Assistant Maintenance Mechanic - Wastewater Treatment Facility

Lansdale Borough•Lansdale, PA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Under direction, perform maintenance of treatment plant to ensure continual safe and efficient operation; maintain sewer pipes and manholes; maintain pump stations.

Requirements

Previous industrial mechanical and/or electrical maintenance repair experience preferred
Valid PA driver’s license required

Responsibilities

Fix and rebuild equipment (e.g., welding tanks, fixing drive shafts, large pumps, air compressors, generator, snow blower, pressure washer, lawn mower, camera truck, hoses)
Use a high level understanding of the plant process in order to prioritize and strategize maintenance
Find parts (sourcing and ordering, dealing with vendors, find prices, availability and compatibility), fabricate parts that can’t be found
Weld and fabricate structures
Maintain large pumps in working order (check oil, check and replace sealant)
Maintain gear boxes (grease, fix when broken)
Clean garage and grounds
Perform building maintenance (replace lights, tile floors, paint walls, polish and wax floors, replace ballasts for lights)
Maintain underground pipes
Check that pumps are on, sealed, and pumping daily
Check bar screen daily
Check comminutor
Check blowers, oil level and hours run on pumps
Check pumps for leaks
Check and rinse the utility screen
Clean the bar screen (rake off debris, clean out rags if pump isn’t working properly)
Distribute work orders and maintain the work order databases
Examine Echo Graphs computer system (create reports for superintendent)
Problem solve pipe leaks based on the echo graphs data
Check pumps at pump stations
Change oil at pump stations
Record hours in use at pump stations
Run generators to make sure they are working at pump stations
Add chemicals as needed at pump stations
Record sewer conditions for maintenance
Manage and maintain a database of records regarding televised sewer recordings (use database information to respond to sewer repair requests)
Convert VHS recordings to CD or DVD for customers using video equipment
Clean sewer lines (operate TV and grouter equipment remotely, clean, televise, and grout pipes, maintain database recording sewer problems and solutions, clean pipes using high pressure hydraulic jet cleaner)
Televise storm sewers for public works
Operate mobile television and flusher truck to conduct internal inspection of sewer lines
Inspect manholes, eliminate obstructions (e.g. roots, grease and other deposits) clean and repair manholes, update sewer maps and manhole charts
Locate lines to be inspected using map, locate and identify infiltration points and sewer defects to determine extent of sewer line damage
Prepare description of each sewer defect and record pertinent data, including exact location of defect
Photograph pictures of serious or unusual irregularities, using camera
Obtain equipment, replacement parts, and chemicals from vendors
Respond to calls from residents with backups, communicate what the problem is and take action to fix the problem
Mix chemicals required for plant processes (must use safety equipment – apron, rubber gloves, respirator, goggles, face shield)
Confined space training
Monitor gas levels in manhole by using a pump and put in a ventilator if needed
Assist other agencies when they go into manholes constantly talk with the guy in the hole to make sure he is alert
CPR/first aid training
Respond to pump station alarms (reset the breakers after power outages)
Take care of emergency sewer problems (back-ups)
Perform various winter responsibilities (drain hoses, take hoses off line when necessary; erect building over bar screen, put on heat tracing to make certain pipes don’t freeze, thaw pipes with utility water blast, snow plow, change oil from summer to winter oil)
Lock out tag out training (make sure to lock and tag equipment when working on it)
Mark location for Pennsylvania One call system (put green arrows on street so contractor or utility knows where the pipes are)
Respond to emergency Pennsylvania One calls
Participate in on-the-job or structured training to increase knowledge and experience in plant operations
Stay abreast of changing development in plant operation methods and safety practices