Maintenance Mechanic

Henry County Water Authority; McDonough (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Henry County Water Authority is seeking an entry-level maintenance technician to support the upkeep of wastewater treatment and water production facilities, pump stations, and related sites in Georgia. You will perform preventive maintenance, assist in repairs, and help maintain equipment and building systems.

Responsibilities include troubleshooting mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical components, using hand and power tools, and recording maintenance actions.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Six months to one year related experience and/or training.
• Valid Georgia Driver's License required.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine preventive maintenance on equipment and facilities to ensure reliability.
• Repair, maintain, overhaul, and troubleshoot mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical components.
• Inspect motors, pumps, blowers, drives, and belts; monitor fluid levels and replace filters as needed.
• Use hand and power tools and precision instruments for maintenance tasks.
• Assemble, install and/or repair pipe systems and machinery.
• Maintain maintenance records for equipment and structures.
• Follow confined space entry procedures and basic first aid principles.
• Consult O&M manuals to diagnose problems and order parts; adhere to safety regulations.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Valid Georgia Driver's License

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Electrical testing devices

Job description

Summary:

Under supervision and direction, performs a wide variety of skilled entry level duties in the maintenance, repair, modification, and installation of process and non-process equipment, buildings, grounds and facilities at Wastewater Treatment facilities and Collection System Pump Stations, Water Production facilities, Tank sites & remote Pump Stations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Performs routine preventive maintenance to ensure that equipment continues to run smoothly, building systems operate efficiently, and the physical condition of equipment, buildings, and structures does not deteriorate.
• Assist in repairing, maintaining, overhauling, and troubleshooting relevant mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical equipment components of process and non-process in Water Production facilities and distribution system pump stations & tank sites such as centrifugal, submersible, diaphragm metering, progressive cavity pumps, motors, gear reducers, blowers, valves & valve actuators, conveyor systems, air compressors, pipes, tubes, rods, seals, shafts, stuffing boxes, bearings, couplings, and other processing equipment.
• Inspects motors, pumps, blowers, drives, and belts, checks and maintains fluid levels, cleans/replaces filter elements, and performs other maintenance actions following checklists.
• Use tools ranging from common hand and power tools, such as hammers, screwdrivers, wrenches, saws, hoists, drills, weed eater, push & riding mowers, blowers, hedge trimmer, and pressure washer, to precision measuring instruments and electrical and electronic testing devices.
• Assemble, install and/or repair pipe systems and plumbing, machinery and equipment.
• Clean and lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of equipment and machinery.
• Maintains preventive and corrective maintenance records of equipment, buildings and structures, and special projects.
• Knowledge of confined space entry procedures and basic first aid.
• Uses O & M and technical manuals to help diagnose problems, and/or look up repair parts.
• Use safe work methods and safety regulations pertaining to trade.

Education and/or Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) is required; six months to one-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Valid Georgia Driver's License.

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 accommodation 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 stand; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and 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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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

Application Deadline

Applications for this position will not be accepted after 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 28th, 2026.

Henry County Water Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer.