Seasonal Water Treatment Maintenance

The City of Louisville is seeking Seasonal Maintenance staff to help maintain the grounds of 2 water treatment plant campuses and several remote sites spanning 16-20 acres.

Under the general supervision of the Water Plant Superintendent, the Maintenance position performs mowing, trimming, pruning, ground and irrigation system maintenance, painting, washing down of clarifier weirs, and other duties as assigned. This position will utilize a variety of related maintenance equipment such as the weed trimmer, lawn tractor, skid steer, and miscellaneous hand tools.

This position offers motivated candidates the opportunity to learn more about water treatment activities as desired!

Seasonal Position Details: up to 40 hours per week starting as early as April 20, 2026 and ending no later than October 16, 2026. Shorter season available.

Application Communication: All initial communication regarding your application will come via email usually from  or the recruiter. Please check your email messages frequently and your junk mail during the application process.

• Maintains water treatment plant grounds by mowing, trimming, pruning, etc. as needed.
• Maintains ground and irrigation systems; seeks help for any major repairs.
• Collects, records, evaluates, and maintains plant data.
• Reads gauges and records information shown.
• Maintains plant inventory of parts and supplies; orders replacements as needed.
• Inspects motors, bearings, and gear boxes for overheating, proper lubrication, and proper operation; uses meter and gauge readings to determine performance of equipment.
• Performs preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance; determines root cause on corrective maintenance; consults drawings, operations manuals, or vendors to assist with troubleshooting problems.
• Completes work orders with oversight from Chief Plant Operator.
• Keeps Chief Plant Operator informed of pertinent information regarding overall process.
• Uses proper PPE when necessary and maintains vigilant focus on safety hazards; alerts Supervisor of safety concerns in a timely manner.
• Conducts visual inspections of working apparatus and grounds; performs housekeeping duties such as sweeping and mopping floors, washing windows, painting, and light building maintenance.
• Assists with administrative tasks as needed.

• All candidates must be at least 18 years of age.
• Some mowing, landscaping and/or irrigation experience preferred.
• Mechanical inclination and aptitude also preferred.

• Ability to learn to operate and maintain mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Ability to understand written and oral instructions.
• Ability to establish and maintain professional working relationships.
• Ability to learn the operation of tools and equipment such as weed trimmer, lawn tractor, skid steer, and miscellaneous hand tools.
• Ability to work nights, weekends, holidays, and shift work.
• Ability to stand, walk, sit, and/or climb for extended periods.
• Skill in reading and interpreting the data on meters, gauges, etc.
• Skill in the use of a personal computer.
• Ability to work in isolation with minimal supervision and achieve desired results.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, citizens, and contractors.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands, fingers, handle, or feel tools or controls; read, speak and hear; and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds without assistance.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee must have the ability to climb up and down steep ladders and stairs. The employee must have the ability to walk up to one-half mile per day for site inspections.

Frequent exposure to noise levels that may cause distractions. Work is performed in an outdoor environment occasionally in inclement…