Plants Maintenance Technician In Training, I, II, III

The City of Bellingham Public Works department is currently seeking a Plants Maintenance Technician. Public Works employees strive to provide neighborhoods, businesses and visitors with efficient, quality services necessary to meet the demands of our growing, diverse community.   
 
The Plants Maintenance Technician series performs progressively responsible multi-discipline preventive, corrective, rebuild, upgrade, and special project maintenance for complex plant process systems, equipment, and facilities at the water and wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations, lift stations, reservoirs, and other facilities. Examples of duties include performing troubleshooting, preventive, corrective, and special project maintenance on industrial electrical, electronic, electrical generating and distribution, electronic process control instrumentation, distributed control systems, programmable logic controllers (PLC), remote telemetry units, HVAC, mechanical pumping equipment, high horsepower motors, compressors, heavy industrial process machinery, piping, and pneumatic and hydraulic systems.

SALARY AND BENEFITS:
Placement into the Plants Maintenance Technician Series is based on the required experience and training requirements.
 
 Salary Rates:

• Plants Maintenance Technician In Training: Starting hourly rate- $25.45. Current full range- $25.45-$31.30/hour.
• Plants Maintenance Technician 1: Starting hourly rate- $28.65. Current full range- $28.65-$35.27/hour. 
• Plants Maintenance Technician 2: Starting hourly rate- $32.20. Current full range- $32.20-$39.62/hour. 
• Plants Maintenance Technician 3: Starting hourly rate- $36.24. Current full range- $36.24-$44.58/hour.

City of Bellingham employees receive medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as life insurance and long-term disability. Additional benefits include flexible spending accounts, a medical insurance opt-out program, and access to our employee assistance program. All eligible City employees are enrolled in a Washington State Department of Retirement Systems pension plan. Additionally, employees may elect to participate in the City’s 457 deferred compensation retirement savings plan.

Employees will receive 12 paid holidays in addition to one paid floating holiday each year. Employees accrue 8 hours total of contract and state sick leave per month in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement and Washington State Law. At the time of hire, employees will accrue 7.33 hours of vacation per month. Vacation accruals increase based on years of service. Leave accruals are based on 1.0 FTE, accruals are pro-rated if part-time and require employee to be in paid status at least 120 hours/month.

For additional information regarding benefits and compensation Information please visit the following:

• Labor Agreements, Pay Schedules and E-Team Employee Handbook - City of Bellingham (cob.org)
• Employment Benefits - City of Bellingham (cob.org)

Closing Date/Time: Mon., October 28, 2024 at 8:30 AM Pacific Time

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Depending on level of experience

1. Initiates and performs corrective electrical/electronic maintenance troubleshooting, replacing, adjusting, and rebuilding electrical, electronic, process control instrumentation, distributed control systems, programmable logic controllers (PLC), remote telemetry units, or related systems.
2. Initiates and performs corrective mechanical maintenance troubleshooting, replacing, adjusting, and rebuilding defective machinery, parts and associated systems. Installs new machinery or related components.
3. Performs diagnostic and fault analysis on electric, electronic, mechanical, process control, pneumatic, pumping, hydraulic, and other systems.
4. Plans and performs projects for equipment, instrument, and system upgrade or replacement; conducts project research, planning, designs, working with engineering, vendor or contractor liaison, fabrications, testing, and installations.
5. Performs preventive maintenance such as inspection, cleaning, lubrication, checking tolerances, and exercising pumps, motors, compressors, instrumentation, telemetering, and metering equipment; also does new installation reviews and inspections, quality control, and punch lists, etc.
6. Inspects buildings, grounds and equipment regularly and as needed at the water and wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations, lift stations, reservoirs, and other facilities. Makes necessary repairs and/or modifications as needed and/or reports damage to supervisor.
7. Performs waste treatment plant service (for example: cleans floors, clarifiers, incinerators and grounds; and maintains protective coatings of facilities) and cleans water and wastewater treatment equipment (for example: reservoirs, pump stations, pumps, wet wells, dry wells, lift stations).
8. Participates in meetings, informal training, communications, and related activities.
9. Performs maintenance management system computerized data entry, work order, and report functions to log, chart, plan, and report complete and accurate records of work performed.
10. May work weekend, holiday, or emergency shifts independently with and without supervision.

