Waste Water Treatment Mechanic

Position Overview:

The Waste Water Treatment Mechanic is responsible for ensuring that the waste water infrastructure is kept in a state of serviceability and is compliant with state and federal regulations.

Primary/Major Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions):

• Inspects, disassembles, and repairs machinery and mechanical equipment.
• Pipe fitting tasks with water, waste water, and distribution systems.
• Determine pipe types, sizes, and fittings.
• Lays out work and measures to locate position of pipe from drawings, blueprints, or other written specifications.
• Cuts various sizes of pipe to correct lengths with reciprocating saws, port-a-band, or other pipe-cutting machines.
• Makes standard shop computations relating to pressures, flow, and size of pipe required.
• Removes and replaces electric motors, pumps, valves of various sizes.
• Performs routine Preventive Maintenance (PM) functions on all types of machinery and equipment (i.e., inspection and replacement of belts, greasing, oiling and filter replacements).
• Checks, installs, and maintains electrical drives.
• Connects and disconnects electrical wiring as required.
• Operates high pressure/volume pumps.
• Utilizes various types of hose connections.
• Reads and interprets blueprints pertinent to all types of utility distribution and collection systems, water treatment plants and facilities.
• Examines machines and mechanical equipment to diagnose source of trouble.
• Dismantles or partly dismantles machines and perform repairs.
• Uses basic hand tools and small power tools.
• Removes and replaces broken or defective parts with items obtained from stock.
• Reassembles machines and makes all necessary adjustments for operation including alignment of components.
• Sets up or adjusts machines as required.
• Lubricates moving components, replace crankcase/gearbox oils and filters, inspect and replace belts.
• Operates light, medium, and heavy equipment used in maintenance of water or wastewater treatment facilities and systems.
• Collects and sends out water samples for analysis.
• Utilizes Safety Data Sheets to identify chemical characteristics.
• Complete Work Orders daily and accurately.
• Initiate material requisitions to order parts/materials needed for repairs.
• Assist with material and labor estimates.
• Work also involves other duties as assigned.

• Five years experience required relevant to the job description.
• State of Florida Class E drivers license or equivalent.
• State of Florida Class 2 (or above) System Distribution Operator's license required or State of Florida Class C (or above) Water Plant Operators license.