Plant Maintenance Mechanic 2

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Spanning just 7 square miles in south Central Pennsylvania, the City of Lancaster is home to nearly 60,000 diverse residents. The City oversees a range of public services including fire and police, health, housing, parks, streets, as well as water and wastewater for upwards of 120,000 customers in the surrounding region. This work is powered by nearly 600 employees who are committed to the core values of quality, teamwork, integrity, and respect.

Mayor Arroyo's Strategic Priorities:

• An Economy That Works - Driving equitable growth, empowering small businesses, and creating opportunities that strengthen our community.
• Government That Delivers - Leading with integrity, accountability, and action to meet the needs of every resident and build trust in our city's future.
• A City Built for Everyone - Ensuring safe streets, quality housing, and a community where every person has the tools they need to succeed.

Our Core Values: Quality. Teamwork. Integrity. Respect.

Primary Functions and Job Details

Performs skilled maintenance and repair tasks on plant and pumping station equipment at a Water or Wastewater Plant.

Examples Of Essential Duties

• Follows safe practices in the performance of duties.
• Exercises knowledge of mechanics and skills in mechanical repair tasks.
• Makes daily checks of pump station and takes corrective action when necessary.
• Repairs plant breakdowns, inspects operating conditions, and completes oral and written work orders from supervisor.
• Disassembles, repairs and reassembles pumps, valves, motors, air compressors, chlorinators, piping, and other plant machinery and equipment.
• Inspects, repairs and/or replaces gears, sprockets, chains, bearings, couplings, shafts, motors, seats, and discs on grit machines, pumps, valves, clarifiers, and other equipment needing service.
• Inspects and repairs furnaces in a Wastewater or Water plant.
• Cleans water or wastewater systems, flumes, chambers, settling basins, clarifiers, wetwells, clearwells, membrane tanks, chemical tanks, holding tanks and thickener tanks.
• Shovels, sweeps, cleans, and uses a jack hammer.
• Operates light automotive vehicles and power-driven equipment.
• Uses torches to cut steel and related projects.
• Cuts and threads steel pipe with pipe threading machine.
• Paints equipment and buildings.
• Runs snow removal equipment, shovels sidewalks, clears steps, tops of clarifiers and other surfaces.
• Repairs and maintains plant odor control system, rebuilds and repairs chemical feed pumps, flow regulators, pressure regulators, and associated odor control equipment.

Typical Qualifications

Education, Training and Experience

• Graduation from High School or completion of a GED is required
• At least three (3) years experience in the maintenance and repair or pumps, motors, valves, pipes and related water and wastewater equipment is required.

Plant Maintenance Mechanic 1 (Uncertified)

Plant Maintenance Mechanic 2 (Certified)

Plant Maintenance Mechanic 3 Licenses and Certificates

• Possession of a valid Pennsylvania State Driver's License is required.
• Possession of or ability to obtain a PA DEP Class E Water License no later than 18 months (Full-Time) in this position.
• Possession of or the ability to obtain Collection System Certification Class E from the Department of Environmental Resources or pass test of such certification no later than 18 months (Full-time) in this position.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of safe practices related to Public Works.
• Ability to understand and use hand, power tools and measuring devices essential to work performed.
• Ability to perform basic electrical work including but not limited to cleaning, inspecting and replacing bearings on electrical motors and making terminations on circuits up to 480 volts.
• Ability to operate a vehicle on private and public streets is required.
• Ability to understand and follow specific oral and written instructions.
• Ability to understand and use of blueprints and the ability to interpret operation and maintenance manuals in repairing plant and pumping station equipment.
• Proven ability to read, write, speak and comprehend English is required.
• Proven ability to work independently, or as part of a team and to collaborate successfully with others is required.
• Proven ability to adapt to new or changed situations and to show flexibility in making improvements in work processes and operations is required.
• Proven ability to exhibit customer-centered behaviors and to focus on customer needs is required.
• Proven ability to commit to excellence in service and to continuous improvement is required.

• Indoors, environmentally controlled.
• Outdoor, exposed to inclement weather and extreme temperature.
• Exposure to noise, pollution.

• Personal Protective Equipment such as hardhats, gloves, safety glasses, ear protection, rain gear, steel toed safety shoes, rain boots and respirators.

• Requires standing, bending, walking, sitting and climbing in the performance of duties up to eight (8) or more hours a day.
• Works around motorized or moving equipment and machinery.
• Requires occasional lifting up to 80 lbs.
• Requires the operation of automotive vehicles and other power equipment.
• Requires working under adverse conditions, which may involve unpleasant odors.
• Requires working long hours and must be available to handle emergency situations after hours, weekends and holidays.
• Requires the use of tools such as a screwdriver, pliers, wrenches and other tools.
• Knowledge, skills and/or abilities assessment tests may be conducted as part of the position screening process.
• This description was prepared to indicate the kinds of activities and levels of work difficulty required of positions in this class. It is not intended as a complete list of specific duties and responsibilities.

Applicants must possess valid employment authorization to work in the United States. Applicants must have the ability to work on-site at City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania locations. Employment Policy It is the policy of the City of Lancaster to provide fair and equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment. Applicants are recruited, selected and hired on the basis of individual merit and ability and without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, handicap, disability, veteran status or national origin. Accommodations Statement for Job Applications The City of Lancaster is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, please contact View email address on click.appcast.io to request a needed accommodation.

Benefits

The City of Lancaster, PA provides a comprehensive benefits package for all benefits-eligible positions. Available benefits include Medical (PPO and HDHP/HSA options), Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Critical Illness and Accident Insurance, Pension plans, and 457 Deferred Compensation. Employees also receive Sick, Vacation, and Personal Leave, as well as 13 paid holidays for non-essential positions. Essential positions receive bonus days in lieu of holidays.