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This job is located in the Water Quality Division of the Utilities Department within the City of Oklahoma City, and is under the general direction of an immediate supervisor. However, an eligibility list will be established or supplemented for filling future vacancies in the department, per provisions of the AFSCME collective bargaining agreement. The Facilities and Plant Mechanic Trainee receives on-the-job training from a Facilities and Plant Mechanic II or other more senior individuals and works closely with other facility personnel in performing inspection, maintenance, and repair tasks of plant, facilities, equipment, and machinery. Essential job functions include: performing a variety of tasks related to the general maintenance of equipment and facilities and making minor and major mechanical repairs on facility machinery and components. The Facilities and Plant Mechanic Trainee must possess the mechanical aptitude necessary for disassembling and assembling various pump and valve components and recognizing equipment malfunctions to ensure facility machinery remains in operable condition. Assignments are received in oral and/or written form with work performed subject to periodic inspections by a supervisor or other mechanics. Due to direct occupational health, safety and environmental concerns associated with performing both routine and non-routine water and/or wastewater operations, maintenance, and production tasks, the Facilities and Plant Mechanic Trainee is a safety sensitive classification. Therefore, current and prospective employees are required to meet and maintain specific physical standards and guidelines.