Maintenance Technician I

Brief Description

Job Summary

Looking for a Maintenance Technician in our Fall River Wastewater Plant. Candidate must have mechanical experience.

Inspects, maintains, repairs, and installs mechanical, electromechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulics on all facility equipment.

Essential Job Functions

• Performs preventive and corrective maintenance on equipment according to vendor specifications.
• Inspects and troubleshoots equipment using tools and gauges of the trade; obtains necessary parts through established procedures.
• Performs mechanically related activities specified by work order.
• Performs routine lubrication of equipment, motors, and vehicles and changes oils as specified by manufactures specifications.
• Reports and documents results of inspections and work performed.
• Operates vehicles and mobile equipment for plant maintenance purposes.
• Assures work is performed in a safe and professional manner by following established safety, operating, and emergency response procedures.
• Performs cleanup and housekeeping task for work area, tools, and equipment.
• This is an hourly, union position.
• Schedule is 1st shift - Sunday through Thursday
• Performs related duties as needed.
  
  

Essential Job Requirements

• Ability to work in various positions which require bending (60%), walking (20%), standing (10%), and sitting (5%). Requires lying on back, kneeling, crawling, twisting, and squatting.
• Body movements require working with hands extended above and below head and from body up to 40 minutes, using hand tools weighing up to 15 pounds.
• Must be able to lift and carry, 60 pounds in standing and bending positions, and carry while walking distances of 10 feet.
• Ability to work on ladders, catwalks, and supports at heights of 50 feet above the ground, and down to 25 feet below ground level.
• Requires working in outside and inside environments with noise and all temperatures and climatic conditions, and must be able to work under adverse weather conditions for extended periods of time.
• Requires using chemicals and cleaning solvents to maintain and repair equipment.
• Must have a valid driver's license and operator's license with safe driving record.
• Must demonstrate a working ability to use computer programs for maintenance management.
• Requires working knowledge of the 'standard practices, common tools, materials, occupational hazards, and safety precautions of the trade as acquired through two years of on-the-job training.
• Requires thorough knowledge relating to the maintenance of pumps, blowers, compressors, and other electrically driven equipment.
• Must have the ability to safely operate material handling equipment, and to safely use trade tools and equipment to inspect, maintain, orinstall equipment.
• Required ability to fabricate parts as needed.
• Requires good reading, math, writing, scientific, and verbal communication skills and the ability to read blueprints, specifications and vendor instructions.
• Requires ability to carry out verbal and written instructions.
• Must have the ability to establish effective working relationships with other employees.
  
  

EOE