ADDITIONAL WORK PERFORMED:

1. Performs duties such as routine equipment checks or maintaining buildings and remote facilities.
2. Performs other duties within the scope of the classification and the classes below.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

The Plants Maintenance Technician’s work is performed both indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions in an industrial plant environment at the water and wastewater plants, pump stations and other facilities of the water distribution and sewage collection systems. The work is in a high-risk environment which requires special safety precautions, e.g., working around high speed, high horsepower, and high voltage rotating equipment; with irritant chemicals; and with exposure to raw sewage. Employees may be required to use protective clothing such as coveralls, rain gear, masks, boots, goggles, gloves, shields, respirator, or other equipment. The person in this position independently lifts and handles a variety of moderately heavy components and may be required to work weekends, Saturdays, holidays, or emergency shifts.

Physical ability to perform the essential functions of the job including:

• Ability to perform heavy physical work including the ability to routinely lift and carry 60 lbs. and occasionally lift and carry 100 lbs;
• Ability to work at heights to 100’ and in confined spaces; 
• Correctable vision suitable for working on small parts, distinguishing between color coded electronic parts and viewing a computer terminal; 
• Adequate hearing to effectively hear telephone and radio conversations;  
• Sufficient manual and finger dexterity to work with hand tools and small parts.

Plants Maintenance Technician-in-Training 

• Requires high school diploma or equivalent AND 
• One year of experience or related training in the operation and/or maintenance of electrical and mechanical equipment.
• Must successfully complete 9 CEU's of City-approved maintenance classes within 4 years of hire.

Plants Maintenance Technician I 

• Requires high school diploma or equivalent

AND 

• Successful completion of two years post-secondary education/training in the full-range of industrial related mechanical maintenance, hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical, electronics, process control instrumentation, or closely related vocational areas. Structured coursework may be completed through programs at military training centers, community college, technical or trade school, apprenticeship, or other City-approved institutions.

OR

• Two years technical maintenance experience with fault analysis, preventative and corrective maintenance in a continuous process industrial environment such as wastewater collection and treatment, pulp and paper or refinery. Experience must reflect independent work in one or more of the following disciplines: electrician, process control technician, electronics technician, machinist, millwright, industrial plant maintenance mechanic, and pipe fitter/plumber. 

AND

• 9 CEU's of City-approved maintenance classes.

Plants Maintenance Technician II

• Requires high school diploma or equivalent 

AND 

• Successful completion of two years post-secondary education/training in the full-range of industrial related mechanical maintenance, hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical, electronics, process control instrumentation, or closely related vocational areas. Structured coursework may be completed through programs at military training centers, community college, technical or trade school, apprenticeship, or other City-approved institutions.
  

AND

• Two years technical maintenance experience with fault analysis, preventative and corrective maintenance in a continuous process industrial environment such as wastewater collection and treatment, pulp and paper or refinery.  Experience must reflect independent work in one or more of the following disciplines: electrician, process control technician, electronics technician, machinist, millwright, industrial plant maintenance mechanic, and pipe fitter/plumber.

OR

• Four years technical maintenance experience with fault analysis, preventative and corrective maintenance in a continuous process industrial environment such as wastewater collection and treatment, pulp and paper or refinery.  Experience must reflect independent work in one or more of the following disciplines: electrician, process control technician, electronics technician, machinist, millwright, industrial plant maintenance mechanic, and pipe fitter/plumber.

AND

• 13 CEU's of City-approved maintenance classes.

Plants Maintenance Technician III 

• Requires high school diploma or equivalent 
  

AND 

• Successful completion of two years post-secondary education/training in the full-range of industrial related mechanical maintenance, hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical, electronics, process control instrumentation, or closely related vocational areas.  Structured coursework may be completed through programs at military training centers, community college, technical or trade school, apprenticeship, or other City-approved institutions.

