Facility Maintenance Supervisor; Grade 28 AFSCME Local

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New employees are generally hired at the starting salary and may be eligible for merit increases each year upon receipt of a satisfactory performance evaluation, up to the maximum salary.

The examination process for this posting may include an evaluation of training and experience, a written examination, a computerized exam, an oral board interview examination, a performance examination or any combination of the above in order to qualify applicants for placement on the eligible list. The eligible list will be used to fill vacancies that occur within the next year. The appropriate number of names on the eligible list as prescribed by Merit System Section 26.03.505 will be certified to the hiring department for consideration to fill the vacant position(s).

Directs and supervises the daily pump station, forcemain and treatment plant operations and coordinates maintenance and repairs for the pump stations, force mains and treatment plants through various supervisors, staff and contractors. Supervises Master Mechanics, Plant Operations Technicians, Electronics Technicians, Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators, other supervisors, equipment operators, tradespersons, and skilled and unskilled workers to achieve daily maintenance and operational goals. Oversees and coordinates contract vendors in the installation, maintenance, operation, reconstruction, and repair of New Castle County sanitary sewage pumping stations and wastewater treatment plants;

performs technical work; does related work as required.

An employee in this class is responsible for planning, developing, assigning, and inspecting the work of employees and contractors to ensure the proper operation and maintenance of the County's sewage pumping stations, force mains and treatment plants. This employee has sound technical knowledge of the operation of pumps and treatment facilities, in addition to knowledge of all relevant permitting and regulatory requirements, including but not limited to discharge permit requirements and the County Capacity, Management, Operation and Maintenance Program (CMOM).

Responsibilities include investigating and responding to inquiries, complaints and problems. This employee has extensive contact with the public, other sections, divisions, and departments of the County and outside agencies as needed on pump station, forcemain and treatment plant related problems. The employee works independently under the general supervision of the Chief of Facility Maintenance or other designated supervisor. Higher level engineers and supervisors assist in the review and approval of projects and on highly technical problems that may arise.

• Provides for a safe workplace for all personnel and the public through the maintenance of safety standards and procedures, including the holding of routine safety meetings, the prompt investigation and reporting of all accidents, and making recommendations for safety improvements;
• Plans, designs, schedules, lays out, inspects, and supervises maintenance and construction projects, preventive maintenance, and other work assignments related to operation and maintenance being performed by employees of the section or by contractors or vendors for the section;
• Prepares work order assignments in preparation for each day, to include the assignment of all personnel, vehicles and equipment for each work order;
• Reports to work prior to crews to ensure crews are properly equipped and efficiently dispatched and provides a daily work log of the same for Dispatch and Division records;
• Assists in managing the following programs as required for the Capacity Management, Operations, and Maintenance Program (CMOM):
  • criticality-based inspection program for wastewater pumping stations;
  • corrosion control program for the wastewater transmission system;
  • processing of pump‑station run‑time data in support of the hydraulic modeling of the wastewater collection system.
• Establishes maintenance schedules and reports;
• Prioritizes…