<p>WASTEWATER MAINTENANCE - Job Title: Industrial Maintenance Tech I</p> <p>Hiring Salary: $23.56 - $26.00 (DOE)</p> <p>Reports to (Role): Assigned supervisor Department/Group: Water Renewal FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Travel Required: None Position Type: Full-Time/Non-Exempt, 40 hours a week Benefits Eligible: Yes PERSI Eligible: Yes Work Schedule: Monday through Thursday working 10-hour shifts</p> <p>WE TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE!</p> <p>The City of Nampa offers competitive benefits and growth opportunities, including the following for full-time positions in City Government Departments:</p> <ul> <li>Medical </li><li>Dental </li><li>Vision </li><li>PERSI Retirement Plan, with 11.96% employer contribution </li><li>401k & 457 Retirement Plans </li><li>11 Paid Holidays </li><li>Paid Time Off (at least 4 weeks per year) </li><li>Life Insurance with AD&D </li><li>Short-Term Disability </li><li>Long-Term Disability </li><li>Flexible Spending Account </li><li>Employer-Funded HRA VEBA Health Savings </li><li>Wellness Program & Rewards </li><li>Opportunity for student Public Service Loan Forgiveness </li><li>Harward Recreation Center Discounts </li><li>Other Great Benefits! </li></ul> <p>POSITION SUMMARY: The principal function of an employee in this class is to maintain, service, and repair a variety of mechanical, electrical, and electronic parts and equipment at the City's Wastewater Plant to ensure safe and efficient plant operation. The work is performed under the supervision and direction of an assigned supervisor who may check and verify completion of work. The nature of the work performed requires that an employee in this class establish and maintain effective working relationships with the assigned supervisor, other City employees, and the general public. The principal duties of this class are performed in a wastewater treatment plant environment, which includes exposure to hazardous chemicals, extreme heights, and dangerous machinery.</p> <p>ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:</p> <ul> <li>Performs a variety of basic repairs of mechanical, electrical, and electronic parts and equipment of the Wastewater Plant, including repairing pumps, boiler, blower, and other related equipment to maintain the flow process of the City's sewer system. </li><li>Performs a variety of preventive maintenance of plant equipment at scheduled time intervals as required, including checking belts, bearings, seal leaks, changing oil and lubricants, and repairing or replacing worn or damaged parts as necessary. </li><li>Provides basic maintenance and repair of electrical components on plant equipment, including troubleshooting and diagnosing problems, as necessary. </li><li>Maintains complete and accurate records of all maintenance and repair activities, including maintaining records of used parts, stock items, and labor hours as required. </li><li>Maintains an efficient inventory of necessary parts and equipment to ensure efficient plant operations and cost efficiency. </li><li>Performs tests of equipment following maintenance and repairs to ensure safe and efficient operation of equipment as required. </li><li>Operates a variety of hand and power tools, and other maintenance related vehicles and equipment, including but not limited to welder, cutting torch, backhoe, forklift, and hydro cleaner truck. </li><li>Performs a variety of basic plant actives as requested. </li><li>Provide needed information and demonstrations concerning how to perform certain work tasks to new employees in the same or similar class of positions. </li></ul> <p>BIOSOLIDS</p> <ul> <li>May operate a semi-truck and trailer or dump truck to haul biosolids offsite if licensed to do so. </li><li>May operate a semi-truck and trailer or dump truck to move material onsite. </li></ul> <p>ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS:</p> <ul> <li>Assumes responsibility for other duties as required or assigned. </li><li>Attends meetings, conferences, workshops, and training sessions and reviews publications and audio-visual materials to become and remain current on principles, practices, and new developments in assigned work areas. </li><li>Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time. </li></ul> <p>REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, & LICENSE/CERTIFICATIONS:</p> <ul> <li>High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED) required. </li><li>Class B CDL preferred. </li><li>Must live with a thirty-minute response time from the wastewater treatment plant. </li><li>At least 1 year of experience as an Industrial Maintenance, or any combination of experience and training which provides the equivalent scope of knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work. </li></ul> <p>REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:</p> <ul> <li>Basic knowledge of the methods, practices, tools, and materials used in mechanical maintenance and repair of industrial plant equipment. </li><li>Basic knowledge of the principles of operation of pumps, motors, and other related industrial plant equipment. </li><li>Basic knowledge of occupational hazards and necessary safety precautions applicable to mechanical and electrical maintenance and repair. </li><li>Basic knowledge of the necessary safety measures precautions that must be observed when working in a wastewater treatment plant. </li><li>Ability to work in physically demanding conditions. </li><li>Ability to efficiently operated and repair wastewater service-related equipment as required, including hand and power tools, vehicle and related machines and equipment. </li><li>Ability to efficiently perform required tasks from the direction of blueprints, diagrams, and sketches. </li><li>Ability to efficiently perform accurate mathematical computations as required. </li><li>Ability to communicate effectively with others, both orally and in writing, using both technical and non-technical language. </li><li>Ability to understand and follow oral and/or written policies, procedures, and instructions, use logical and creative thought processes to develop solutions according to written specifications and/or oral instructions, and prepare and present accurate and reliable reports containing findings and recommendations. </li><li>Ability to perform a wide variety of duties and responsibilities with accuracy and speed under the pressure of time-sensitive deadlines. </li><li>Ability to operate or quickly learn to operate a personal computer using standard and customized software applications appropriate to assigned tasks and the ability and willingness to quickly learn and put to use new skills and knowledge brought about by rapidly changing information and/or technology. </li><li>Integrity, ingenuity, and inventiveness in the performance of assigned tasks. </li><li>All applicants must be able to successfully pass City of Nampa background check processes and drug testing, which may include reference checks, criminal history checks, driving record checks, and pre-employment, random, and post-accident drug tests. </li></ul> <p>WORK ENVIRONMENT:</p> <ul> <li>The principal duties of this class are performed in wastewater treatment plant environment, which includes exposure to hazardous chemicals, extreme heights, and dangerous machinery. </li></ul> <p>ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL ABILITIES:</p> <ul> <li>Finger Dexterity: Sufficient finger or manual dexterity with or without reasonable accommodation to enable the employee to operate a personal computer, telephone, related office equipment, hand and power tools and related equipment. </li><li>Speech: Sufficient clarity of speech or other communication ability with or without reasonable accommodation to enable the employee to communicate effectively and convey detailed or important instructions or ideas accurately, loudly, or quickly. </li><li>Hearing: Sufficient clarity of hearing with or without reasonable accommodation to enable the employee to hear average or normal conversations and receive ordinary information. </li><li>Visual Abilities: Sufficient visual acuity or other power of observation with or without accommodation to enable the employee to determine the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned; identify fine color differences or chemical reactions which ensure water quality; to review a wide variety of materials in electronic or hard copy form and perform activities such as viewing a computer terminal; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection). </li><li>Physical Strength & Personal Mobility: Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodation, which enables the employee to perform maintenance and repairs. Stamina to stand and walk for extended periods of time and strength to lift and maneuver materials and equipment weighing up to 70 pounds with proper equipment. </li></ul> <p>REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION STATEMENT: To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. A reasonable accommodation may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.</p> <p>EEO STATEMENT: The City of Nampa is an equal employment opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.</p> <p>DISCLAIMER: The City has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the City reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the City may deem appropriate. This position may close before the closing date.</p>