Common use of Relief Operators Clause in Contracts

Relief Operators. Replacement of Operators 1. Relief operators may be assigned to work an operator's schedule when management knows 24 hours in advance of an operator's time off. The relief operator(s) will be selected first from qualified water division operator maintenance workers on the basis of seniority and then from water division maintenance worker laborers with at least one water license on the basis of seniority, and if no one desires the position, the least senior qualified operator/maintenance person in the division will be assigned the position of relief operator(s). The relief operator(s) will be paid "the relief operator's" wages as shown in the attached Appendices when working as a relief operator(s) and their regular wages when not working as relief operator(s). The relief operator position(s) will be posted for change every twelve (12) months. If more than one (1) relief operator is desig- nated, the assignment shall rotate after each relief operator has fulfilled five (5) relief shifts. Any employee assigned relief operator responsibilities will be required to become certified in the lab and, once certified, will be required to maintain said certification until the next general lab recertification; all lab-certified employees will be required to perform required monthly lab tests in order to maintain certification. The employer will work with the employee to ensure that the employee’s schedule will enable the employee to meet that requirement. 2. Plant Operators shall not be called in to work on maintenance call-ins unless needed personnel cannot be obtained by calling all maintenance personnel in their respective division, or in the case of an emergency. 3. Maintenance personnel shall not be called in to work on operator call-ins unless needed personnel cannot be obtained by calling all operator personnel in their respective division, or in the case of an emergency. 4. Meter Reader personnel will be eligible for overtime within the Water Division provided they are qualified to perform the work.