Plant Maintenance Technician - Water System

This is a full-time position with benefits. This position is responsible for the maintenance of the Fayette County Water System, including facilities, treatment production equipment, and other equipment. An incumbent in this position may be designated a Plant Maintenance Technician I, II or III. 

Major duties include but are not limited to:
1.    Maintains and repairs pumps and equipment.
2.    Maintains dams; prepares dams for annual state inspections; repairs pipes; flushes wet well; cut trees and underbrush; checks gates, locks and fences, paints over graffiti, picks up garbage.
3.    Maintains water plant sites, tank sites, pump station sites, and water system parks.
4.    Monitors wetland sites; maintains roadways, signs, and gates associated with sites.
5.    Performs electrical maintenance.
6.    Operates fire hydrants for Water System flushing and pressure monitoring.
7.    Troubleshoots electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic control systems and equipment for repair or replacement.
8.    Identifies repair needs; researches equipment; locates parts; tracks and reports purchase and submits reports for approval.
9.    Tracks repairs, time, and material used during emergency repairs and preventive maintains.
10.    Maintains and repairs elevated water towers electrical and lighting systems.
11.    Operates and maintains large equipment.
12.    Constructs, maintains and repairs facility gate operators, gates, and fences.
13.    Reads large meters.
14.    Repairs leaks.
15.    Maintains assigned tools, equipment and vehicles.
16.    Provides 24 hour on call emergency duty.
17.    Performs other related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
•    Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with completion of specialized training in the field of work, in addition to basic skills typically associated with a high school education.
•    Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having had a similar position for one to two years.
•    Possession of a State of Georgia issued valid Maintenance Technician License within one year of being hired or promoted into this position.
•    Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver's licenses issued by the State of Georgia for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.

Starting Salary - $43,462.11