At WSSC Water, we are passionate about our one water mission and devoted to delivering safe, seamless, and satisfying service to our 1.9 million customers. It takes teamwork to deliver the essential, which is why we proudly call ourselves Team H2O – working together, sharing our talents and creativity to safeguard public health and protect the environment.
WSSC Water is seeking an Industrial Electrical & Mechanical Technician (High Voltage) to perform electrical work at the journey level in the installation, alteration, maintenance, and repair of electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic and mechanical systems.
Key Functions:
- Oversees subordinate Electrical Mechanics
- Determines reasons for wear and repairs various types of mechanical items such as pumps, compressors, conveyors, screens, valves, fans, etc. and makes appropriate repairs/recommendations for prevention
- Replaces belts, bearings, couplings, chains, bearings, sprockets, augers, shafts, grease lines and flights as necessary and makes appropriate repairs/recommendations for prevention
- Installs pumps, motors, pipes, street lights, heaters, exhaust fans, main feeders, conduits, valves, breakers, switchgear, and electrical controls as required
- Repairs pneumatic and hydraulic control systems on valves and bubbler systems
- Repairs controls of various voltages and types such as variable speed and synchronous motors
- Maintains electrical substations up to 69KV
- Services heating and air conditioning systems
- Services generators and their associated automatic starting equipment
- Installs, inspects, tests & repairs a wide variety of other electrical or mechanical equipment
- Maintains gas collection and treatment equipment as well as gas flaring systems as needed
- Maintains high and low-pressure steam boilers
- Maintains and repairs drive units, fuel pumps, air compressors, lump breakers, grinders, scum pumps, off-gas systems, fuel oil tanks, multi-hearth incinerators and pumps
- Lubricates and paints plant equipment; performs general plumbing and replaces malfunctioning pumps
- Repairs and maintains water softener systems, cranes, boiler feed pumps, centrifuges, air dryers, re-aeration tanks and pneumatic controls
- Repairs bar screens and conveyors and replaces couplings
- Assists Electrical/Mechanical Section Manager in the repair of transformers, high voltage power supplies, and other equipment
- Drives a vehicle to conduct WSSC Water business
- High School diploma or equivalent
- 1+ years of experience as an industrial electrician
- Substation experience that includes repair and servicing equipment such as oil circuit breakers, transformers, roll-out breakers, and switchgear controls (protective relays)
- Experience in reading electrical one-line drawings, diagrams of high voltage substations and switchgear, interconnecting diagrams, and equipment location drawings of the same equipment