Austin Water Treatment Plant Worker - Austin Water

AustinTexas; Austin (TX); Vor Ort; USD 28.000 - 34.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Austin Water is seeking a team-oriented maintenance assistant to support operations at water and wastewater facilities. You will work under supervision to perform grounds and facility maintenance and help with routine plant tasks.

Responsibilities include operating various equipment, reading gauges, maintaining records in CMMS, and assisting licensed operators with process control tasks. A safety-focused, reliable candidate is preferred.

Qualifikationen

• Graduation from an accredited high school or equivalent.
• Willingness to perform grounds and facilities maintenance tasks.
• Ability to read and interpret simple drawings and diagrams.
• Ability to operate and maintain basic equipment safely.

Aufgaben

• Operate and inspect equipment such as backhoe, mower, and vacuum, and adjust chemical feeds as directed.
• Clean and maintain equipment and facilities.
• Assist plant operation and maintenance technicians with basic maintenance tasks.
• Read drawings, gauges, and meters; enter data using CMMS software.
• May act as a member of the confined space team and assist as entrant or supervisor.

Kenntnisse

Basic math

Reading gauges

Grounds maintenance

Teamwork

Safety awareness

Ausbildung

High school diploma

Texas Class C Driver License

Commercial Driver License (CDL) with endorsements

Respiratory Protection Certification

Confined-Space Entry Certification

Jobbeschreibung

About This Position

ABOUT AUSTIN WATER: For more than 100 years, Austin Water has provided safe, reliable, high-quality and affordable water services to our customers. Today, we serve more than 1 million people across 544 square miles in the Austin metropolitan area.

Austin Water consistently ranks among the best in the country when it comes to water quality. We also treat, return, and recycle wastewater in ways that protect environmental resources. Austin Water exceeds federal and state requirements for clean water and environmental compliance at our water and wastewater treatment plants.

Job Description

Purpose: Working under close supervision, perform basic tasks to provide operational and general maintenance support at a water or wastewater treatment plant, wastewater collection or water distribution systems facility, and work in teams to assist with more complex tasks. Using established procedures, provides grounds and facility maintenance, and assists plant operation and maintenance technicians.

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities

Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

• Operates and checks a variety of powered and non-powered equipment including, but not limited to, backhoe, bobcat, weed-eater, vacuum cleaner, buffer, lawn mower, rider mower, and front-end loader. Adjusts equipment, including chemical feed, as directed.
• Cleans and maintains equipment and facilities.
• Assists plant operation and maintenance technicians to perform mechanical maintenance tasks.
• Assists, under direction of licensed operator, with process control tasks such as a basic flow control, sampling, basic laboratory testing, normal operations of pumps and blowers, and adjusting chemical feeds.
• Handles a variety of hazardous and non-hazardous solvents and chemicals.
• Reads and interprets simple drawings and diagrams.
• Reads gauges and meters.
• Maintains records, enters and retrieves data using CMMS software.
• May act as member of confined space team and serve as entrant or assistant.

Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised: None

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
• Knowledge of City of Austin policies and procedures related to treatment operations.
• Knowledge of City of Austin safety practices, policies, and procedures.
• Knowledge of general maintenance practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of basic math including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers, decimalized numbers, fractions, and percentages.
• Knowledge of ground and facility maintenance.
• Knowledge of various powered equipment.
• Knowledge of hand and power tools.
• Skill in operating motorized equipment.
• Ability to learn basic computer skills.
• Ability to work in environments that may have hazardous atmospheres.
• Ability to climb ladders and work at heights of up to 200 feet and to work in confined spaces 100-feet deep.
• Ability to work in permit and non-permit confined spaces.
• Ability to safely wear anti-fall (SRL) body harness for confined space entry that supports up to 283 pounds.
• Ability to walk, stand, sit, bend, stoop, twist, push, pull, climb, kneel, crawl, and lift/carry up to fifty (50) pounds unassisted.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with other City employees and the public.
• Ability to read and follow technical guidelines and standard operation procedures.
• Ability to take simple readings from meters, gauges, control panels, and testing and monitoring equipment.
• Ability to meet and maintain driver eligibility standards detailed in the City of Austin Driver Safety Program.

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited high school or equivalent.

Licenses and Certifications Required

• Valid current Texas Class "C" Driver License.
• May require valid Texas Commercial Driver License with endorsements within 120 days of hire.
• Must be able to become certified for Respiratory Protection and Confined-Space Entry Program within six (6) months of employment and maintain certification.

Preferred Qualifications

• Mechanical experience including but not limited to performing maintenance and repairs on vehicles, machines, or motorized equipment.
• Manual labor experience including but not limited to equipment and building maintenance, routine painting, plumbing, or construction.
• Experience using various industrial lawn care equipment such as gas-powered weed-eater & blowers, hydro-static riding mower, chain saws, pneumatic power tools, pressure washer, and hand tools.
• Knowledge of safety practices required in an industrial or shop environment.
• Organizational Skills.

Notes to Candidate

Benefits: Working with Austin Water provides a number of he