Utilities Plant Mechanic - Water Treatment (Swann Water Treatment Plant)

Utilities Plant Mechanic

Performs intermediate skilled trades work assisting senior mechanics in daily maintenance work, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the limited supervision of the Senior Utilities Plant Mechanic.

Examples of Duties:

• Assists senior plant mechanics with repair of water treatment plant equipment such as bar screens, mechanical mixers, pumps, engines, blowers, gas and air compressors, chemical feed systems, and chlorinators.
• Performs complete overhaul of water treatment machinery and equipment, including chlorinators, evaporators, chemical feeders, conveyors and pumps of all types.
• Maintains large filters involving adjusting and installing control valves and units.
• Replaces high pressure steam lines and works on return lines and installs valves.
• Makes major and minor repairs to water mains and pumps.
• May be required to work at a sewage treatment plant on a relief basis or as needed.
• May be required to operate a treatment plant.
• Fills in for Senior Mechanic in their absence.
• Performs preventative maintenance work.
• Completes work orders

Typical Qualifications:

Education and Experience: High school diploma or GED and moderate experience in utilities or mechanics, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Thorough knowledge of related industry, organization, and department policies, practices, and procedures; thorough knowledge of related industry, organization, and departmental legal guides, recommendations, best practices, ordinances, and laws; thorough knowledge of industry standard and department specific equipment; skill in using assigned equipment; ability to read blue prints and flow charts; ability to work in adverse conditions; ability to make arithmetic computations using whole numbers, fractions and decimals; ability to compute rates, ratios and percentages; ability to compute flows, volumes, and weights from data; ability to work On-Call; ability to understand methods of complex measuring; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates and the general public. Physical Requirements: This work requires the frequent exertion of up to 25 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 100 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and reaching with hands and arms, frequently requires standing, walking, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, pushing or pulling and lifting and occasionally requires sitting, tasting or smelling and repetitive motions; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and to convey detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, assembly or fabrication of parts within arm's length, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work regularly requires exposure to wet humid conditions (non-weather), working near moving mechanical parts and exposure to fumes or airborne particles, frequently requires exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals and exposure to outdoor weather conditions and occasionally requires working in high, precarious places, exposure to extreme cold (non-weather), exposure to extreme heat (non-weather), exposure to the risk of electrical shock, exposure to vibration and wearing a self-contained breathing apparatus; work is generally in a loud noise location (e.g. grounds maintenance, heavy traffic)

Special Requirements:

• Possession of a valid NC Class B Commercial Drivers License recommended
• Availability to work On-Call required
• Within 1 year of hire:
• OSHA Safety training
• Within 6 months of hire:
• Fork Lift Operator's license