Treatment Plant Mechanic II

City of Charlotte

19h•$27 - $30•Onsite

About The Position

Charlotte is America’s Queen City, opening her arms to a diverse and inclusive community of residents, businesses and visitors alike. Here you will find a safe, family-oriented city where people work together to help everyone thrive. The mission of the City of Charlotte is to deliver quality public services and promote the safety, health, and quality of life for all residents. Our guiding principles include: Attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce Valuing teamwork, openness, accountability, productivity, and employee development Providing all customers with courteous, responsive, accessible, and seamless quality services Taking initiative to identify, analyze, and solve problems Collaborating with stakeholders to make informed decisions SUMMARY Charlotte’s local government, with more than 9,000 employees and a total budget of $3.65 billion budget, works hard to ensure that the community will be a winning city for everyone – a truly remarkable place to live, work, learn and play. Charlotte Water is an enterprise department of the City of Charlotte and one of the largest public water and sewer service providers in the southeast with over 330,000 customer accounts and over 1100 employees. Our service area includes the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County and the towns of Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, Mint Hill, Matthews and Pineville. Charlotte Water’s FY 26 budget is $651 million and a five-year capital program of $2.2.28 billion. We enjoy the highest credit ratings from Moody’s and S&P Global as a result of sound financial planning and management and strong support from our City Council. We value competent, skilled candidates with a customer service focus to work in a team environment. SALARY: The salary for this position is $26.83 - $29.80, Commensurate with Experience JOB SUMMARY This position performs skilled work in areas of maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting as necessary on equipment associated with the operation of water/wastewater treatment plants and supporting sites. Work involves performing tests to determine operating efficiency of equipment; inspecting plant and equipment; maintaining and repairing equipment; reading blueprints, manuals, and specifications; maintaining and repairing piping and associated building structure; troubleshooting and making needed repairs or rebuilds; and maintaining a working vehicle, set of tools, and parts related to the various tasks. This position may document readings, obtain quotes; order parts; prepare reports, ensure safety procedures are followed; and maintain clean work areas.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED from an accredited school; desires college courses in a related field.
Three (3) years of related maintenance and mechanical work experience.
OR an equivalent combination of education and relevant work/industry/military/job specific experience that provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the essential job duties.
Requires valid driver’s license.
Must obtain and maintain a City Driver’s Permit.
Requires a NC Collection System Operators Grade I state certification (or obtaining level 1 certification within 18 months of hire) with progressive levels of certification each year thereafter.
Knowledge of computerized maintenance management software.
Knowledge of operating and repairing related equipment.
Knowledge of municipal wastewater and certain chemicals.
Skill in mechanical and electrical repairs.
Skill in using hand and power tools.
Ability to obtain a City driving authorization.
Ability to read blueprints, manuals, and specifications for troubleshooting work.
Ability to repair and overhaul pumps, valves gear boxes, motors and related equipment.
Ability to problem solve and trouble shoot.
Ability to operate various types of cranes and other motorized equipment.
Ability to work as a team member.
Ability to follow safety regulations.

Nice To Haves

Desires NC One Water Maintenance Technologist II certification or must obtain certification within 48 months.

Responsibilities

Maintains and repairs mechanical equipment associated with the operation of water treatment plants, wastewater treatment plants, raw water pump stations, remote distribution pump stations and tank sites, and sewage lift stations.
Inspects plant, pump stations, tank sites, and booster stations.
Performs preventative maintenance. Examples of preventative maintenance include greasing, cleaning, and exercising equipment, checking belts and connections, changing oil, replacing, and rebuilding components on pumps, motors, valves, drives, hydraulic or air cylinders, etc.
Performs corrective maintenance. Examples of corrective maintenance include the troubleshooting, repair, removal and installation of pumps, motors, drives, valves, compressors, chemical feed systems, odor control systems, screens, filters, plumbing and auxiliary plant equipment.
Conducts monthly inspections on vehicles, power tools, fork lifts, crane truck, stationary cranes and safety retrieval systems.
Conducts tests to determine operating efficiency of equipment.
Maintains related records including equipment status, hours worked, chemicals and materials used and costs.
Fabricates parts as needed.
Paints and replaces concrete.
Responds to emergency situations, outages, and equipment failure.
Performs shop and vehicle housekeeping.
Operates cranes, trucks, forklifts, as other equipment as needed.
Coordinates activities with operation plant and re-pump facilities.
Follows safety policies and procedures; maintains safety equipment; and follows lock out/tag out and confined space work procedures.
Performs other related job duties as assigned.