Wastewater Heavy Duty Maintenance Mechanic

Pima County•Tucson, AZ

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department is looking for a dependable, skilled, and motivated Heavy Duty Maintenance Mechanic to join its Wastewater Treatment Division. This role involves maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing heavy industrial equipment such as pumps, blowers, conveyors, gearboxes, hydraulic systems, and other critical plant machinery. The position offers a stable, long-term career serving the community and protecting public health. Pima County offers competitive pay, excellent benefits, retirement plans, and opportunities for advancement and ongoing training.

Requirements

Five years of mechanical maintenance experience in the fabrication, installation, or repair of large heavy-duty industrial mechanical equipment, deep well turbine pumps, submersible or submersible or centrifugal booster pumps.
Three years of experience with Pima County as a Wastewater Maintenance Specialist II performing mechanical maintenance work involving the fabrication, installation, and repair of mechanical equipment and pumps.
Valid driver license is required at time of application. Valid AZ driver license is required at time of appointment.
The successful applicant will be subject to a 39-month DOT Motor Vehicle Record review to determine applicant’s suitability to operate county vehicles in accordance with Pima County administrative procedures.
Constantly operates and inspects mechanical equipment.
Constantly positions self to use, inspect, clean, or repair tools and machinery.
Constantly observes details at close range.
Frequently required to exchange accurate information.
Frequently remains in a stationary position.
Frequently moves tools and equipment weighing up to 50 lbs.
Frequently operates a motor vehicle or golf cart safely and legally, in accordance with applicable state and federal transportation laws.
Occasionally moves tools and equipment weighing up to 75 lbs.
Occasionally ascends/descends machinery and equipment to repair/service.
Frequently ascending and descending ladders and stairs to reach and work upon elevated or below-grade work platforms and job sites.
Action Activity - bending, climbing, crawling, kneeling, reaching, squatting and stooping.
Motion Activity - grasping and fine movement.
Hearing Activity - in noisy areas, on a radio, behind themselves, and equipment alarms.
Speaking Activity - in person, on the phone, on a cell, and on a radio.
Vision - operate a motor vehicle; operate commercial vehicle, operate a forklift/power industrial equipment, distinguish colors, have depth perception, and peripheral vision.
Frequently required to lift, push or pull objects weighing up to 100 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Minimum six (6) years experience in industrial mechanical equipment, performing repairs and routine maintenance of industrial pumping systems, deep well turbine pumps, positive displacement pumps, submersible pumps, centrifugal pumps, booster pumps, gear boxes, plumbing, pipe fitting, and compressor/blower maintenance.
Minimum four (4) years experience in specialized and advanced maintenance, repair, diagnosis, or troubleshooting, construction, fabrication, on-the-job training, and preventative maintenance.
Minimum four (4) experience using an industrial Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
Minimum four (4) experience using Microsoft Office Suites (Excel, Word, Outlook, and Visio).

Responsibilities

Performs operational and preventive maintenance of complex heavy-duty industrial equipment and machinery utilizing hydraulics and pneumatics of systems involving pneumatic tanks, deep wells, air compressors, pneumatic actuators, wet wells, pumps, and booster stations.
Fabricates, constructs, installs, repairs, and aligns heavy-duty industrial equipment and machinery such as deep well pumps, water pumps and piping systems, horizontal and vertical drive centrifugal pumps, spherical, thrust, radial, and line-shaft bearings on pumps and motors utilizing gas and electric welding.
Performs critical repairs to complex systems, equipment, and related features to maintain system integrity and functions in accordance with standards, rules, and regulations, particularly those systems or equipment operated under permits or licenses granted by other governmental agencies.
Interprets and applies required codes or standards to work situations.
Interprets complex blueprints, schematics, and diagrams to facilitate work.
Prepares working sketches, drawings, and estimates of resources required for assigned projects.
Repairs or operates specialized equipment such as submersible pumps, speed increasers and decreases, blowers, conveyors, gear boxes, mixing equipment, and industrial stationary engines.
Demonstrates knowledge of precision measuring equipment such as micrometers and dial indicators.
Coordinates equipment and system modifications or maintenance with operations and maintenance staff and supported facility managers or end-users, to assure minimal disruption of services and seamless customer services.
Inspects, services, and maintains common and specialized tools, equipment, and vehicles used in performance of duties.
Utilizes and ensures fellow staff utilize standard occupational safety practices and equipment.
Maintains comprehensive records of work performed, modifications to equipment or systems, and related operations logs.
Prepares periodic and special reports for management on equipment, systems, and/or facilities supported or maintained.
Conducts on-the-job training of operators and maintenance staff.
May inspect and lead the work of equipment operators and maintenance staff.