Essential Duties: The following duties are considered essential for this job classification: Assist with scheduling and assigning the construction, maintenance, and repair of the mechanical, electrical and instrumentation equipment associated with the City's Wastewater Treatment Plants, Reclamation System, Biosolids Facility and related City facilities; estimate quantities and order materials and equipment; train staff in work techniques, use of equipment, and safety programs and techniques; confer with engineers, contractors, vendors, other City departments, and staff regarding projects, project scheduling, material purchases, work assignments, office procedures, and work production; operate and work from elevated platforms; safely use and care for a variety of tools and equipment common to the work; purchase required parts and equipment; contact vendors and other agencies to determine the availability, applicability and performance of components; inspect and test components installed by contractors and staff; maintain time, material, work order, and equipment records; implement and review preventive maintenance programs; design, install, test, maintain, and repair mechanical and pneumatic equipment used in the Subregional system; assist in the development of the Utilities Department budgets and the Enterprise Asset Management System; supervise training programs; dismantle, repair, and overhaul mechanical grinders, pumps, valves, lift stations, engines, blowers, air compressors, and booster stations; repair and maintain settling basin machinery, digesters, chlorinators, stationary methane, natural gas and diesel engines, evaporators, sulfanators, and injectors; machine replacement parts such as shafts, bushings, valves, stems, bearings, and sprockets; operate a lathe, drill press, electric welders, hydraulic press micrometer, milling machine, pipe threaders, and various hand tools; troubleshoot and operate emergency pumps and generators; design and fabricate replacement parts and equipment; determine appropriate preparation of surfaces and selection and application of paint and related materials in an industrial setting; implement preventative maintenance and repair on electrical motors and pumps; prepare and write reports. Ability to: Plan and set up work and delegate tasks to others; train and supervise workers; communicate with the public and co-workers in a tactful and effective manner; work effectively as a member of a team; communicate orally, face to face, in a one to one situation, using a telephone, or in a group setting; operate the specialized hand and power tools and heavy equipment used in performing work in the area of assignment; perform work involving prolonged periods of standing, stooping, reaching, crawling, and climbing; understand and carry out oral and written directions given in English; hear and distinguish oral directions while working in noisy conditions; read and interpret work orders, diagrams, blueprints, and maps; safely use and care for a variety of tools and equipment common to the work; work independently with minimal technical guidance; estimate costs, time, and labor requirements from blueprints or work plans; make sound judgments regarding work methods, tools and safety; write work orders, incident reports and daily logs of work performed; calculate quantities of materials needed to complete tasks; prepare and maintain accurate records, reports, and work estimates; write specifications and sole source documents; specify, install, and inspect mechanical equipment; work in a hazardous environment and in emergency situations; provide technical and work direction to staff.