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Water Mechanic II - San Marcos, CA
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What they do
An Industrial Mechanic repairs and maintains complex machines used in production or manufacturing, such as conveyor belts; may use computerized diagnostic equipment.
$65,441 / year median in California
+7% projected growth
Job Description
At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical infrastructure and environmental challenges. As an Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator, you'll play a key role in protecting public health and the environment by ensuring industrial wastewater meets regulatory standards before entering treatment systems. Your work directly supports sustainable water management and helps communities thrive. Jacobs is seeking a Water Mechanic II for a large water treatment facility based in San Marcos CA. This position performs the inspection, maintenance, modification, and repair of the plant's systems, facilities, structures and related equipment, including a wide variety of pumps, instruments, motors, compressors, valves, blowers, and chemical feed equipment. The facility we operate is a T5 rated100-mgd potable water treatment plant using combined submerged membrane filtration, ozone disinfection, advanced oxidation, and biological activated carbon to meet strict water quality standards for the San Diego metropolitan area. At its completion in April 2008, it was, and continues to be, one of the largest water treatment plants using membrane filtration in the world. Bring your team-focus, adaptability, and commitment to excellence, and we'll help you grow what drives you - and deliver the world's most challenging Operations Management projects, together. ourjacobs #bia #omfs #challengeaccepted
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Performs skilled work in the construction, installation, repair and maintenance of the treatment plant's systems, facilities, structures and related equipment, including a wide variety of pumps, chemical feed/storage systems, motors, compressors, valves, and rotating equipment.
- Under direction, schedules, and carries out a preventive maintenance program; performs inspections of structures, machinery, and equipment; makes recommendations regarding changes in maintenance work procedures.
- Inspects, maintains and repairs hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
- Requests necessary tools, equipment and supplies to perform required maintenance work.
- Plans and lays out jobs from blueprints, drawings, sketches or verbal instructions; maintains records in the form of blueprints, plans and specifications for plant equipment and machinery.
- Creates work orders to perform daily tasks using
MAXIMO CMMS
software package and track work performed and inventory used on a per job basis.- Participate in the plant's Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) program.
- Exercise independent judgment and initiative within established guidelines.
- Establishes and maintains cooperative relationship with those contacted during the course of work.
- Responds to emergency situations as necessary, including those occurring after normal working hours.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Valid California Driver's License
- High School Diploma or GED
- Two years of journey-level experience in troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing of mechan¬¬ical systems, equipment and devices common to a large waterworks facility.
Knowledge of:
o Practices, methods, techniques, tools and equipment used in the installation, maintenance and repair of mechanical systems, equipment, and machinery common to a water/wastewater treatment plant or related facility. o Machine shop procedures and practices. o Safety practices, safe work methods and safety regulations pertaining to the work. o Typical waterworks conversions and calculations. o Relevant state and federal regulations. o Computerized Maintenance Management Systems o Codes, ordinances and regulations pertaining to the work. o Operation of motorized vehicles and equipment related to maintenance activities.Ideally, You'll Also Have:
- Experience using oxyacetylene and/or electric arc welding equipment and materials.
- Ability to design and fabricate a variety of brackets, supports and other metal structures, using torches, welding equipment and other fabrication equipment.
- Experience using
MAXIMO CMMS.
- CWEA Mechanical Technologists Certification and/or