Plant Technician I

Experience

• Six months of full-time experience maintaining, overhauling, repairing, and installing mechanical equipment at a water treatment facility, wastewater facility, potable reuse facility, major pump station, or industrial processing facility employing similar technology.
• One year of full-time experience repairing a variety of mechanical equipment, such as air compressors, power tools, parking meters, light meters, sound level meters, small gasoline or diesel engines, irrigation equipment, mowers, shop equipment, safety equipment such as respirators, Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBAs), explosimeters, air lines, emergency mobile equipment, and/or firefighting equipment.
• Qualifying experience MUST include working on pumps, valves, and/or piping systems.

Qualifications

• A valid California Class C Driver's License is required at the time of hire.
• Highly desirable: Experience working on compressors, gear reduction units/speed reducers, chemical feeders, small gasoline/diesel engines, and blowers.
• Experience and training in Predictive Maintenance Technologies.
• A valid California Water Environment Association (CWEA) Plant Maintenance Mechanical Technologist Grade I or higher certification.
• Knowledge of machinery alignment protocol.
• Knowledge of Centrifugal, Vertical Turbine, and/or Submersible Pumps of various horsepower.