect general details as necessary to describe the principal functions for this job, the level of knowledge and skill typically required, and the scope of responsibility. This should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements.  Individuals may perform other duties as assigned, including work in other functional areas to cover absences or relief, to equalize peak work periods or otherwise to balance the workload.

EEO
Chelan PUD is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

We value diversity at all levels of the organization. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected classifications as defined by law.

EEO Law Posters can be found on the main Careers page in English and Spanish.

Chelan PUD will not be offering any work visa sponsorship for this role.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-I.35(c)

SAFETY-SENSITIVE POSITIONS
This position is designated as safety-sensitive for the purposes of pre-employment testing for illegal drugs (other than marijuana) because the essential functions include operating motorized vehicle, heavy machinery, rotating or heavy equipment, or power machines or tools.  For more information about the District’s testing policies, contact joblist@chelanpud.org.