Facility Support - WPC

Facility Support Employee

The City of Moline is a welcoming, hardworking community located along the Mississippi River in the heart of the Quad Cities. With a population of just over 42,000, Moline offers the perfect mix of small-town feel and big-city convenience. As a full-service city, we're here to provide great services, support local growth, and make Moline a great place to live, work, and visit.

When you join the City of Moline, you become part of a group that values making a difference in the community. We're all about doing good work and helping each other succeed.

As a Facility Support employee within the Water Pollution Control Division, you will play a hands-on role in supporting the operation, maintenance, and overall functionality of wastewater treatment facilities, lift stations, and collection systems throughout the City. You will assist with daily facility upkeep, grounds maintenance, cleaning operations, and material handling activities that help ensure treatment plant operations remain safe, efficient, and reliable.

Your work will support skilled maintenance staff with mechanical, plumbing, and electrical repairs while helping maintain clean and operational facilities through routine maintenance, snow and ice removal, equipment operation, and general labor activities. Through safe work practices, teamwork, and dependable service, you will contribute to protecting public health, supporting environmental compliance, and maintaining essential City infrastructure.

• Support the operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment facilities, lift stations, collection systems, and related infrastructure
• Perform facility and grounds maintenance activities including mowing, trimming, washing, painting, cleaning, and snow and ice removal
• Clean tanks, channels, troughs, screens, equipment, work areas, and other wastewater treatment facilities to maintain safe and efficient operations
• Assist skilled maintenance personnel with mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and general repair work
• Operate trucks, loaders, and other equipment for hauling materials, snow removal, salt spreading, and facility support activities
• Load, unload, transport, and organize tools, equipment, supplies, and operational materials
• Collect wastewater and industrial samples and assist with routine operational support activities
• Gather, prepare, and maintain routine operational, maintenance, and technical records
• Inspect work areas and equipment to identify maintenance, housekeeping, or safety concerns and report issues to supervisors
• Utilize hand tools, power tools, vehicles, and equipment safely and effectively in support of daily operations
• Maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, coworkers, contractors, other departments, and members of the public
• Follow established safety procedures, departmental policies, and environmental compliance practices
• Respond to operational and weather-related maintenance needs as assigned
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Working familiarity with wastewater treatment facilities, lift stations, collection systems, and related operational support activities
• Understanding of basic maintenance practices, equipment operation, and general labor procedures used in facility support work
• Safe operation of trucks, loaders, hand tools, power tools, and maintenance equipment
• Effective verbal communication and interpersonal skills when working with coworkers, supervisors, contractors, and the public
• Ability to understand, follow, and carry out oral and written instructions
• Awareness of occupational hazards, safety procedures, and environmental practices associated with wastewater and maintenance operations
• Ability to establish and maintain…