Pump and Motor Mechanic Job at City of Leander, TX, Leander, TX

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  • City of Leander, TX
  • Leander, TX

Job Description

Salary: $25.93 Hourly

Location : Leander, TX

Job Type: Full time

Job Number: 8.12.12/24

Department: Public Works Water & Wastewater Maintenance

Division: Wastewater Maintenance

Opening Date: 12/06/2024

Closing Date: Continuous

Performs mid-level moderately complex work. This position maintains and operates the entire City's related facilities/equipment within the water and wastewater utility system in a safe, effective, and efficient manner, using technical expertise, practices and servicing required for plant equipment, lift stations, electrical techniques and safety procedures. Operator must be able to be scheduled for "on-call" rotation and is subject to after hour call outs. Works under general supervision, with limited latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Essential Duties & Required Qualifications


  • Troubleshoots and performs complex technical repairs on major machinery and mechanical equipment at the city's water and two wastewater treatment plants and associated facilities.
  • Maintains and operates electrical distribution systems, 11 100kW -750 kW stationary and 2 mobile (trailer mounted) generators.
  • Disassembles, cleans, overhauls and rebuilds motors, electric powered centrifugal and positive displacement blowers, valves (PRV's), sewage and chemical feed pumps, filters, and other plan equipment.
  • Dismantles pumps and performs repairs in all extreme weather conditions, such as cleaning and replacing impellers, repacking stuffing boxes and mechanical seals, tightening packing glands, and replacing bearings, using hand or power tools.
  • Examines and troubleshoots pumps for malfunctioning, and to locate excessive damage or premature wear, such as blown packing, misalignment of pump shaft, slipping drive belts, worn bearings, or need for lubrication.
  • Receives, stores and handles petroleum-based materials such as grease, degreasers, and oils.
  • Performs precision alignments on motor shafts using dialer indicators, feeler gauges, and shims.
  • Operates hand tools and equipment including welding machine, air compressor, jackhammer, forklift, and other related equipment.
  • Develops and maintains preventive maintenance program in regard to the facilities and equipment in the utility system.
  • Performs preventive maintenance, and repairs all electric circuits related to water and wastewater equipment.
  • Programs and calibrates all VFD's and Soft Starts for motor up 200hp.
  • Tests, troubleshoots, locates, and calibrates, repairs and performs preventive maintenance on a variety of electrical and electronic systems, components and devices; rebuilds equipment to manufacturer's specifications, including motor controllers, transmitters, level instruments, audio-tone transmitters, and devices using operational performance standards, and standard and specialized testing equipment; corrects defects in instrumentation.
  • Operates and coordinates heavy equipment, such as boom trucks, dump trucks, cranes, and flatbed trucks.
  • Monitors inventory of materials and equipment. Recommends and specifies products needed and requisitions approved equipment and maintenance supplies.
  • Maintains assigned pump and motor truck in proper working condition and ensure all tools, testing equipment are organized and maintained and in safe operating condition.
  • Performs on-call duties by responding to water or wastewater facilities/equipment failures 24/7; repair issues at night or during storm events where electrical and mechanical failure can occur.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience
  • High school diploma or its equivalent.
  • Minimum of two years full-time related work experience and/or technical training.

Required Certificate and Licenses
  • Valid Class "C" Driver's License from any U.S. State. Must be able to obtain a Texas license within 90 days of hire. (Approximately 60% driving time in a company vehicle.)
  • TCEQ "I" Wastewater Collection License or must be able to obtain within 6 months of hire date.
  • TCEQ "D" Water Distribution License or must be able to obtain within 6 months of hire date.
  • Valid Class "B" Commercial Texas driver's license at time of hire or must be able to obtain within 6 months of hire date.
  • Must be able to obtain a Basic first aid certificate within one year of the hire date.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Three or more years work experience in the operation and/or maintenance of water/wastewater utility system.
  • Experience working for a government entity such as a City, County, or a State agency.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities


