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North Charleston Sewer District
  • Position Number: 6297257
  • Location: North Charleston, SC
  • Position Type: Engineering - Mechanical

Mechanic (Wastewater Pump Station)

Company Description:

The District is committed to "...construction, operation, maintenance and enlargement of...sewers and sewage treatment and disposal...necessary to protect the health of those living in the District, and to provide for the collection, treatment and disposal of sewage and industrial effluent."

Under limited supervision, performs complex duties in the operation, installation, maintenance, and repair of mechanical equipment and related systems

Job Description:

The North Charleston Sewer District is looking to add a Wastewater Pump Station Mechanic Position effective immediately.

Mechanic (Sewer Utility) Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Installs and removes submersible, dry pit submersible, and centrifugal pumps with the use of overhead hoists, cranes, and boom trucks safely and knowledgably utilizing straps, cables, and shackles.
  • Operates light and medium duty trucks and service trucks for transport of personnel, equipment, parts, fluids, and for purpose of inspection.
  • Installs, maintains, troubleshoots, repairs, refurbishes, and replaces wastewater lift stations mechanical machinery such as pumps, grinders, check valves, piping, miscellaneous fasteners, and pipe support through regular weekly inspections.
  • Maintains wastewater lift stations through daily, weekly, and monthly duties by cleaning rag, grease, sludge, grit, and other debris from wet wells, pumps, rag baskets, grinders, bar screens, valves, and check valves.
  • Performs duties in a role of Electrician Assistant in order to assist in the performance of preventive and corrective work.

Mechanic Qualifications:

  • High school diploma;
  • Two (2) years of mechanical maintenance experience; or
  • Equivalent education, training, and/or experience.

Licenses/Qualifications:

  • Requires valid South Carolina driver's license.
  • Requires a "C" Level Wastewater Collections Systems Operators Certification
  • Required to obtain a Class "A" commercial driver's license (CDL) w/ tanker endorsement within one and a half (1.5) years of employment.
  • Requires a valid Boom Truck Operator and Rigger Certification within one and a half (1.5) years of employment.
  • Requires SCDHEC Backflow Certification within one (1) year of hire.

Special Requirements:

  • Able to use or learn to use a variety of tools such as hand tools, wrenches, etc.; a variety of supplies such as lubricants, gaskets, general office supplies, etc.; a variety of vehicles such as boom truck, etc., and a variety of computer software such as Wonderware, Microsoft Word, etc.

Benefits:

  • Retirement Pension
  • Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Time Off

Job Type: Full-time

Hours: Monday to Thursday 6:30 am to 4:00 pm







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