Utility Mechanic I - Distribution

City of Sarasota•Aurora, CO

1d•$45,184 - $55,829

About The Position

The Utility Mechanic I inspects, maintains, repairs, and overhauls pumps, machinery, electrical equipment, piping, meters, and related mechanical equipment used in City facilities and systems. The position also operates heavy maintenance and automotive equipment in the operation and maintenance of Public Works infrastructure. The role supports the City’s water and wastewater collection, distribution, treatment, and related facilities and systems. Work includes maintaining a range of mechanical and electrical equipment, chemical feed systems, and distribution and collection infrastructure; monitoring operating conditions; performing routine adjustments; and maintaining service records, reports, logs, and equipment inventories. The employee may be required to respond to emergency equipment repairs on an on-call basis. The position works under the direction of the Department Head or a designated representative. It generally has no supervisory responsibilities, though the employee may occasionally direct others on specific projects. Public contact is limited, but courteous responses and explanations about repairs and equipment operations may be required.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
One year of experience in public works operation and maintenance; water or natural gas utility operations and maintenance; general commercial or residential construction; land clearing; pipeline construction; landscaping and irrigation; plumbing; metal fabrication or machining; manufacturing; farming or ranching; building maintenance; machine or equipment operation or maintenance; warehouse or dock work; or similar activities.
Obtain a Level III Water Distribution License within 18 months of employment in the position.
Possess and maintain a valid State of Florida Driver’s License.
Ability to tolerate, ascend, and descend equipment with high-rise operator stations.
Skill in using and maintaining tools for the maintenance and repair of treatment-facility machinery and related equipment.
Ability to read and interpret technical manuals, sketches, drawings, maps, and blueprints.
Knowledge of methods, tools, and materials used to maintain, service, and repair pumps, motors, gear drives, and related water and wastewater treatment-facility machinery and equipment.
Ability to locate, diagnose, and evaluate causes of equipment failure.
Ability to work overtime and/or be on call.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with Public Works staff, other City staff, and the general public.
Ability to exert 100 pounds of force occasionally and up to 50 pounds frequently, and to perform physical activities including walking, lifting, reaching, stooping, pulling, grasping, balancing, climbing, kneeling, standing, and crouching.
Visual acuity to operate automotive equipment and perform maintenance tasks, sufficient hearing to perceive information at normal spoken-word levels, and manual dexterity to operate equipment.

Responsibilities

Install, maintain, modify, and repair mechanical and electrical equipment in the City’s water and wastewater collection, distribution, treatment, and related facilities and systems.
Perform scheduled preventive maintenance inspections and procedures on system components and other equipment.
Install and maintain chemical feed systems, including chlorine, caustic soda, alum, methanol, deodorant, methane gas, polymer, and/or aquashade systems.
Inspect and use charts, dials, gauges, meters, and other monitors to determine pressure, flow, feed rates, and other operating conditions; make routine adjustments based on monitoring results.
Perform service activities on water and wastewater distribution and collection systems, including digging trenches, excavating for services and hydrants, locating valves and blowouts, and making repairs.
Perform routine electric and/or acetylene welding, brazing, and/or soldering repairs and fabrications.
Check, adjust, and maintain equipment service records.
Prepare routine reports and maintain daily records and logs.
Read and interpret blueprints to repair, maintain, or build equipment.
Maintain inventories of equipment, spare parts, and materials, and initiate orders or recommendations for required parts, equipment, or stock.
May be on standby and respond to emergency repair calls on an on-call, 24-hour-per-day basis.
May occasionally direct the work of others on specific projects.