  • Knowledge of chemicals, technical equipment and Texas Water Commission and EPA guidelines and regulations.
  • Skill and ability to locate water lines using maps; repair and maintain water and wastewater lines, and associated valves and pumps using safety standards to prevent hazards.
  • Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
  • Ability to follow detailed verbal and written instructions.
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals, etc.
  • Ability to communicate with other employees and the public in a courteous and diplomatic manner.
  • Skill in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing.
  • Ability to work hours other than the regular daytime schedule such as shift work, on call, or emergency response situations (i.e. early morning, afternoons, evenings, and late-nights shifts).
  • Must be able to wear the city provided uniform and city issued personal protective equipment - Steel-toed leather boots, gloves, eye protection, head protection, safety vest, and ear protection.
  • Workers must follow safety procedures and use of safety equipment.
  • Skill in operating assigned equipment, tools, and vehicles safely.
  • Ability to report safety hazards, equipment problems and emergency situations.

Physical Demands & Additional Information

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds and push, pull, drag up to 150 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Working Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee works outdoors in extreme heat or cold temperature and during inclement weather; exposed to dust fumes and loud noises. Frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified in this position.

Your well-being and that of your family matters to you, and so it's important to us too. To support you and your loved ones through life's many challenges, we offer our full time employees access to a wide array of benefits including health, dental, vision, life, disability, accident, cancer, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, employee assistance, paid holidays, paid sick leave, paid emergency leave, longevity pay, golf course discounts as well as generous retirement and deferred compensation programs and social security participation.


Medical
We offer two types of medical plans (a traditional PPO plan and a high deductible health plan) so that you can choose the one that best fits your needs. The premium you pay is based on which plan you select and who you cover. Covering just yourself? The City currently pays the entire employee-only premium for either plan. Covering qualified dependents in your family? Currently, we'll pay your employee premium and split the remainder of the spouse/child/family premium with you - we pay 60%; you pay 40%. That generous cost share reflects our philosophy that our employees and their families should have the best health care we can afford to provide.


Dental
Dental plans include a DMO option (no cost for employee-only coverage) and two more traditional plans whose premiums are also affordable. You can choose to cover yourself or any qualified dependents and choose which plan best suits your dental needs. Currently, for the DHMO option, we pay the employee premium and split the remainder of the spouse/child/family premiums with you - we pay 50%; you pay 50%. Under the more traditional plans, although we don't pay the entire employee-only premium, we still split the incremental dependent premiums with you 50/50.


Vision
Access to $10 eye exam co-pays and up to $150 frame and contact lens allowances make vision insurance a popular benefit among employees. Cover yourself for just a few bucks a pay period or all of your qualified dependents for not much more.


Life/AD&D
Your basic employee $15,000 term life insurance policy is paid for by the city. Accidental Death & Dismemberment under the plan would pay an additional $15,000 to your beneficiary if you die in an accident. More life insurance coverage is paid for by the City and provided through our Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) program. If that's still not enough coverage, you can purchase more life/AD&D coverage for yourself and your qualified dependents. Over the age of 65? These coverages are subject to an age reduction schedule.


Disability
Both short and long term disability plans which provide up to 60% income replacement are available to purchase at competitive rates.


Accident & Cancer
Need extra coverage for off-the-job medical injuries or a cancer diagnosis? Supplemental plans that pay cash for some of life's most unexpected events are available for purchase.


Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
Want to set aside some pre-tax dollars for health care expenses or dependent care expenses? If you select the traditional EPO medical coverage, you can set aside pre-tax money for medical expenses through the City's Section 125 medical FSA plan, which is managed by an outside carrier. You can do the same for dependent day care expenses, regardless of which medical plan you select.


Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
The high deductible health care plan has its own provisions for pre-tax health savings (HSA) so you can set aside money for your qualified health care expenses. The City will add $1000 to your health savings account to get you started each plan year.


Employee Assistance Program
We know that sometimes your needs are much different than a doctor visit or a prescription, so the City pays for a generous employee assistance program through Alliance to help you or any household member with counseling, legal referrals or simply a safe ride home.


