WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY INDUSTRIAL MECHANIC- SOUTH CARY

At the Town of Cary, we focus on investing in our most valuable resource – our employees – to build a forward-thinking and dynamic organization. We’re a vibrant and collaborative team, working together to make a difference in our community through exceptional service. The OneCary approach ensures everyone has a voice and is empowered to think creatively and strategically, working across departments to drive innovation and positive change.

Right now, we're on the lookout for a skilled and motivated Industrial Mechanic to join our team at the South Cary Water Reclamation Facility in Apex, NC. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys hands-on work and is ready to take on both maintenance and operational challenges. While your primary focus will be on mechanical maintenance and repairs, you’ll also have the chance to step in as an operator when needed, keeping the facility running smoothly and efficiently.

As an Industrial Mechanic, you'll perform essential technical and skilled work in maintaining and operating our water reclamation facility. You’ll typically work a standard eight-hour shift for maintenance duties, with occasional on-call or stand-by responsibilities for emergency situations. If you're assigned to operations, you’ll be on a 12-hour shift rotation.

Ready to roll up your sleeves and join an innovative, fun, and collaborative team? Apply now and be part of something big at the Town of Cary!

  
Work is performed under the regular supervision of the Maintenance Supervisor.  SCWRF positions are part of our established career ladder program that provides for the advancement of non-supervisory staff members in eligible positions who demonstrate increasing levels of knowledge, skills, and abilities.
  
**This position serves primarily in a maintenance/mechanic role with operator fill-in responsibilities.  Typical tasks for both are listed below**  

Water Reclamation Facility positions are "critical positions", meaning you are required to report to work during adverse weather or other emergency situations, to maintain equipment and/or assist the Division in any capacity necessary to continue Town operations. Employees in this role must also live within fifty (50) miles of the facility and respond to the facility within one (1) hour when fulfilling call-back/stand-by duties.
  
Anticipated Hiring Range: $53,100- $65,228*
*Hiring range varies based on the level of direct experience and possession of certifications, and it may be higher for exceptionally qualified candidates.*

TYPICAL TASKS IN THE ROLE OF MECHANIC:
  
Performs regular preventive maintenance such as greasing moving parts, changing oil, checking amperages, and overall visual inspections of equipment and related parts;
  
Maintains sludge drying facility;
  
Participates in performing corrective maintenance procedures such as changing bearing in screen pumps and motors, changing ultraviolet lamps and repairing the wiring harness and connectors, packs pumps, changes belts, replaces shear-pins, etc.;
  
Retrofits plant equipment, structures, plumbing and electrical systems;
  
Operates various landscaping equipment and performs landscaping and grounds maintenance duties;
  
Collects data from preventative maintenance program and takes corrective action as required;
  
Troubleshoots electrical and mechanical problems; checks blueprints, electrical schematics, manuals, etc. to determine problems;
  
Maintains safe working environment;
  
Dismantles and overhauls various plant equipment such as grit collectors, conveyors, mechanical grinders, pumps, engines, blowers, air compressors, and ventilation systems;

 

Performs troubleshooting and maintenance on complex electronic systems;
  
Installs new equipment;
  
Provides assistance to higher level maintenance technicians;
  
Maintains records on plant maintenance;
  
Performs skilled mechanical and electrical work in high stress, high danger situations;
  
Performs other job-related tasks as required.
  
TYPICAL TASKS IN THE ROLE OF RELIEF OPERATOR:
  
Makes regular tours of plant and checks bar screens, engines, generators, pumps, settling tanks, filters, clarifiers, instruments, biological reactors and ultraviolet disinfection;
  
Operates biosolids thickening facilities;
  
Monitors reclaimed water pumping station and performs associated testing and analysis;
  
Monitors flow trends; measures dissolved oxygen and temperature;
  
Wastes the prescribed amount as determined by and directed by the Facility Operations Supervisor, ORC;

Maintains records and reports;
  
Assists maintenance personnel when needed and performs routine janitorial duties;

Regulates and adjusts motors, pumps, blowers, and valves to meet changing operational conditions;
  
Collects and analyzes samples and performs a variety of laboratory tests;
  
Skims grease from settling tanks; cleans bar screens and washes out basins; cleans clarifiers; monitors operations of wastewater pump stations;
  
Switches or empties grit chambers, aeration basins, and clarifiers;
  
Operates gravity belt thickener, thickening waste activated sludge to prescribed total solids percentage and meeting target volume pumped to selected Aerated Storage Tank(s);
  
Monitors operation of the plant through the use of specialized computer equipment such as SCADA systems, controls and HMI's;
  
Reports maintenance problems to supervisor and maintenance personnel;
  
Reports primarily to the Facility Operations Supervisor while on shift;
  
Performs other job-related tasks as required.Thorough knowledge of the operating characteristics and maintenance requirements of a wastewater treatment plant; thorough knowledge of electrical and electronic systems; thorough knowledge of hydraulic, chemical and mechanical principles pertinent to wastewater treatment plant operations; thorough knowledge of the occupational hazards of the work and of necessary safety precautions; ability to operate a computer relative to the operation of the plant and troubleshooting malfunctions; ability to detect flaws in the operation of mechanical equipment and to determine proper remedial measures; ability to conduct routine laboratory tests; ability to understand and follow moderately complex oral and written instructions; ability to read meters and charts accurately and to maintain records of shift operations; ability to work in adverse conditions; skill in the use and care of equipment and hand tools; ability to move about freely including climbing stairs/ladders and crawling into tight spaces; ability to lift moderate to heavy weights in the performance of work; ability to hear, talk and smell; must possess visual acuity necessary to read/write paperwork, read gauges, and make repairs;  Requires graduation from high school or equivalent GED.
 
Required Grade I Biological Wastewater Treatment Operator Certification from the State of North Carolina (preferred), or the ability to obtain within one year of hire date.
 
Requires possession of a valid driver's license and a satisfactory motor vehicle record.
 
 
 

Conditions of Employment:

 

Requires drug testing and background check (which may include criminal history check, motor vehicle records check, education verification and credit history review) and satisfactory reference checks prior to employment. 

Salary : $53,102 - $82,326