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Brevard County is an EEO and Veteran's Preference employer. Full Time

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: 10/12/2026 $26.18 to $28.80 hourly. Actual salary negotiable based on experience and qualifications. North Area/Mims/MWP. Work schedule involves shift work and includes evenings, weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed. Performs experienced crafts and trades work participating in the daily operation, maintenance, and housekeeping typical of water treatment facilities. Work involves operating pumps, motors, and other water treatment plant equipment; operating automotive and light equipment; calibrating chlorine, pH, and turbidity meters; performing routine laboratory tests, including chlorine residual tests and using judgment to set parameters for the water treatment process; and performing mechanical repairs on tanks, pumps, plant generators, mixers, aerators, center contacts, air compressors, chlorination equipment; lime and other chemical feed equipment, grit removal systems, mechanical screens, sludge dewatering equipment, and other equipment used in booster plants and utility lift stations.

REQUIREMENTS

: A high school diploma or its equivalent, as required by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) PLUS one (1) year [2,080 hours] of documented hands-on experience working on-site in a water treatment facility PLUS two (2) years of experience in mechanical repair and maintenance of industrial mechanical equipment. Additional college or technical coursework in subjects related to science or treatment plant operations is preferred. Additional qualifying education and/or experience may be substituted one for the other on a year for year basis for the mechanical repair and maintenance experience only.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

: Must possess a valid Florida driver's license and maintain said license during the term of employment. Must possess a valid active Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Class C Drinking Water Operator's license and maintain said license in an active status during the term of employment. Must be physically capable at all times of properly wearing and utilizing all required personal protective equipment, which may include respiratory protection. Must be able to work planned and unplanned overtime and standby and call-out duties on a rotational basis, including nights, weekends, and holidays. In the event of a hurricane, major storm, natural or man-made disaster that may threaten the area, the employee will be required to perform emergency duties as directed.