Plant Tech Apprentice

City of Leesburg; Leesburg (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Leesburg is seeking aMaintenance Technician for wastewater plant facilities. You will perform preventive maintenance, troubleshoot equipment, and install/repair components to ensure continuous operations.

You’ll handle operator tasks, logs, and on-call duties, with a focus on safety and reliability. Minimum high school diploma or GED is required; familiarity with PLC/SCADA and water/wastewater equipment is preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Prefer 1 year in electrical/mechanical repair related to water/wastewater equipment.
• Knowledge of PLC, relay logic, pumps, motors, gearboxes is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance on plant fixtures, systems, and equipment.
• Troubleshoot malfunctions and perform repairs; report major issues to supervisor.
• Install or replace equipment and components as needed.
• Perform operator tasks including readings and parameter adjustments.
• Maintain plant facilities and grounds, and perform basic building maintenance.

Skills

Electrical aptitude

Mechanical aptitude

Troubleshooting & repair

PLC knowledge

SCADA systems

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

SCADA systems

Job description

The purpose of the class is to maintain wastewater plant facilities, fixtures, and equipment. The class is responsible for scheduling or performing preventive maintenance, installations, repairs, and reports. The class works within a general outline of work to be performed; develops work methods and sequences under general supervision. Requires the ability to work independently, exercising judgment and initiative.

• Schedules and performs preventive maintenance on plant fixtures, systems, and equipment in accordance with prescribed schedules.

• Troubleshoots malfunctions and repairs; reports major malfunctions to supervisor for further action.

• Performs troubleshooting and repair of single phase, three phase, low voltage control systems, process control equipment and Scada systems.

• Removes and replaces equipment or components; installs new equipment or components.
• Performs operator tasks as assigned including taking readings, adjusting parameters, and other operations tasks.
• Maintains plant facility and grounds including building maintenance, mowing grass, cleaning area of trash and debris, and other maintenance.
• Maintain satellite facilities such as plant facilities.
• Maintains logs of maintenance actions and prepares periodic or special reports.
• Monitors condition of vehicles assigned; performs minor maintenance and service; reports major malfunctions to supervisor.

• Attends staff meetings to exchange information; attends in-service training and technical classes to improve technical skills.
• Performs routine office tasks, such as typing, filing, faxing, phoning, and copying.

• Call back status is required during emergency conditions.

• Inspects, sets-up, and otherwise prepares new equipment to be placed in service.
• This position is subject to assigned on call rotation.

• Requires a high school diploma or GED.
• Prefer a minimum of one year in the areas of electrical and mechanical abilities, with the ability to troubleshoot and repair water and wastewater treatment and processing equipment.
• Prefer knowledge in Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), relay logic, pumps, motors, gearboxes and all other equipment as it relates to water and wastewater processing.
• Requires a valid State of Florida driver license and satisfactory driving record as a condition of initial and continued employment.
• Must obtain a Class A CDL with air brake endorsement within 18 months of employment.
• Must obtain a Utility Maintenance III Certification within 18 months of employment.
• Confined Space Entry Certification within 18 months of hire (City can provide training but preferred at time of hire)