Maintenance Mechanic

Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority JOB DESCRIPTION

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.

Department:
Systems Maintenance

Pay Grade: 106

FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt

This position performs skilled work in major mechanical and minor electrical maintenance, adjustments, repair of water/wastewater treatment plants, pump stations, and all related equipment. Work involves operating combination vehicles and single and tandem axle automotive equipment or relatively simple mechanical attachments. May work independently or with other mechanics, laborers, and/or the plant or pump station operators during repair assignments. An employee in this position is required to be required to be on call on a rotating basis.

This position reports to the Maintenance Mechanic Foreman.

• Maintains, repairs, adjusts, and performs preventive maintenance on blowers, piping, valves, lubrication systems, generators, heat exchangers, pumps, motors, dry and liquid chemical feed systems, chlorinators, mixing equipment, electrical/electronic controls, gauges, flow meters, and other water/wastewater related equipment, instrumentation, etc.
• Troubleshoots, diagnoses, and performs detailed maintenance and repair work on water/wastewater pumps and/or booster stations and auxiliary equipment and performs procedures such as back flushing pumps or adductors, adjusting floats, adjusting and/or installing pump packing or seals.
• Performs inspections to all machines and pumping stations to ensure proper operation.
• Provides technical support and consults with employees/contractors on difficult repairs.
• Installs and maintains wiring and plumbing in treatment plants and pump stations.
• Records meter readings, records temperature readings on pumps and motors, checks belt condition and tensions, checks equipment vibrations, cleans wet wells, assists in the installation, and maintenance of various types of recording and transmitting instruments.
• Cleans and paints equipment, pumps, piping, station structures, etc.
• Operates heavy vehicles, such as service truck with a boom crane, dump truck, backhoe, bobcat, dozer, loader, and combination vehicles.
• Maintains vehicles, tools, and equipment in proper working order at all times in accordance with standard trade practices, management directives, and established standard operating procedures.
• Conducts daily, weekly, or periodic rounds to inspect treatment facilities and/or stations for proper operation and maintenance.
• Supplies ordering information for repair/replacement parts and equipment to supervisor.
• Performs other related duties as required/assigned.

High School diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED) and three (3) years of experience in mechanical, electrical, and building maintenance and repair preferred.

Possession of a valid State of Georgia driver’s license and satisfactory Motor Vehicle Record (MVR). Possession of a valid State of Georgia Class “A” CDL (Commercial Driver’s License). Possession of Manual Transmission Endorsement preferred or be able to obtain within six (6) months from date of hire. Possession of Confined Space Entry…