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All applicants must apply online at www.bjwsa.org/jobs.
SUMMARY: Under limited supervision, is responsible for the daily supervision of the Technical Maintenance Group that installs, maintains and repairs or replaces the mechanical, electrical, structural and electronic instrumentation equipment at water and wastewater plants, facilities and conveyance systems. Ensures efficient non-interrupted operation of the same and adherence to the BJWSA Strategic Plan to include ethics, policies, procedures and standards. Reports to the Director of Technical Maintenance.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Performs various supervisory duties in managing subordinate staff to include training, instructing, assigning and reviewing work, maintaining standards and guidelines through the proper coordination of activities, allocating personnel appropriately. Performs personnel related functions such as acting on employee problems, providing recommendations for selection of new employees, transfers, promotions, disciplinary actions, and discharge.
- Monitors adherence to safety and security policies and recommends changes when needed.
- Provides on-the-job training, guidance, and task leadership.
- Performs supervisory responsibilities of facility maintenance, including lighting, painting, carpentry, plumbing, landscape irrigation and HVAC systems.
- Supervises the maintenance, repair and calibration of mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and process control for new equipment, phone lines and LAN lines.
- Supervises the maintenance, repair and or installation of plumbing pipe, fittings, valves and associated equipment at all facilities.
- Coordinates and supervises the group’s installation of new equipment such as pumps, motors, instrumentation, etc., and coordinates with outside contractors for removal, repair and reinstallation of same.
- Initiates, receives, reviews, processes and transmits a variety of information and reports on a daily, weekly, monthly and annual basis such as maintenance work orders, electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, instrumentation calibration reports, National Electric Code interpretations, personnel evaluations, time cards, technical publications on equipment and instrumentation.
- Provides assistance and information to the Water and Wastewater Operations Managers and Chief Operators of the Water & Wastewater plants concerning the systems operations and maintenance.
- Performs other duties as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Prefer an Associate’s Degree with coursework in electrical wiring, plumbing, electronics, data communications or industrial controls. Minimum of five years’ experience in the water and sewer industry involving carpentry, plumbing, pipefitting, welding, electrical wiring, electrical control, etc., and related Technical Maintenance activities required. Must have 3 years’ experience in supervisory or lead position. Must possess ability to communicate, both orally and in writing and requires computer experience in Microsoft Office Products with the ability to use software used by the Authority. BJWSA training in confined space entry, bloodborne pathogen, hazardous material, first aid/CPR, forklift operations, crane operations, and lockout-tagout. Required.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Prefer Master Electrician License, Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), Class “A” Water Distribution license and Class “A” Wastewater Collection System license.
Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable functional, structural or compositional characteristics of data, people or things.
Interpersonal Communications: Requires the ability of speaking and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information. Includes giving assignments and/or directions to subordinates and receiving assignments and/or directions from supervisor.
Language Ability: Requires ability to read a variety of codes, regulations, policy and procedure manuals, maps, construction drawings, work orders, etc. Requires the ability to prepare routine reports, performance appraisals, records, etc. with proper format, punctuation, spelling and grammar, using all parts of speech. Requires the ability to speak with and before others with clarity, voice control and confidence.
Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic or schedule form. Requires the ability to apply influence systems in managing a crew; to learn and understand relatively complex principles and techniques, make independent judgments in absence of supervision and acquire knowledge of topics related to primary occupation. Must have the ability to comprehend and interpret received information.
Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, explain procedures, follow and give verbal and written instructions and counsel and teach employees. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently with persons from a variety of educational backgrounds using technical terminology as required.
Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas, add and subtract totals, multiply and divide and determine percentages and decimals.
Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape, and visually read various information.
Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using mechanic tools, etc. and operate motor vehicles.
Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items, keyboards, office equipment, control knobs, buttons, switches, catches, tools, etc. Requires the ability to handle a variety of items, control knobs, switches, etc. Must have strong levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.
Color Discrimination: Requires the ability to differentiate colors and shades of color.
Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing in uncomfortable physical conditions and under stress when confronted with difficult personalities, emergency situations or tight deadlines. Incumbent may be subject to danger or risk to a slight degree and to tension as a regular, consistent part of the job.
Physical Communications: Requires the ability to talk and/or hear: (talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words; hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear).
All applicants must apply online at www.bjwsa.org/jobs.
