Maintenance Technician
Veolia North America

Job Info

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Company Description

About Veolia North America

A subsidiary of Veolia Group, Veolia North America (VNA) offers a full spectrum of water, waste and energy management services, including water, and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education, and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has approximately 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent. Please visit our website www.veolianorthamerica.com.

Job Description

Pay Range: $22.35 BASE rate to $39.42 approximate blended rate.

BENEFITS

Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.

Position Purpose:

The incumbent is responsible for the maintenance and repair of buildings, wastewater treatment plant equipment and machines and machine tools. The incumbent will possess a working knowledge of electrical and control systems and have reached a high level of competency within a specific trade or discipline (e.g. welding, millwright, mechanics), but will have a functioning ability level in multiple areas. The incumbent will be responsible for guiding and training less experienced personnel in areas of expertise.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities:

• Repair and maintain pumps, valves, motors, and other process equipment. Perform "cold" electrical connect and disconnects as part of the repair and maintenance functions. Installs electrical conduit and pulls and terminates low voltage wire connections.
• Set up and proficiently operate machine tools to design, make and repair mechanisms and equipment, such as shafts, bushings, sleeves, gears, bearings and other related parts as assigned.
• Fabricate parts and/or install, adjust, dismantle, and reassemble machines and plant equipment.
• Set up and proficiently operate various tools including, but not limited to lathes, contour saws, cutoff saws, hand/bench/surface grinders, milling machines, spray welders, gas welders and various hand tools and precision measuring instruments.
• Operate and use hoists, lifts, air hammers, masonry drills, grinders, welders and cutting equipment and other power and hand tools to safety accomplish assigned tasks.
• Perform welding functions on buildings and equipment in the treatment plant including repair and fabrication work.
• Study specifications such as blueprints, electrical schematics, line diagrams, sketches and/or descriptions of parts to be replaced, and plan sequence of operations.
• Perform preventative and corrective maintenance of plant equipment as assigned.
• Replenish parts and supplies using standard purchasing procedures. Maintain manual and/or computerized work orders and records as directed.
• Provides assistance and direction to less experienced Electro mechanics and/or assigned helpers.
• Responsible for inspecting and ensuring that all assigned projects completed by direct crews are completed fully and accurately.
• May provide support to other skilled trades employees.
• Responsible for general housekeeping of maintenance shop, job sites, work areas and other areas as assigned including, but not limited to sweeping, dusting, mapping, cleaning, and painting as necessary to maintain areas to Company standards.
• Observes all on-the-job safety regulations.
• Other related tasks as assigned.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Maintain a high level of focus on health, safety and environment, ensuring safety within all activities.
• Work is performed both inside and outside with exposure to all kinds of weather conditions.
• The incumbent may be occasionally exposed to some noise, silica, dust, fumes, smoke, gases, greases, oils, electrical energy, solvents and vibrations.
• Incumbent may work on slippery/uneven surfaces, around machinery with moving parts, moving objects/vehicles, and ladder/scaffolding, below ground and may be exposed to water and other liquid materials.

Qualifications

Education/Experience/Background:

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Three (3) to five (5) years' experience as a maintenance mechanic, electrician, or HVAC technician.
• Two years of related education at a college, trade school or equivalent may be substituted for experience.
• Completion of recognized Apprenticeship program.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Knowledge of treatment plant electrical and control systems, machine equipment operations as well as proper procedures for maintenance and repair of such facilities.
• Knowledge or/and ability to safely operate electrical test equipment, conduit bender, grinders, nibblers, angle iron cutter, hydraulic press, hoist and other hand or power tools equipment related to the job.
• Must be familiar with all safety regulations and be prepared to work in and supervise confined space entry, and LOTO procedures.
• Ability to manipulate and understand the required functions of the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Ability to cut with a cutting torch and an arc rod and ability to solder and weld.

Required Certification/Licenses/Training:

• Must hold and maintain a valid NYS driver's license.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job:

• The employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

Additional Information

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

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