Plant Maintenance Mechanic 2

City of Lancaster (PA); Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 54,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Lancaster (PA) seeks a Plant Maintenance Mechanic to perform skilled maintenance and repair on water and wastewater plant equipment including pumps, motors, valves, piping, and other machinery.

Requirements include a high school diploma or GED and at least 3 years of maintenance experience; willingness to obtain PA DEP licenses; able to read blueprints; and capable of after-hours emergencies and long shifts.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• At least 3 years of maintenance and repair experience on pumps, motors, valves, pipes and related water/wastewater equipment.

Responsibilities

• Perform skilled maintenance and repair on plant and pumping station equipment.
• Follow safe practices and wear PPE.
• Inspect, repair and replace pumps, valves, motors, gears, belts and related components.
• Disassemble/reassemble pumps and other machinery; read blueprints and manuals.
• Complete work orders from supervisor and document actions taken.

Skills

Mechanical repair

Equipment operation

Blueprint reading

Electrical basics

Teamwork

Customer service

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Hand & power tools

Job description

Performs skilled maintenance and repair tasks on plant and pumping station equipment at a Water or Wastewater Plant.

• Follows safe practices in the performance of duties.
• Exercises knowledge of mechanics and skills in mechanical repair tasks.
• Makes daily checks of pump station and takes corrective action when necessary.
• Repairs plant breakdowns, inspects operating conditions, and completes oral and written work orders from supervisor.
• Disassembles, repairs and reassembles pumps, valves, motors, air compressors, chlorinators, piping, and other plant machinery and equipment.
• Inspects, repairs and/or replaces gears, sprockets, chains, bearings, couplings, shafts, motors, seats, and discs on grit machines, pumps, valves, clarifiers, and other equipment needing service.
• Inspects and repairs furnaces in a Wastewater or Water plant.
• Cleans water or wastewater systems, flumes, chambers, settling basins, clarifiers, wetwells, clearwells, membrane tanks, chemical tanks, holding tanks and thickener tanks.
• Shovels, sweeps, cleans, and uses a jack hammer.
• Operates light automotive vehicles and power-driven equipment.
• Uses torches to cut steel and related projects.
• Cuts and threads steel pipe with pipe threading machine.
• Paints equipment and buildings.
• Runs snow removal equipment, shovels sidewalks, clears steps, tops of clarifiers and other surfaces.
• Repairs and maintains plant odor control system, rebuilds and repairs chemical feed pumps, flow regulators, pressure regulators, and associated odor control equipment.

Education, Training and Experience

• Graduation from High School or completion of a GED is required
• At least three (3) years experience in the maintenance and repair or pumps, motors, valves, pipes and related water and wastewater equipment is required.

Career Ladder:

• 1) Plant Maintenance Mechanic 1 (Uncertified)
• 2) Plant Maintenance Mechanic 2 (Certified)
• 3) Plant Maintenance Mechanic 3

Licenses and Certificates

• Possession of a valid Pennsylvania State Driver's License is required.

Bureau of Water:

• Possession of or ability to obtain a PA DEP Class E Water License no later than 18 months (Full-Time) in this position.

Bureau of Wastewater:

• Possession of or the ability to obtain Collection System Certification Class E from the Department of Environmental Resources or pass test of such certification no later than 18 months (Full-time) in this position.

• Knowledge of safe practices related to Public Works.
• Ability to understand and use hand, power tools and measuring devices essential to work performed.
• Ability to perform basic electrical work including but not limited to cleaning, inspecting and replacing bearings on electrical motors and making terminations on circuits up to 480 volts.
• Ability to operate a vehicle on private and public streets is required.
• Ability to understand and follow specific oral and written instructions.
• Ability to understand and use of blueprints and the ability to interpret operation and maintenance manuals in repairing plant and pumping station equipment.
• Proven ability to read, write, speak and comprehend English is required.
• Proven ability to work independently, or as part of a team and to collaborate successfully with others is required.
• Proven ability to adapt to new or changed situations and to show flexibility in making improvements in work processes and operations is required.
• Proven ability to exhibit customer-centered behaviors and to focus on customer needs is required.
• Proven ability to commit to excellence in service and to continuous improvement is required.

Environmental Conditions

• Indoors, environmentally controlled.
• Outdoor, exposed to inclement weather and extreme temperature.
• Exposure to noise, pollution.

Safety Equipment Used or Needed

• Personal Protective Equipment such as hardhats, gloves, safety glasses, ear protection, rain gear, steel toed safety shoes, rain boots and respirators.

Comments

• Requires standing, bending, walking, sitting and climbing in the performance of duties up to eight (8) or more hours a day.
• Works around motorized or moving equipment and machinery.
• Requires occasional lifting up to 80 lbs.
• Requires the operation of automotive vehicles and other power equipment.
• Requires working under adverse conditions, which may involve unpleasant odors.
• Requires working long hours and must be available to handle emergency situations after hours, weekends and holidays.
• Requires the use of tools such as a screwdriver, pliers, wrenches and other tools.
• Knowledge, skills and/or abilities assessment tests may be conducted as part of the position screening process.
• This description was prepared to indicate the kinds of activities and levels of work difficulty required of positions in this class. It is not intended as a complete list of specific duties and responsibilities.