Facility UPW/WWT Technician (Day)

Interview Exchange; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 37,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, and Dental

Competitive Pay and PTO

Flexible Health Spending Account

Life Insurance

Employer retirement contribution 7%

Employee retirement account

Job summary

NY Creates is seeking a Facility UPW/WWT Technician to perform preventive maintenance, inspections, and operational support for Ultra-Pure Water and Wastewater Treatment systems. The role involves testing, repair, and developing startup/shutdown procedures while ensuring purity and facility performance.

The position requires independent work ethic, strong communication, and the ability to work with maintenance software and MS Office within a team.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent with 5–7 years of skilled mechanical maintenance experience.
• Experience with maintenance schedules, blueprints, diagrams, sketches, codes, and accurate records.
• Ability to lift/push 50 lbs and climb ladders/scaffolding.
• Willingness to work extended hours and during shutdowns.
• Able to wear a respirator and participate in hearing conservation program.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Essential personnel during campus emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative maintenance, inspections, and operational support for UPW and WWT systems.
• Develop/startup/shutdown and preventive maintenance procedures.
• Provide reliable service and customer support.
• Work independently and in a team environment.
• Utilize Microsoft Office and Maintenance Management programs for reporting.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Electrical systems

Control systems

Microsoft Office

Maintenance software

Teamwork

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate's degree in engineering

Technical training in mechanical/electrical disciplines

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Maintenance Management programs

PLC programming & operation

Job description

NY Creates serves as a bridge for advanced electronics, leads projects that advance R&D in emerging technologies, and generates the jobs of tomorrow. NY Creates also runs some of the most advanced facilities in the world, boasts more than 3,000 industry experts and faculty, and manages public and private investments of approximately $25 billion - placing it at the global epicenter of high-tech innovation and commercialization.

Job Description:

Position Summary, Facility UPW/WWT Technician

The Facilities UPW/WWT Technician is responsible for performing preventative maintenance, inspections, and operational support for Ultra-Pure Water (UPW) and Wastewater Treatment (WWT) systems to ensure required standards of purity, quality, and facility performance are consistently met. This role includes the operation, testing, maintenance, and repair of treatment equipment, as well as contributing to the development and implementation of system start‑up, shutdown, and preventative maintenance procedures. The position requires working independently while collaborating effectively within a team environment to provide reliable service and customer support.

**This is for Day 1 or Day 2 shift. The shiftschedules are shown below:

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct preventative maintenance inspections and perform required preventative maintenance duties including but not limited to the operation, maintenance, testing and repair of UPW (Ultra‑Pure Water) and WWT (Wastewater Treatment) systems to meet the required standards of purity, quality, and facility performance.
• Participation in the development of equipment start‑up, shut‑down, and preventative maintenance procedures.
• Provide customer satisfaction and support.
• Must conduct work in an independent manner.
• Good communication skills and proficient use of Microsoft Office and Maintenance Management programs. Work well in a team environment.
• Possess good mechanical aptitude and the ability to work safely.
• There may be opportunities for overtime hours.
• Other reasonable duties assigned.

Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications, Facility UPW/WWT Technician

• Candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent AND 5-7 years' experience in a skilled level of mechanical maintenance OR equivalent educational and professional experience and training associated in a highly technical/engineering environment. Including operational experience with technical training; general understanding of various disciplines such as mechanical, electrical and control systems.
• Experience in working with maintenance schedules, blueprints, diagrams, sketches codes and maintaining detailed and accurate records.
• This position requires the ability to lift and push/pull 50 lbs. on a regular basis throughout the shift and frequent climbing (i.e. ascending/descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, etc.).
• This position requires some work in adverse weather conditions and exposure to hazards (i.e. proximity to moving mechanical parts, heat, cold and noise exposure).
• Ability to work extended hours and during planned shutdown periods.
• Employees must have the ability to wear a respirator as assigned and require participation in NY Creates hearing conservation program.
• Must have good communications skills, be able to work well in a team environment, possess good mechanical aptitude, and be able to work safely.
• Must be able to maintain detailed, accurate records, and prepare necessary reports with skilled use of Microsoft Office Suite software and Maintenance Management programs.
• This is an essential personnel position for the maintenance and operation of the campus during an emergency.

This position is contingent on the satisfactory completion of a background check; this position may require annual background checks.

Preferred Qualifications, Facility UPW/WWT Technician

• Associate's degree in engineering and 5+ years of experience in UPW and WWT operations, OR 10 years UPW and WWT operational experience with technical training; general understanding of all related disciplines such as device performance, electrical, chemical and waste handling (drum and bulk), scrubbers, reporting and control systems, PLC programming & operation and bulk gas system operation.
• Must be able to maintain detailed, accurate records, and prepare necessary reports with skilled use of Microsoft Office Suite software.

Don't meet every requirement? At NY Createswe are dedicated to building a welcoming team. If you are excited about working for NY Createsbut your experience doesn't exactly align perfectly with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway, you might still be a perfect fit for this or another role.

• Medical, Vision, and Dental
• Competitive Pay and PTO
• Flexible Heath Spending and Dependent Care Accounts
• Basic / Optional Life Insurance
• Employer contribution of 7% of earnings to a Basic Retirement plan after meeting one year of service.
• Optional employee contributed retirement account.

Salary Range:

Tech Level 1-3

1-8 years of experience: $27.00 - $37.00

Tech Level 3-5

6-20 years of experience: $36.00 - $50.00

*Posted salary rates are determined upon experience and education

Additional Information:

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