Plant Maintenance Mechanic - Wastewater

City of Lancaster•Pa, PA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Plant Maintenance Mechanic performs skilled maintenance and repair work on equipment at water or wastewater plants and pumping stations. The role includes inspecting and repairing a broad range of mechanical and related equipment, responding to breakdowns, completing work orders, operating vehicles and power equipment, and maintaining plant systems and facilities. The position may be assigned to the Bureau of Water or the Bureau of Wastewater and requires obtaining the applicable certification within 18 months if not already held. Work takes place indoors in environmentally controlled areas and outdoors in inclement weather and extreme temperatures, with exposure to noise and pollution. The position requires physical activity, working around moving machinery, occasional lifting of up to 80 pounds, and availability for emergency work after hours, on weekends, and on holidays. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States and able to work on-site at City of Lancaster locations.

Requirements

High school graduation or completion of a GED.
At least three years of experience maintaining and repairing pumps, motors, valves, pipes, and related water and wastewater equipment.
Valid Pennsylvania State Driver’s License.
For Bureau of Water assignments, possession of or ability to obtain a PA DEP Class E Water License within 18 months in the full-time position.
For Bureau of Wastewater assignments, possession of or ability to obtain Collection System Certification Class E from the Department of Environmental Resources, or pass the certification test, within 18 months in the full-time position.
Knowledge of safe practices related to Public Works.
Ability to use hand and power tools and measuring devices essential to the work.
Ability to perform basic electrical work, including cleaning, inspecting, and replacing electrical motor bearings and making circuit terminations up to 480 volts.
Ability to operate a vehicle on private and public streets.
Ability to understand and follow specific oral and written instructions.
Ability to use blueprints and interpret operation and maintenance manuals when repairing plant and pumping-station equipment.
Ability to read, write, speak, and comprehend English.
Ability to work independently or as part of a team and collaborate successfully with others.
Ability to adapt to new or changed situations and be flexible in improving work processes and operations.
Ability to demonstrate customer-centered behavior and focus on customer needs.
Commitment to excellence in service and continuous improvement.
Ability to work on-site at City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania locations.
Valid employment authorization to work in the United States.
Ability to stand, bend, walk, sit, and climb in the performance of duties for up to eight or more hours a day.
Ability to occasionally lift up to 80 pounds and work under adverse conditions, including unpleasant odors.
Availability to work long hours and handle emergency situations after hours, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

Follow safe practices while performing duties.
Perform mechanical repair tasks and conduct daily checks of pump stations, taking corrective action when necessary.
Repair plant breakdowns, inspect operating conditions, and complete oral and written work orders from a supervisor.
Disassemble, repair, and reassemble pumps, valves, motors, air compressors, chlorinators, piping, and other plant machinery and equipment.
Inspect, repair, or replace gears, sprockets, chains, bearings, couplings, shafts, motors, seats, and discs on grit machines, pumps, valves, clarifiers, and other equipment.
Inspect and repair furnaces in water or wastewater plants.
Clean water or wastewater systems, flumes, chambers, settling basins, clarifiers, wetwells, clearwells, membrane tanks, chemical tanks, holding tanks, and thickener tanks.
Shovel, sweep, clean, and use a jackhammer.
Operate light automotive vehicles and power-driven equipment.
Use torches to cut steel and perform related projects.
Cut and thread steel pipe using a pipe-threading machine.
Paint equipment and buildings.
Operate snow-removal equipment and clear sidewalks, steps, clarifier tops, and other surfaces.
Repair and maintain plant odor-control systems, and rebuild and repair chemical-feed pumps, flow regulators, pressure regulators, and related odor-control equipment.