Stationary Engineer, Sewage Plant - Wastewater Enterprise - SFPUC;

Stationary Engineer, Sewage Plant

The 7372 Stationary Engineers work in two divisions, Operations and Maintenance, and we currently have openings in both divisions.

The 7372 Stationary Engineer, under general supervision during an assigned shift, is responsible for operating and maintaining a wide variety of complex machinery and equipment in a sewage disposal plant or pumping station, following established plant operations, methods and procedures; maintaining and preparing routine plant operations records and reports; and performs related duties as assigned.

Essential functions include making regular visual, audio, olfactory and tactile inspections and/or manual tests of all plant machinery and equipment, performing a variety of manual tasks requiring the handling of equipment exposed to raw sewage, operating, inspecting, maintaining, overhauling and making major and minor repairs to wide variety of pumping, heating, ventilating, process machinery and equipment in a wastewater treatment plant or pumping station, inspecting sewage pipelines, tanks and gates to check for the condition of equipment, for infiltration and blockage of debris and build-up of mineral deposits, operating, inspecting and maintaining solids treatment and flocculating chemical systems, operating, inspecting and maintaining disinfection and dechlorination systems, assisting in training and in supervising work of apprentices or other trainees, and performing other related duties as required.

If you are interested in a job like this, we are looking for people that have the following: four years of verifiable journey level Stationary Engineer, Plant Operator and/or Plant Mechanic experience in the operation, maintenance, and repair of a variety of mechanical and electrical pumping, heating, air-conditioning, ventilating, and related plant machinery of wastewater treatment plant; government establishment; hospital; industrial, production, or commercial building;

OR completion of a recognized four-year stationary engineer Apprenticeship Program. OR graduation from a recognized four-year Maritime Academy with a degree in Engineering or technology; OR possession of at least a 3rd Assistant Marine Engineer's License of any unrestricted horsepower (experience as an Oiler or Firetender will not be accepted as qualifying); OR possession of a FAA Airframe or Power Plant Certificate and four years verifiable experience in an Airframe or Powerplant mechanic or maintenance technician capacity that utilizes the certificate;

AND possession of a valid driver's license (Possession of valid California Driver's License at the time of hire).

In addition to the above Minimum Qualifications, all positions in the Operations Division at the PUC will require at least a Grade Level I Wastewater Treatment Operator Certificate or an Operator-in-Training Certificate issued by the State of California Water Resources Control Board, upon appointment to a position. If an operator is hired with an OIT (Operator-in-Training) Certificate, upon expiration of the OIT Certificate, the Operator must have a California Grade I Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Certificate;

within two (2) years of obtaining a California Grade I Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Certificate, the Operator is required to obtain a California Grade II Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Certificate. If an Operator is hired with a California Grade I Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Certificate, within two (2) years of appointment, the Operator is required to obtain a California Grade II Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Certificate.

Employees assigned to positions at the Maintenance Section of the PUC who do not fulfill the requirement in Note 2 above, will be required to obtain a California Water Environment Association Grade I Mechanical Technology Certificate within two (2) years of hire. Failure to meet the requirements set forth in either Note 2 or Note 3 may be the basis for termination or dismissal from employment.

Passing the exam to obtain a California Grade III Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Certificate within six (6) years of appointment is highly encouraged. Upon appointment to employment, and then on an annual basis, employees will be required to pass a State-mandated Respirator Medical Examination and be clean-shaven as required for use, and at least annually for respirator and self-contained breathing apparatus fitting.

For Operator positions, candidates are required to obtain six educational points as defined by State of California Water Resources Control Board. For details, please see attached link (Sections: 3685–3687).

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted. The stated desirable qualifications may be used to identify job finalists at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring in the Operations Division. Every application is reviewed to ensure that you meet the minimum…