Job Description:\n\nUtilities Maintenance Mechanic PAY RATE: $24.31/HR. Plant City, FL Join our Utilities team as a Utilities Maintenance Mechanic, where you'll serve as the crew leader responsible for maintaining and repairing lift stations, wells, reclaimed water systems, and the wastewater treatment plant. This hands-on position is ideal for an experienced mechanic with strong electrical and mechanical troubleshooting skills who enjoys solving complex equipment issues and leading a team. What You'll DoLead and supervise the Mechanical/Electrical maintenance crew.Perform preventive maintenance and repairs on pumps, motors, lift stations, generators, PLCs, electrical controls, and other utility equipment.Troubleshoot electrical and mechanical systems up to 480 volts.Install, maintain, and repair water and wastewater equipment and infrastructure.Operate heavy equipment including forklifts, backhoes, loaders, cranes, and dump trucks.Maintain accurate maintenance records and respond to emergency call-outs on a rotating on-call schedule. If you're an experienced maintenance professional looking for a leadership role with a dedicated utilities team, we encourage you to apply. Position Summary: This position is the crew leader responsible for maintenance and repair of lift stations, wells, reuse, and the wastewater treatment plant. This position requires an extensive knowledge of electrical and mechanical trouble shooting and repairs, the knowledge and ability to work safely around high voltage up to 480v, and the experience and ability to maintain and repair pumps, motors, electrical controls, starters, breakers, relays, and all appendages associated with the collection and distribution system. This position also requires following electrical diagrams and troubleshooting electrical and mechanical failures. Under general supervision, incumbent must exercise reasonable initiates and independent judgement in ensuring that timely, efficient, and effective services are provided to departments, selecting work methods, and performing assigned tasks. Work is reviewed through oral and written reports, discussion, and results obtained. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The following duties are illustrative and not exhaustive. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Supervisor and crew leader over Mechanical Electrical Division. Supervises and participates in the performance of maintenance, adjustment, and repair of a variety of equipment, machinery and control systems in the treatment plants and pumping stations.Conducts preventive and scheduled maintenance on all lift station equipment, including pumps, motors, piping, and structures. Repairs and/or replaces motors, pumps, and all associated equipment in lift stations and any piping or structural components that require replacement according to prescribed operating standards.Diagnoses problems with lift station operations. Pinpoints problems with the use of testing equipment and based on experience and knowledge of lift station mechanics. Uses computer-generated telemetry reports on lift station systems to aid in such trouble-shooting. Makes necessary repairs; reports the need for major repairs to a supervisor. Directs and participates in major repairs on pumps, motors, and other equipment.Performs scheduled preventive maintenance and repairs a variety of water/wastewater related equipment, including: bubbler system, air compressors, sealed water pumps, generators, hydraulic valves, transfer pumps, odor scrubbers, grinders, exhaust fans, vacuum filters, various pumps (centrifugal, rotary lobe, positive displacement, diaphragm), chlorination systems and/or aeration systems in order to; minimize equipment breakdown/malfunction; identify potential mechanical/safety problems; facilitate efficient/effective operation of the treatment plant; and prolong the useful life of the equipment.Checks and maintains equipment such as motors, blowers, pumps, compressors, chemical feeders, rotary distributors, and flotation units. Performs electrical, masonry, plumbing and welding tasks in repairing equipment or facilities.Fabricates or repairs products (motors, machine parts, etc.) using a cutting torch and welder.Pulls, repairs, and troubleshoots motors, starters, relays, regulators, pumps, soft starts, programmable logic controllers and many other items related to utilities. Pulls, inspects, and cleans lift station pumpsMaintains the Lakeland/Plant City potable water interconnect.Installs well pumps, motors, and related equipment to restore the well to production status or bring new wells into production.Performs preventative and corrective maintenance to collection system Lift Stations, grounds, and associated equipment. Inspects all mechanical and electrical items on lift station preventative maintenance check off list.