Maintenance Mechanic

About the role

Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.

The WWTF Maintenance Technician is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and improving mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and facility systems at the wastewater treatment facility. This position helps ensure reliable plant operations, regulatory compliance, equipment availability, and a safe working environment.

Work is performed throughout the wastewater treatment facility, including pump stations, treatment basins, mechanical rooms, electrical rooms, laboratories, buildings, and outdoor areas. The position may involve exposure to wastewater, biological hazards, chemicals, high noise levels, moving machinery, slippery surfaces, confined spaces, and extreme temperatures. Employees must follow all safety procedures and use required personal protective equipment.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair wastewater treatment equipment and facility systems.
• Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on:
  • Pumps, motors, blowers, compressors, and gearboxes
  • Valves, piping, gates, screens, and conveyors
  • Clarifiers, aeration equipment, mixers, and disinfection systems
  • Sludge-processing equipment, including presses, centrifuges, and conveyors
  • Chemical-feed systems and storage equipment
  • HVAC, plumbing, lighting, and building systems
• Diagnose mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and instrumentation problems. Use electrical meters, hand tools, power tools, diagnostic equipment, and maintenance software.
• Perform basic electrical repairs, motor troubleshooting, wiring, control-panel work, and component replacement, as authorized.
• Inspect and maintain pumps, motors, belts, bearings, seals, couplings, and other rotating equipment.
• Assist with installation, alignment, calibration, and commissioning of new equipment.
• Read and interpret equipment manuals, schematics, blueprints, wiring diagrams, and technical drawings.
• Respond to equipment failures, alarms, spills, and other operational emergencies.
• Complete work orders, inspection reports, maintenance logs, parts requests, and regulatory records accurately.
• Maintain an inventory of tools, spare parts, lubricants, and maintenance supplies.
• Coordinate with plant operators to schedule maintenance while minimizing disruption to treatment processes.
• Assist contractors and inspectors working at the facility.
• Perform welding, fabrication, cutting, grinding, and rigging tasks when qualified and authorized.
• Maintain clean and organized work areas, tools, vehicles, and equipment.
• Follow lockout/tagout, confined-space entry, hot-work, fall-protection, chemical-handling, and other safety procedures.
• Participate in emergency response, standby, on-call, weekend, and holiday coverage as assigned.
• Support facility improvement projects and other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED is required.
• Two or more years of experience in industrial maintenance, municipal utilities, wastewater treatment, manufacturing, or a related field;