This is skilled mechanical work in the maintenance and repair of large industrial process machinery and related equipment. Employees in this class work in one of the City's water treatment, water pollution control or sludge processing plants or in a pumping operation performing preventive maintenance activities according to established schedules and corrective and emergency repair work as assigned. Instructing other maintenance personnel in the proper maintenance methods, techniques and procedures is an aspect of the work performed. This class is differentiated from related classes by the size and complexity of the industrial process machinery and related components such as, but not limited, to large feeding and mixing mechanisms, centrifuges and cryogenic, chemical feed and large rotating equipment and by the necessity to follow specified safety procedures due to exposure to hazardous chemical and sewage substances.

Work involves disagreeable conditions, and the lifting of heavy material. Work is performed under the general supervision of a maintenance superior.

ALLOCATING FACTORS (The following conditions must be met in order for a position to be allocated to this class.)

• the position must perform skilled mechanical work in the maintenance and repair of large industrial process machinery and equipment.
• the positions must be located in one of the Water Department's water treatment, water pollution control, sludge processing or water pumping operations.

• Regularly inspects large industrial process machinery and related mechanical components such as, but not limited to, large pumps, feeding and mixing mechanisms, incinerators, furnaces, digesters, flocculation and aeration tanks, heat exchangers, multi-stage air compressors, bar screens, chain set ups, centrifuges and cryogenic, chemical feed and large rotating equipment; follows an established schedule in performing a variety of preventive maintenance activities on industrial machinery including lubricating and cleaning parts, replacing belts, changing oil and adjusting and aligning components; locates and diagnosis specific causes of equipment problems and performs corrective repairs; dismantles devices to gain access to, and remove defective parts using hoists, cranes and hand and power tools; installs, overhauls and reassembles machinery as required.
• Dismantles and partially dismantles electric motors and mobile electrical generator units and inspects for defects; removes and disconnects component parts; reassembles and tests machinery and equipment for proper operation; cuts, threads and installs copper, terra cotta, concrete and galvanized pipe; installs sanitary fixtures and makes repairs or adjustments to component mechanisms; welds, brazes and burns component parts and performs basic machining work in the fabrication of metal items and parts.
• Wears specialized clothing and protective eye and respiratory equipment in hazardous situations such as working around dangerous chemicals and toxic sewage substances; follows specialized safety procedures; installs, maintains and repairs chemical feed systems; inspects and prepares chemical storage tanks; participates in the disinfection of large water mains using chemical solutions; works in confined spaces.
• Instructs and guides other personnel in the proper maintenance and repair methods, techniques and procedures; participates in maintenance/skills training programs.
• Records all maintenance and repair work performed; makes estimates of labor, time and materials used in task completion; draws sketches of needed parts and equipment when such requires machining or is unavailable in supply stock; refers to diagrams, blueprints and specifications in maintenance and repair work; prepares specifications and requisitions supplies, materials, tools and equipment for maintenance and repair projects.
• Erects scaffolding to provide access to work areas and works from heights; uses block and tackle, slings, and hydraulic jacks to support or move machinery or other heavy equipment.
• Performs related work as required.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• the methods, practices, materials and tools used in the maintenance and repair of large industrial process machinery and related mechanical equipment including, but not limited to large industrial pumps, tanks, multi-stage air compressors, feeding and mixing mechanisms, valves, reduction gears, furnaces, steam systems and cryogenic and large rotating equipment.
• the methods, practices, materials and tools used in performing basic welding and machining repairs and maintenance.
• the occupational hazards and safety precautions involved in the repair and maintenance of large industrial machinery and related mechanical equipment.
• industrial processes as they relate to the maintenance and repair of related machinery and equipment.

SKILL IN:

• the use and care of tools and equipment used in the maintenance and repair of large industrial process machinery and related mechanical equipment.

ABILITY TO:

• diagnose and repair malfunctioning large industrial process machinery and related mechanical equipment.
• instruct other personnel in the proper maintenance and repair methods, techniques and procedures.
• read and interpret schematics, blueprints and sketches.
• make estimates of time, materials and equipment for use in maintenance and repair work.
• understand and follow oral and written instructions.

EDUCATION

• Equivalent to completion of the twelfth school grade.

  AND

  GENERAL EXPERIENCE:
  

• Four years of experience repairing and maintaining, large industrial machinery and related mechanical equipment, such as large industrial pumps, tanks heat exchangers, feeding and mixing mechanisms, valves, reduction gears, furnaces, steam systems and cryogenic and large rotating equipment.

Or any equivalent combination of education and experience determined to be acceptable by the Personnel Department.

PHYSICAL AND MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to physically perform the duties and to work in the environmental conditions required of a position in this class.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND/OR CERTIFICATES

• Possession of a valid proper class motor vehicle operator's license as issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania prior to appointment and during tenure of appointment as an Industrial Process Machinery Mechanic if required by work assignment.

PAY RANGE: 16
Class Established:
  CSC - 8/1991 ; Ad Board - 10/1991

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