AND

• Four years technical maintenance experience with fault analysis, preventative and corrective maintenance in a continuous process industrial environment such as wastewater collection and treatment, pulp and paper or refinery.  Experience must reflect independent work in one or more of the following disciplines: electrician, process control technician, electronics technician, machinist, millwright, industrial plant maintenance mechanic, and pipe fitter/plumber.

OR

• Six years technical maintenance experience with fault analysis, preventative and corrective maintenance in a continuous process industrial environment such as wastewater collection and treatment, pulp and paper or refinery.  Experience must reflect independent work in one or more of the following disciplines: electrician, process control technician, electronics technician, machinist, millwright, industrial plant maintenance mechanic, and pipe fitter/plumber.

AND

• 18 CEU's of City-approved maintenance classes.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a valid Washington State driver’s license during length of employment.
• Must obtain and maintain First Aid Card within one year of employment.
• Must obtain and maintain Fork Lift Operator’s card within one year of employment.
• Must be able to report for emergency call-out within twenty (20) minute response time. Holiday, emergency, and weekend work may be required.
• Employment contingent upon passing a criminal conviction and local background check. (See Fair Hiring Practices)

**You are encouraged to print a copy of this job announcement for your reference as the process moves along**
 
Please ensure your application is complete and all required information has been provided. Standard completeness means all application fields (contact information, personal information, education, work experience, references, and required supplemental questions). Provide as much detail as you believe will fully describe your experience and training.
 
 Application Review Process:

1. Minimum Qualifications: Applicants must provide specific, detailed information so an initial determination can be made regarding your level of qualifications for this position. Applicant status will be updated on or around October 29, 2024. 
2. Experience and Training Rating: Applicants that meet minimum qualifications will go through an Experience and Training Rating. Relevancy of your experience and training, together with composition, grammar, spelling and punctuation will be considered when evaluating responses. Applicant status will be updated on or around November 8, 2024. 
3. The top 8 Candidates from the Experience and Training Review will be invited to participate in an Oral Board Interview, tentatively scheduled for the week of November 18, 2024. Applicants must have a passing score of 60% or higher to be placed on the eligibility register. 
4. Applicants will be notified via email of Final Scores & Ranks. The final ranking of the register will be based on total scores for the following: Experience and Training  Review (30%) and Oral Board Interview (70%).

If you wish to claim Veterans’ Preference Points, please complete the Veterans Scoring Criteria Declaration Form and upload it to your application with your DD214.

Final candidates will be referred to the department for additional examination, assessment, or test. 
 
This recruitment process will create a Civil Service eligibility register that will be used to fill current and future vacancies as they become available. There is currently 1 full-time vacancy in the Public Works Department. This position is represented by a union.  
 
Please Note: Candidates will receive updates regarding application status via email. Please be sure to check your email frequently, including your spam folders for messages filtered by your email providers.
 
Equal Opportunity:
Our environment is characterized by respect for cultural backgrounds, belief systems, and ethnic diversity. The City of Bellingham is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity in its work force. We do not make decisions on the basis of an individual's race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, marital status, age (40 ), disability, retaliation, sexual orientation or gender identity, honorably discharged veteran or military status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking, use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. All are encouraged to apply for employment.
 
Fair Hiring Practices

• The City provides individuals who have been arrested or convicted of a criminal offense an equal and fair opportunity to obtain employment.
• The City will not inquire about an applicant's criminal history until after a conditional job offer has been made.
• The City will disregard the prior arrest and conviction record of an otherwise qualified individual unless the offense is directly related to the job position for which the individual has applied.
• The City will notify an otherwise qualified applicant about a potentially disqualifying conviction and give the applicant an opportunity to submit information regarding the accuracy of the criminal records as well as evidence of mitigation or rehabilitation, as appropriate.

Salary : $25 - $45