Senior Maintenance Mechanic/Pipefitter

City of Rochester • Rochester, NY

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This employee performs skilled trades work, focusing on the maintenance of pipefitting equipment, systems, and fixtures within municipal facilities. Assignments are received from and reviewed by a higher-level employee, and work is also subject to review by a licensed plumbing inspector. This role involves lead worker responsibilities on group projects and requires responding to emergency situations at irregular hours. Related work is performed as needed. City residency will be required within one year of hire.

Requirements

• High School diploma or G.E.D.
• Three (3) years of experience independently performing pipefitting activities.
• An active New York State Class D (former Class 5) Driver's License at time of appointment, which must be maintained throughout employment.

Nice To Haves

• Work experience requiring reading, writing, and performing arithmetic computations on a daily basis may substitute for education on a year-for-year, case-by-case basis.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates work orders and project requests to determine procedures and resources required for task completion.
• Performs all tasks related to the installation, maintenance, repair, and rebuilding of a wide variety of pipefitting equipment, systems, and fixtures.
• Performs difficult and complex work related to steam fitting and pipe fitting, including cutting, fitting, and soldering of copper pipe, cast iron, steel, and PVC.
• Fabricates ferrous, non-ferrous, and non-metallic fittings, piping, and components into systems.
• Plans, lays out, and organizes work assignments for plumbing crews.
• Determines required supplies and materials for tasks and orders them, ensuring they meet acceptable quality standards.
• Determines required technical support and requests assistance from other departments and vendors.
• Instructs maintenance crews on the proper use of new equipment and tools, and on new procedures and methods for performing assigned tasks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED