Maintenance Technician-1- Various Locations

Great Lakes Water Authority; United States; On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement/HSAs

Team member discount

Job summary

Great Lakes Water Authority is seeking a field service technician to repair and maintain pumps, gearboxes, valves, and dewatering equipment in water and wastewater facilities. You will perform preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance while documenting activities and results in GLWA's systems.

Responsibilities include reading blueprints, providing on-the-job training, and supporting project estimates and safety compliance in field operations.

Qualifications

• Experience with preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance.
• Ability to read hydraulic circuits, schematics, and drawings.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative, predictive, corrective maintenance, and troubleshooting on pumping, mechanical and chemical equipment
• Perform repair and overhaul of heavy equipment, machinery, pumps, valves, dewatering equipment, gearboxes, and other mechanical equipment in industrial settings
• Perform rigging, cutting, and machinery alignment
• Provide on-the-job training
• Regularly inspect the working condition of equipment, tools, and work areas and maintain cleanliness
• Replace and repair equipment
• Collect and analyze process equipment and performance data used to diagnose, repair, and perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance
• Read and interpret hydraulic circuits and other blueprints, schematics, and drawings
• Complete and document work, hours, findings in the GLWA supplied computerized maintenance management system
• Maintain various records and prepare reports
• Review specifications for new equipment and provide comments to engineering or the manufacturer
• Perform tests, document, and maintain records, prepare reports, and then report results
• Prepare specifications and obtain estimates for projects including labor and materials when required
• Follow security and safety policies and procedures in carrying out work duties
• Perform work-related duties as assigned

Skills

Preventive maintenance

Predictive maintenance

Troubleshooting

Mechanical maintenance

Electrical repair

Facilities maintenance

General labor

Education

High School or GED

Tools

CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System)

Job description

Compensation $23.43 - $33.51 (Based on Experience)

Summary: Repair and maintain tools and equipment. Perform required routine preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance. Perform other related duties and work for Field Services, Water, and Wastewater Plant Operations.

Job Responsibilities

• Perform preventative, predictive, corrective maintenance, and troubleshooting on pumping, mechanical and chemical equipment
• Perform repair and overhaul of heavy equipment, machinery, pumps, valves, dewatering equipment, gearboxes, and other mechanical equipment found in industrial settings
• Perform rigging, cutting, and machinery alignment
• Provide on-the-job training
• Regularly inspect the working condition of equipment, tools, and work areas and maintain cleanliness
• Replace and repair equipment
• Collect and analyze process equipment and performance data used to diagnose, repair, and perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance
• Read and interpret hydraulic circuits and other blueprints, schematics, and drawings
• Complete and document work, hours, findings in the GLWA supplied computerized maintenance management system
• Maintain various records and prepare reports
• Review specifications for new equipment and provide comments to engineering or the manufacturer
• Perform tests, document, and maintain records, prepare reports, and then report results
• Prepare specifications and obtain estimates for projects including labor and materials when required
• Follow security and safety policies and procedures in carrying out work duties
• Perform work-related duties as assigned

At the time of application, applicant must:

• High School or GED
• A minimum of one (1) year of general laboring, treatment plant operations, mechanical maintenance and repair, facilities maintenance or electrical repair work, or equivalent training in a related field

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The position requires the ability to climb ladders, scaffolding, work in confined spaces, elevated locations, and descent underground. Lift a minimum of 50 pounds, walk, stand, or work for long periods of time. Demonstrate normal color perception, hear audible alarms, and detect abnormal equipment sounds. Visually inspect equipment and processes at any time of the day or night, pass a bio-mechanical physical, vision, baseline physical and annual fit tests, wear respiratory protection, and other personal protective equipment. Perform a variety of laboring tasks involving carrying, stacking, digging, shoveling, hitting, pushing, pulling, and other efforts requiring considerable physical strength and stamina.

Work is performed in the field or plant environment. Work may be performed in confined spaces, hazardous areas that require respiratory protection and personal protective equipment (PPE), and under slippery and wet conditions.

Valid Michigan Driver’s License

Comprehensive benefits package effective the first of the month following 30 days of employment. This includes health, dental, vision, tuition reimbursement, and team member discount programs. Retirement and Retirement Health Savings are effective the first day of employment. Note: Part-Time employment is not eligible for health benefits, however, is eligible to participate in the 457 Retirement Plan.

GLWA is an equal opportunity employer.

One Water, One Team

When you work at Great Lakes Water Authority, you help make a difference in the environment and in your local community. "One water, one team" is more than just a phrase, it's a way of doing business. Here, you don't work for GLWA, you work with GLWA. And together, we're racing toward a shared goal to become the region's most-trusted, high-quality water and wastewater resource. We are all strategic partners on the path to becoming a Utility of the Future, and GLWA prioritizes the recruitment and selection of highly talented, well-qualified individuals to help us get there.