Maintenance Technician I

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, or install equipment.


* Required ability to fabricate parts as needed.


* Requires good reading, math, writing, scientific, and verbal communication skills and...