Water Production Maintenance Operator

Are you someone who is ready to make a difference within their local community? If so, the City of Flagstaff is seeking a qualified individual to join our team!

As the City’s newest Water Production Maintenance Operator
, you will actively support and uphold the City’s stated mission and values. You will be responsible for the maintenance and repair of all things potable water production, storage and delivery related including but not limited to pumps, motors, pipework, mechanical equipment, compressors, buildings and structures, etc. Water production facilities cover three groundwater well fields with nearly 30 groundwater wells and the Inner Basin wells and springs, Upper Lake Mary and the Lake Mary Water Treatment Plant and North Reservoir Filtration Plant, multiple booster stations and potable water storage tanks.

If this a role that sounds interesting and that you qualify for, apply today! By applying to this position, you are opening yourself to the opportunity to work in a critical division program and make a significant impact on community we serve.

• Provides excellent customer service to both internal and external customers.
• Performs a variety of construction, maintenance, service, and repair work in the water production section and trains other employees in best practices.
• Interprets maintenance manuals and can apply repair strategies.
• Monitors and calibrates a wide variety of instruments and equipment used in water treatment including turbidimeters, chlorinators, chlorine residual analyzers, dissolved oxygen, conductivity and pH probes etc.
• Verifies accuracy of flow meters.
• Interprets GIS, blueprints, maps, schematics and construction drawings to determine hazards and conflicts in proposed work activities.
• Employs skill in operation of equipment such as front-end loader, dump truck, backhoe, and fuel truck and regularly operates such equipment.
• Using a “maintenance management system” prepares and updates ongoing PM schedules for the plants, wells, and booster stations, maintaining adequate levels of supplies and manpower.
• Uses oral and written communications to keep superiors informed of any malfunctioning equipment.
• Coordinates and communicates with other maintenance and operations staff the effective repair or replacement of equipment.
• Assures that assigned tasks are completed in a timely manner.
• Practices good housekeeping at all assigned facilities: to include landscaping, and custodial duties.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Must possess a valid Arizona driver’s license.
• Must possess a High School diploma or G.E.D.
• Or any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the above Minimum Requirements.

• Experience at other treatment plants.
• Apprentice level experience in maintenance trades with confirming certifications, such as in welding.
• Apprentice level work and certifications in low and medium voltage electricity.
• College level coursework in chemistry, biology, geology, or math.
• Heavy equipment operation experience (such as backhoe & front-end loader).
• One year with any combination of demonstrable knowledge, experience and or training that predicts the incumbent will be successful as a Water Services Operator / Water Production Maintenance.
• ADEQ Water Treatment I, II, III or IV or ADEQ Water Distribution I, II, III, and IV Certification.

• Must possess, or obtain upon employment, a valid Arizona driver’s license.
• Regular attendance is an essential function of this job to ensure continuity.
• Must be available for emergency work: evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.
• All Emergency Service Employees shall maintain their principal residence within the state boundaries of Arizona. All Emergency Service Employees, except those holding a position in Fire, will arrive at the assigned or emergency work location within one (1) hour from notification to report to duty.
• Incumbents of this position may be subject to pre-employment drug screening, and post-employment random, post-accident, and reasonable suspicion drug/alcohol screening (dependent on CDL possession).
• Must possess a…