Plant Maintenance Mechanic

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

• 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.

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.

Career Ladder:

1) Plant Maintenance Mechanic 1 (Uncertified)

2)Plant Maintenance Mechanic 2 (Certified)

3)Plant Maintenance Mechanic 3 - Click here for qualifications 

Licenses and Certificates

• Possession of a valid Pennsylvania State Driver’s License is required. 

Bureau of Water: 

• Possession of or ability to obtain a PA DEP Class E Water License no later than 18 months (Full-Time) in this position.

 Bureau of Wastewater:

• 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.

Environmental Conditions 

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

Safety Equipment Used or Needed

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

Comments

• 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.
• 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.

• 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.

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