Hydroelectric Maintenance Machinist

Position Description

Seattle City Light, a department of the City of Seattle, is one of the nation’s largest municipally owned utilities in terms of the number of customers served. Over the years we have worked very hard to keep Seattle’s electricity affordable, reliable, and environmentally sound. Today, City Light is a recognized national leader in energy efficiency and environmental stewardship.

Seattle City Light is looking for skilled journey level Machinists to join the team at our South Service Center in Seattle. These Machinists will perform maintenance and repair hydroelectric generation and distribution equipment. Advanced knowledge of machinist skills is required as well as the ability to interpret blueprints and schematics. These roles will also fabricate and design parts, equipment and or machinery according to National Electric Code and NEMA Standards using lathes, mills, radial drill presses, sharpers and other machine shop equipment.

Assignments at remote facilities conduct preventative maintenance, overhauls, and capital improvement projects of hydro-generators, turbines, and associated machinery at hydroelectric facilities. This position reports to the Hydroelectric Maintenance Machinist Crew Chief.

• Conducts preventive maintenance and overhaul of hydroelectric generators, adjusts and/or inspects hydroelectric generators, turbines, hydroelectric governors or associated auxiliary equipment including shaft alignment, vectors, Babbitt bearings, slug arc adjustment and electronic micrometer readings.
• Diagnoses and repairs malfunctioning powerhouse facility equipment.
• Repairs malfunctioning tools and portable equipment.
• Fabricates and manufactures parts and equipment such as turbine seal rings, bushings, shafts, intake gate chains, wheel guides and thrust bearings.
• Inspects work performed by outside contractors to ensure product specifications and quality.
• Prepare written reports, including activity reports and repair procedures.
• Maintains all overhead cranes and rigging equipment to W.I.S.H.A. standards.
• Functions as a rigger and/or crane operator for moving, installing and transporting heavy machinery.
• Determined raw material needs, calculates and determines dimensions, estimates costs, and determines project specifications in design and fabrication of parts, tools, or prototypes.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Ability to work as a team member in a diverse work force.

In addition to the skills and experience mentioned below, a successful applicant will have experience that reflects a commitment to creating fair and equitable outcomes and has:

Education/

Experience:

Requires a minimum of two (2) years previous journey-level machinist experience or four (4) years of machine work experience under the supervision of a journey-level machinist (or a combination of education and/or training and/or experience which provides an equivalent background required to perform the work of the class).

• Required to be on call 24 hour/day.
• Required to lift materials in excess of 50 pounds.
• Required to work in confined areas.
• Require working around high voltage equipment.
• Required to work in all types of weather.

Certification/License: Current Washington State Driver’s License.

• Completion of a Machinist or Millwright apprenticeship program and experience as a journey level worker or above for at least two years.
• Advanced knowledge of machinist skills.
• Ability to interpret blueprints and schematics.
• Experience in fabrication and design of parts, equipment and machinery per National Standards using lathes, mills, radial drill presses, sharpeners, and other machine shop equipment.
• Preparation of written reports, including activity reports and repair procedures.
• Experience with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS), such as Work and Asset Management System (WAMS).
• Familiar with MS Word, MS Excel, and electronic filing.
• Rigger or crane operator experience for moving, installing and transporting heavy machinery.
• Experience…