Plant Assistant I

West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 36,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Grand Rapids is looking for a Plant Assistant II to support the Lake Michigan Filtration Plant facilities and grounds. This is a manual and some semiskilled role with potential progression to Plant Assistant II after training and satisfactory performance.

The duties include grounds maintenance, tank cleaning, equipment operation, and assisting maintenance staff. A CDL or ability to obtain one within six months is required, along with a minimum of tenth grade and two years of related

Qualifications

• Completion of tenth grade.
• Two years of experience in general building and grounds maintenance and repair work.
• Any equivalent combination of training and experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintains grounds by mowing, trimming, removing snow, cleaning debris, edging, seeding, fertilizing, and watering.
• Cleans tanks, equipment, drains, buildings, tunnels, dry wells and wet wells with various tools and methods.
• Operates snow plows, trucks, blowers; transports generators, pumps and equipment between facilities and city departments.
• Assists plant maintenance and operations personnel; handles confined space entry and safety setup as top person in the space.

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Maintenance experience

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Nature of Work

This is a Natural Progression position. Satisfactory completion of the assigned duties and responsibilities results in appointment to Plant Assistant II. This is manual and some semiskilled work in the care and maintenance of the Lake Michigan Filtration Plant facilities and grounds.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by employees in this job. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

• Maintains grounds by cutting grass, trimming shrubs, removing snow, removing trash and other debris, edging, seeding, fertilizing, trimming trees and removal, and lawn watering.
• Cleans tanks, equipment, drains, buildings, tunnels, dry wells and wet wells using a variety of equipment including high pressure water, steam cleaning, augers and scrubbers.
• Operates snow plows, trucks and blowers as needed; removes ice and snow from roadways, driveways and sidewalks.
• Transports emergency power generators to pumping stations and places on-line; transports pumps and other equipment to Water Treatment facilities and to other City departments.
• Assists plant maintenance personnel and plant operations personnel.
• Works as top person in confined space entry.
• Enters confined spaces, tests atmosphere, sets up ventilation, tripod, harness and lifeline.
• Removes and loads sludge into containers using front end loader, backhoe and bobcat.
• Operates equipment including 26,000 GVW truck, 35,000 GVW truck, boom truck, front end loader, backhoe, bobcat, fork lift and tractors.
• Assists plant painter with sandblasting projects.
• Assists plant painter with general plant painting projects.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Training and Experience Required Education and Experience

• Completion of tenth grade

--AND--

• Two (2) years of experience in general building and grounds maintenance and repair work

--OR--

• Any equivalent combination of training and experience

Required License

• Commercial driver's license (CDL) or the ability to obtain one within six (6) months of hire

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