Holidays
The City has thirteen designated holidays each year.


Vacation Leave
Most full time, regular employees (excluding firefighters on a 24 hour shift schedule and department heads) accrue 3.69 hours of vacation time each pay period and are eligible to use that time after just six months of employment. The longer you work for the city, the more vacation time you receive, with those accrual rates going up at 4, 9 and 14+ years of service. Never use your vacation time? Don't worry; you can bank up to two times your annual accrued hours before you stop accruing.


Sick Leave
As a full time regular employee (excluding firefighters on a 24 hour shift), you accrue 3.69 hours of sick leave each pay period, which you are eligible to use after your first pay period with the city. You can also continue to build your sick leave balance up to 480 hours for those unexpected emergencies.

Longevity Pay
Regular full-time employees after they've been employed for one year or more are eligible for an annual payout of $5 for every month of City service. So, while that first year $60 check might not seem like a ton of money, that $1500 check (minus taxes of course) for your 25 years of service which is paid around Thanksgiving will likely help you feel very thankful for a little extra cash for Christmas shopping.


Retirement
All regular full-time employees participate in our Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS). Your 7% investment each payroll period is matched 2 to 1 by the City and is vested at 5 years. You can retire at age 60 with 5 or more years of service or younger if you have at least 20 years of service. You can also receive service credit for certain types of military service. The City's TMRS plan is one of the most generous retirement plans around.


Deferred Compensation
If saving 7% with a 2 to 1 match through TMRS isn't enough to meet your financial goals, you can stash even more on a pre-tax basis through the City's 457 plan. Start or stop saving at any time - up to $18,000 annually if you're under 50, and up to $24,000 if you're older.


Social Security
City of Leander employees also participate in the social security system under FICA regulations.


Golf Course
We have a gorgeous golf course. Want to learn how to play? As a City employee you can play for 50% off. Check it out!

01


The Pump and Motor position requires: High school diploma or its equivalent, AND a minimum of two year full-time related work experience and/or technical training. Do you meet the minimum required qualifications?
  • Yes
  • No

02


If you have participated in any vocational training programs (i.e. electrical, mechanic, plumbing), please list in detail the experience and type of program in the box below (enter N/A if not application):

03


Please provide a brief description of how you meet the minimum qualifications listed in the position description. Please include your experience in maintenance of pumps and motors in a water/wastewater utility environment. Make sure to include the number of years of related experience.

04


This position requires specific certificates and licenses. Please select all that you have or can obtain.
  • I have a valid Class "C" Driver's License from any U.S. State, or I can obtain a Texas license within 90 days of hire.
  • I have a TCEQ "I" Wastewater Collection License or I can obtain one within 6 months of hire date.
  • I have a TCEQ "D" Water Distribution License, or I can obtain one within 6 months of hire date.
  • I have a valid Class "B" Commercial Texas driver's license, or I can one obtain within 6 months of hire date.
  • I have a Basic first aid certificate or I can obtain within one year of the hire date.
  • I do not have any certificates or licenses listed above and I am not able to obtain one.

05


How many years of work experience and/or technical training do you have in the operation and/or maintenance of water/wastewater utility system?
  • Less than 2 years experience
  • 2 years but less than 3 years
  • 3 but less than 4 years
  • 4 but less than 5 years
  • More than 5 years

06


Do you have experience working for a government entity such as City, State or County? Please select any government entities below that are applicable.
  • City
  • State
  • County
  • I have no experience working for a government entity.

07


This position requires the ability to work hours other than the regular daytime schedule such as shift work, on call, or emergency response situations (i.e., early-mornings, afternoons, evenings, and late-nights shifts, weekends).
  • I acknowledge and read the other than regular daytime, on-call work schedule for this position.

08


In this position you must be able to wear the city provided uniform and city issued personal protective equipment - Steel-toed leather boots, gloves, eye protection, head protection, safety vest, and ear protection
  • I acknowledge and read the requirement to wear city provided uniform and protective gear for this position.

Required Question City of Leander, TX

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