Water Production Maintenance

Owensboro Municipal Utilities; Owensboro (KY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Owensboro Municipal Utilities in Owensboro, KY, seeks a skilled maintenance mechanic to repair and maintain pumps, blowers, fans, and related plant equipment at the Water Treatment Plant. The role requires precision alignment, fabrication, welding, and routine preventive maintenance.

The successful candidate will have a high school diploma or GED with specialized training and 3 years of related experience, plus a valid driver's license with HazMat & Tanker endorsements; respirator release, First

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED plus specialized schooling or on-the-job training.
• Minimum 3 years related mechanic repair experience.
• Valid Driver's License; HazMat and Tanker endorsements preferred; respirator release required.

Responsibilities

• Repair and maintain plant equipment including pumps, blowers, and fans.
• Fabricate repair parts, weld, and rig equipment.
• Operate lathe and mill to fabricate parts and measure precisely.
• Document maintenance history in the management system.
• Overtime and call-ins may be required.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Equipment operation

Reading blueprints

Welding

Troubleshooting

Metal fabrication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Welding equipment

Machining tools

Industrial test equipment

Lathe and mill

Job description

Job Code: 051

Exempt: No

Civil Service: Yes

Random Drug Screen: Yes

Residency Requirement: Yes

Department: Production

Reports To: Water Production Maintenance Crew Leader

Location: Water Treatment Plant

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION

The intent of this description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by employees on this job. Employees may be required or assigned other related activities, projects, or tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. The requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability needed. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Under the routine supervision of the Water Production Maintenance Crew Leader, performs skilled mechanical work repairing and maintaining specialized plant equipment and facilities at the water treatment facilities and in the Well field. Requires substantial judgment and analytic ability such as solving problems or performing routine repairs.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Repairs pump, blowers, and fans using sophisticated tools and instruments to determine proper clearances.
2. Performs precision alignment of rotating equipment drive trains.
3. Must be reasonably available for overtime and call-ins outside regularly scheduled work hours.
4. Documents equipment repair work history through maintenance management system.
5. Fabricates steel and performs welding, cutting and rigging for dismantling and reassembly of equipment.
6. Replaces and repairs piping relating to water, chemical, and slurry lines.
7. Repairs and maintains aerators, flumes, basins and related water treatment plant equipment.
8. Repairs and maintains lime handling equipment and piping.
9. Performs repairs and maintenance to chlorination equipment: storage tanks, lined piping and mechanical sealed chemical pumps.
10. Maintains and repairs trucks, forklifts and other mobile equipment. Ensures proper fluid levels are maintained in vehicles.
11. Operates lathe and mill to fabricate repair parts and make accurate measurements. Repairs and repacks various types of service valves.
12. Rebuilds and repairs filtration equipment, including traveling drive train speed reducers, torque converters.
13. Researches drawings, prints, part numbers and equipment records relating to equipment repair.
14. Repairs brick and masonry.
15. Experience & ability to operate various types of equipment such as; mobile crane, boom truck, backhoe, manlift, scissor lift, skid steer, etc.
16. Possess a general working knowledge of industrial electrical systems and be able to utilize electrical test equipment such as a digital volt/ohm meter
17. Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

High school or GED, plus specialized schooling and/or on the job education in a specific skill area; e.g. data processing, clerical/administrative, equipment operation, etc., plus 3 years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Ability to read and understand documents such as policy manuals, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to prepare and interpret bar graphs.

CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of known variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram formats.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Valid Driver's License, Commercial Driver's License with HazMat and Tanker endorsements. Respirator release required. First Aid and CPR

PREFERRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Class IVA Water Treatment Plant Operator Certification. 608 Refrigerant License

SOFTWARE SKILLS REQUIRED

Basic: Alphanumeric Data Entry, Contact Management, Human Resources Systems, Payroll Systems, Programming Languages, Word Processing/Typing

INITIATIVE AND INGENUITY

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Under general supervision where standard practice enables the employee to proceed alone on routine work, referring all questionable cases to supervisor.

PLANNING

Considerable responsibility with regard to general assignments in planning time, method, manner, and/or sequence of performance of own work; may also occasionally assist in the planning of work assignments performed by others within a limited area of operation.

DECISION MAKING

Performs work operations which permit frequent opportunity for decision-making of minor importance and also frequent opportunity for decision-making of major importance; the latter of which would affect the work operations of other employees and/or clientele to a moderate degree.

MENTAL DEMAND

Moderate mental demand. Operations requiring almost continuous attention, but work is sufficiently repetitive that a habit cycle is formed; operations requiring intermittent directed thinking to determine or select materials, equipment or operations where variable sequences may be selected by the employee.

ANALYTICAL ABILITY / PROBLEM SOLVING

Moderately structured. Fairly broad activities using moderately structured procedures with only generally guided supervision. Interpolation of learned things in somewhat varied situations.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR WORK OF OTHERS

Responsibility for work of others: Not indicated.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR FUNDS, PROPERTY and EQUIPMENT

Occasionally responsible for organization's property where carelessness, error, or misappropriation would result in moderate damage or moderate monetary loss to the organization. The total value for the above would range from $5,000 to $150,000.

ACCURACY

Probable errors would not likely be detected until they reached another department, office or patron, and would then require considerable time and effort to correct the situation. Frequently, possibility of error that would affect the organization's prestige and relationship with the public to a limited extent, but where succeeding operations or supervision would normally preclude the possibility of a serious situation arising as a result of the error or decision.

ACCOUNTABILITY

FREEDOM TO ACT

Generally controlled. General processes covered by established policies and standards with supervisory oversight.

ANNUAL MONETARY IMPACT

The amount of annual dollars generated based on the job's essential duties / responsibilities. Examples would include direct dollar generation, departmental budget, proper handling of organization funds, expense control, and savings from new techniques or reduction in manpower.

None. Job does not create any dollar monetary impact for the organization.

IMPACT ON END RESULTS

Modest impact. Job has some impact on the organizations end results, but still from an indirect level. Provides assistance and support services that facilitates decision making by others.

PUBLIC CONTACT

Occasional contacts with patrons on routine matters.

EMPLOYEE CONTACT

Contacts of considerable importance within the department or office, such as those required in coordination of effort, or frequent contacts with other departments or offices, generally in normal course of performing duties. Requires tact in discussing problems and presenting data and making recommendations, but responsibility for action and decision reverts to others.

USE OF MACHINES, EQUIPMENT AND/OR COMPUTERS

Regular use of highly complex machines and equipment; specialized or advanced software programs.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Outside working environment, wherein there are extremely disagreeable working conditions most of the time (e.g. hot mix paving in constant sun).

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is continuously exposed to work near moving mechanical parts, wet or humid conditions; frequently exposed to risk of electrical shock, outdoor weather conditions, extreme heat, vibration; and occasionally exposed to work in high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations.

Highly repetitive, highly physical. Highly repetitive type work which requires the concentrated and non-diversified physical demands of the employee.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is continuously required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear; occasionally required to sit, taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds; continuously lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception; and ability to adjust focus.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Knowledge and Abilities

High school diploma required. Mechanical aptitude needed with basic knowledge of plant operations and ability to operate precision tools and instruments in the repair of physical plant equipment. Ability to read and interpret blue prints and mechanical drawings. Respirator release required.

Experience

Three years mechanic repair, experience including welding, cutting and operation of sophisticated tools and instruments for equipment repair.