Industrial Process Machinery Mechanic

This is skilled mechanical work in the maintenance and repair of large industrial process machinery and related equipment. Employees in this class work in one of the City's drinking water treatment, water pollution control or in a pumping operation performing preventive maintenance activities according to established schedules and corrective and emergency repair work as assigned. Instructing other maintenance personnel in the proper maintenance methods, techniques and procedures is an aspect of the work performed.

This class is differentiated from related classes by the size and complexity of the industrial process machinery and related components such as, but not limited, to large feeding and mixing mechanisms and equipment, material handling machinery, solids collection, handling & transport systems, piping systems, belt & screw conveyors, rakes and screens, slide gates, sluice gates, gearboxes, centrifuges and cryogenic, chemical feed, large rotating equipment such as pumps, motors and conveying equipment, overhead cranes and by the necessity to follow specified safety procedures due to exposure to hazardous chemical and sewage substances as well preventing physical injury.

Work involves disagreeable conditions, and the lifting of heavy material. Work is performed under the general supervision of a maintenance superior.

Candidates who pass the exam and are placed on the civil service list will be retained on the list for a minimum of one year and a maximum of two years after the establishment of the Eligible List.

Candidates who have maintained a bona fide residence in Philadelphia for at least one year prior to the date of the civil service examination shall have priority over all other people receiving an identical test score.

To receive such preference, candidates must respond to the question regarding residence on this application. This response will be used to determine eligibility for preference for residents. Documentation of residence may be required if there is any question as to whether you meet the residency preference requirements.

If an applicant does not respond to the appropriate residence question, it will be assumed that the applicant does not qualify for residence preference. Eligibility for residence preference must be determined by the date of the test administration. No requests for residence preference will be granted after the test administration.

Applicants will be evaluated and scored based upon their training and experience credentials. Applicants will not be asked to appear to take a scheduled examination.

Scores in the Training and Experience Evaluation will be based on documentation of education and experience provided by the candidate. To receive full credit for your education and experience, you should submit all relevant documentation including college transcripts, licenses, certifications, paid out of class documentation, etc. and provide a detailed description of your education, experience, and credentials.

An Eligible List will be established the week of August 24, 2026. Please note that this date may change.

In accordance with Civil Service Regulation 9.091D, candidates may review their answer sheets and other test papers to determine if they have been scored correctly or if there has been an irregularity in the administration of the examination. Candidates will have 30 days after the results have been mailed to review their test and to file a written appeal.

High School/GED

Presently employed by the City of Philadelphia with permanent Civil Service status in the Water Department with a performance rating of Satisfactory or higher.

Equivalent to completion of the twelfth school grade.

Two years of experience repairing and maintaining mechanical equipment such as mixers, motors, pumps, and compressors.

Two years of skilled mechanical work experience at the full performance level in the maintenance and repair of a variety of mechanical equipment in an industrial facility.

Any equivalent combination of education and experience determined to be acceptable by the Office of Human Resources.

Machinery and Equipment Mechanic (7J15)

Ability to physically perform the duties and to work in the environmental conditions required of a position in this class.

Possession of a valid proper class motor vehicle operator's license as issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania prior to appointment and during tenure of appointment as an Industrial Process Machinery Mechanic if required by work assignment.