Water Production Maintenance Mechanic

Lansing Board of Water & Light•Lansing, MI

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Performs maintenance on all Water Production equipment, including centrifugal pumps, air compressors, chemical feeders, threading pipes, basins, and wellfield equipment. This role involves utilizing hand tools, blueprints, and instructional manuals to repair plant equipment, including alignment, welding, threading, assembling, and fabricating. The mechanic will also be responsible for cleaning and maintaining basins, changing oil in pumps and air compressors, setting up and taking down service rigs, and overhauling well equipment. Disassembling, repairing, maintaining, and reinstalling equipment using various tools and rigs, testing operating wells, and analyzing readings to determine proper valve settings are key duties. Machine shop work, including setup with lathe mill and radial arm drill, is also required. The role may involve working with explosives for well rehabilitation and driving trucks to well sites. Reading wells, visually inspecting them for problems, and operating mobile equipment such as trucks, cranes, workerlifts, scissorlifts, welding units, and air compressors are essential. The position requires adherence to safety manuals, wearing personal protective equipment, and attending required training.

Requirements

Internal applicants must currently possess valid Michigan Commercial Drivers License (CDL) with H and A endorsements (with an acceptable driving record) or at a minimum, pass Department of Transportation physical exam and State of Michigan written portion of CDL examination within 60 days of transfer.
Must pass forklift training and maintain forklift license.
Must be respirator certified and fit tested.
Must be willing to work any shift, weekends, and rotating weekly standby.
Experience as a Journey Worker Maintenance Mechanic, Millwright, Machine Repair, Plumber/Pipefitter, or Boilermaker.
Minimum of three (3) years plant maintenance experience.
Lifts/carries 50 – 75 lbs. from floor to shoulder level to position materials.
Must climb and work from ladders and scaffolding.
Must be able to communicate clearly through speech and in writing.
Must have good visual acuity for reading blueprints, manuals, and pump settings, and monitoring scrapper chain movements within basins.
Good hearing necessary to localize sounds and hear conversations in noisy environments.
Must be able to work in confined spaces, on shifts, overtime, weekends, and holidays.

Nice To Haves

Previous welder qualification certificates preferred.
Previous experience in the following is preferred: well field; water treatment plant; explosives; repair and/or maintenance of pumps, dust collectors, gear reducers, chemical feed systems, regulator/valves, conveyor systems, mechanical seals, valve packing, and coupling alignments; or related military experience.

Responsibilities

Utilizes hand tools, blueprints, and instructional manuals to repair plant equipment including alignment, welding, threading, assembling and fabricating.
Utilizes fire hoses, and performs such tasks as rigging, hauling chains and sprockets, and valving to clean and maintain basins.
Changes oil in pumps, air compressors, and related equipment.
Sets up and takes down service rigs.
Pulls, overhauls, and sets well equipment from pit/well.
Disassembles repairs, maintains, and reinstalls equipment utilizing mechanic’s tools, hydrolift and well rigs.
Tests operating wells and re-installed wells.
Takes readings and analyzes results to determine proper valve settings.
Performs machine shop work including set-up experience with lathe mill, radial arm drill, etc.
Works with explosives for well rehabilitation.
Drives truck to well site.
Reads wells utilizing flowmeter and air compressor.
Visually inspects wells for any problems.
Operates mobile equipment such as trucks, cranes, workerlifts, scissorlifts, trailored welding unit, air compressors, etc. requiring use of hand and foot controls.
Performs other duties as assigned or necessitated by job responsibilities.
Follows BWL safety manual and wears personal protective equipment as required.
Attends training for safety awareness or skills improvement as required by supervisor, BWL or governmental agency such as MIOSHA.

Benefits

Competitive wages
employee development
opportunity for professional growth
Robust time off benefits including vacation, free choice, sick leave, parental leave and 11 paid holidays.
Comprehensive benefits package offered including medical, prescription, dental, life insurance, long-term disability, employee assistance program.
Voluntary benefits including vision, supplemental and dependent life insurance, flexible spending, AFLAC options, LifeLock anti-theft, long term care, tuition reimbursement, and BWL's Home Purchase Plan – Forgivable $5,000 loan for purchase of a home in Lansing.
Retirement programs including 401(a) Defined Contribution Plan (DC) (100% company paid up to 9.5 % of base salary for BU positions and up to 13% of base salary for NBU positions), 457 Deferred Compensation matches up to $2,500 per year.
Post retirement benefits offered at the respective level of coverage, co-pays and health care premium, at the same level as active employees.
Two fitness centers located on site open 24/7
work life balance program
employee assistance program
free parking