Posting number: 26-03670
Department: Department of Water Resources
Job classification: Trades Technician IV
Posting type: Open
Categories: Trades, Water Agency
This position is responsible for performing journeyman trades duties. The position will be required to perform use mechanical skills including but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic troubleshooting and repair of equipment on highly specialized equipment associated with all levels of the water treatment process. Provides emergency/unscheduled repairs of equipment and performs scheduled maintenance repairs. Installs, repairs, overhauls, modifies and maintains electrical and mechanical systems, equipment, and machinery. Performs required routine preventative maintenance and repair activities. Depending on grade level, incumbent will act as a lead worker, directing personnel in the proper repair / replacement of equipment. This position will be expected to fully versed in predictive (condition based) and precision maintenance technologies and must be able to trouble-shoot equipment to determine the cause of any problems and make accurate and timely decisions with respect to repairs and/or replacements.
Essential Duties
The ideal candidate will have prior experience in industrial equipment maintenance, completion of a training program or apprenticeship in the mechanical or electrical trades, experience in the repair of water or wastewater treatment plant equipment, or a related field, a basic understanding electrical safety in an industrial plant, and past experience working with a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS):
Trades Technician I-A12(3) - $43,336.00
Trades Technician II-B21(3) - $44,968.00 - $58,458.00
Trades Technician III-B23(3) - $53,286.00 - $69,272.00
Trades Technician IV-B31(3) - $57,950.00 - $75,334.00
This position may supervise staff to include prioritizing and assigning work and maintaining a healthy and safe working environment.
Other Job Requirements/Information
Effective 4/11/2023, this position is eligible for the Employee Referral Program.
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Welcome to Gwinnett County — one of America's fastest-growing counties for the past 20 years. Our dynamic and exciting county combines the best of big-city living with the comforts of the suburbs.
The county's population in 2000 was about 588,448 and we’ve only continued to grow since then, with more than a million residents now calling our county home.
Gwinnett has many advantages, beginning with its location and road system. The county is just 45 minutes from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and 30 minutes from downtown Atlanta. Thanks to this location, 80 percent of the U.S. population is within a two-hour flight. Georgia Highway 316 has been extended to Athens, reducing travel time to the University of Georgia to 25 minutes. Gwinnett's infrastructure includes more than 2,750 miles of roadways to provide excellent mobility for our residents.
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