Plant Maintenance Mechanic - Preventative Maintenance, North Durham

Duties/Responsibilities

• Performs preventative and corrective mechanical maintenance
• Uses specialized equipment, tools, and machinery to repair and rebuild pumps, motors, gearboxes, and other equipment and facility components
• Fabricates
• Inspects, tests, and cleans equipment, alarms, and related equipment to ensure proper working condition and compliance with applicable safety and operating regulations, policies, and procedures
• Performs office and operational support duties, such as receiving work orders, stocking vehicles with necessary supplies and tools for work, maintaining databases and records, cleaning and/or washing down the work area, performing emergency or on-call duties, maintaining inventory, answering phones, and training lower-level staff
• Performs other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

• High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)
• Two (2) years of related experience
• Valid, unrestricted, North Carolina driver's license
• Additional on-the-job and/or safety-related certifications as required by the City
• One year of experience with a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) program
• Extensive use and knowledge of OSHA safety especially Lock-out/Tag-out
• Skilled in welding practices (stick, TIG, MIG, and use of torch)
• Machine shop experience using lathe`s, milling machines, etc.
• Willingness and ability to obtain a North Carolina Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Level B

Additional Preferred Skills

• NC Grade 1 Biological Wastewater Collections
• Welding, OSHA Confined Space, and/or Forklift certifications

Benefits

• Full-Time Employees: 12-13 paid holidays per year, 13 standard work days of vacation per year, 13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement
• Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans
• N.C. State Retirement System
• Short and long term disability plans
• Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions
• City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System
• Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling
• Paid life insurance equal to annual salary
• 48 hours for volunteer work each year*
• 4 hours parental leave each year
• Workman's Compensation Insurance
• 457 Deferred Compensation Plans

Pay

Hiring Range: $49,737.00 - $57,588

Schedule

Work Day/Hours: 7:00 am - 3:30 pm (Flexible)