Wastewater Process Equipment Mechanic - Full Time

Salary : $47,611.20 - $60,715.20 Annually

Location : Ocean City, MD

Job Type : Full-Time

Job Number : 202100255

Department : Public Works - Wastewater Department

Opening Date : 01 / 17 / 2025

Job Summary

SUMMARY

Performs maintenance and repair work on equipment in the wastewater treatment plants and the pumping stations.

Job Duties

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Using electronic diagnostic equipment, traces out and repairs any process equipment to include electrical, hydraulic, heat and air conditioning and any other major repair which requires the experience of a process equipment mechanic.
• Repairs valves, electric motors, chemical feed pumps, water pumps, blowers, mixers, well pumps and other process equipment.
• Maintains the treatment plant in a neat and satisfactory manner, performs preventive and breakdown maintenance.
• Has functional knowledge of the appropriate use of lock-out / tag-out safety procedures, relevant occupational hazards and standard safety precautions. Has functional knowledge of the principles of low voltage and high voltage electrical systems.
• This position is considered "essential personnel" and must report even during storm events and other town emergencies.

Minimum Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS - To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) with the vocational training in industrial maintenance; practical experience in industrial process equipment repair.

LANGUAGE SKILLS : Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS : Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY : Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Supplemental Information

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES : Ability to operate electronic and mechanical testing equipment normally used by process mechanics; to rebuild and repair parts and systems.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and / or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and / or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and / or move up to 100 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT : The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to wet and / or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme heat, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

We offer a competitive benefits package to full-time employees including medical, dental, vision, retirement (401a & 457b), flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability, thirteen paid holidays, vacation, personal and sick leave.

To learn more details, visit our benefits page :

https : / / oceancitymd.gov / oc / departments / human-resources / benefits /

Salary : $47,611 - $60,715