Maintenance Machinist - San Francisco Water Division; CDD - SFPUC;

Position Overview

Under general direction, the Maintenance Machinist performs preventive, routine, and emergency maintenance and repair of a variety of heavy and light equipment, related systems, and components.

• Sets up and operates a variety of machine tools, stationary as well as portable manual machine tools and computer numeric control (CNC) machine tools such as mills, lathes, drills, saws, etc.
• Rebuilds, refinishes, modifies, and/or fabricates replacement parts for pumps, generators, cranes, parking meters, transit vehicles/railway coaches and railway cars, fire alarm boxes, compressors, dredges, pipe lines, barges, ferry terminals and their components.
• Maintains and repairs a variety of instruments and mechanical equipment, including valves, castings, and various metal parts.
• Diagnoses, installs, inspects and tests machinery, parts and equipment.
• Reads and interprets schematic drawings, blueprints, and plans.
• Prepares and maintains records and forms documenting work performed.
• Dismantles and assembles light and heavy machines and/or equipment.
• Manufactures/fabricates parts based on samples.
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities.

Experience:

Completion of a recognized four (4) year Machinist's apprenticeship program and two (2) years of full‑time verifiable experience as a journey‑level Maintenance Machinist performing duties equivalent to Job Code 7332, with primary responsibility in maintenance/repair and machine tool operations; OR a combination of trade‑related training (certificate program or military training program) and full‑time verifiable experience totalling six (6) years under the same job code.

• Trade‑related training refers to programs such as machine tool technology program.
• Experience solely as a CNC Machinist, NC Machinist or Machine Operator (without Manual Maintenance Machinist experience) will not be considered as qualifying.

License and Certification:
Possession and maintenance of a valid Class C California driver license.

Substitution:
Completion of a CA Division of Apprenticeship Standards recognized Maintenance Machinist apprenticeship program, evidenced by issuance of a Certificate of Completion, will substitute for the six (6) years combined work experience.

Applicants for positions in this classification who are not currently employed by the City and County of San Francisco in a safety‑sensitive position represented by Auto Machinist, Local 1414 are required to pass pre‑employment drug and alcohol testing. All employees in this classification may also be subject to drug and alcohol testing upon reasonable suspicion or after a work‑related accident.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.