Department: Charlotte Water Department
Salary: $25.00 - $34.64 Commensurate with Experience
Welcome to the City of Charlotte
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
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 the 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.
Salary :
The salary for this position is $25.00 per hour.
Major Duties and 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, forklifts, 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.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
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.
Licenses, Certifications or Registrations:
Requires valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
Desires NC One Water Maintenance Technologist II certification or must obtain certification…