Hydroelectric Machinist: Maintenance & Fabrication Pro

City of Seattle; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Seattle City Light in Seattle seeks skilled journey-level Machinists to join the Hydroelectric Maintenance team. These roles perform maintenance and repair of hydroelectric generation and distribution equipment, interpreting blueprints and schematics to fabricate parts as needed.

You will work on-site at the South Service Center, on-call 24 hours, with safety and teamwork as priorities; opportunities to advance in a municipal utility committed to reliability and environmental stewardship.

Qualifications

• Two years journeyman machinist experience or four years machine work under supervision of a journeyman machinist
• Ability to interpret blueprints and schematics
• Experience with fabrication and design of parts, equipment and machinery per National Standards using lathes, mills, radial drill presses, sharpeners and other machine shop equipment
• Experience with CMMS (e.g., WAMS)
• Familiar with MS Word/Excel and electronic filing

Responsibilities

• Conducts preventive maintenance and overhaul of hydroelectric generators, turbines, and related equipment
• Diagnoses and repairs malfunctioning powerhouse facility equipment
• Fabricates and manufactures parts and equipment
• Inspects work by outside contractors for compliance with specifications
• Maintains overhead cranes and rigging equipment to WHSA standards

Skills

Machinist skills

Blueprint reading

Fabrication

Maintenance

Teamwork

Tools

CMMS (WAMS)

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

Seattle City Light in Seattle seeks skilled journey-level Machinists to join the Hydroelectric Maintenance team. These roles perform maintenance and repair of hydroelectric generation and distribution equipment, interpreting blueprints and schematics to fabricate parts as needed.

You will work on-site at the South Service Center, on-call 24 hours, with safety and teamwork as priorities; opportunities to advance in a municipal utility committed to reliability and environmental stewardship.