WateReuse Careers
Irvine, California
Posted: 20-Jan-25
Location: Irvine, California
Type: Full Time
Salary: $51.62 - $71.09 Hourly
Preferred Education:
Internal Number: 00880
The District:
Irvine Ranch Water District (IRWD) is a progressive, values-driven agency, with an international reputation for its leading-edge financial management practices, water recycling program, water use efficiency practices, water banking, urban runoff treatment, and energy generation and storage. Established in 1961 as a California Water District under the provisions of the California Water Code, IRWD is an independent special district serving central Orange County. IRWD provides high-quality drinking water, reliable sewage collection and treatment, ground-breaking recycled water programs, and environmentally sound urban runoff treatment to its customers. As an independent, not-for-profit public agency, IRWD is governed by a publicly elected five-member Board of Directors. The Board is responsible for the District's policies and decision-making. Day-to-day operations are supervised by the General Manager. Additional information can be found at the District's website: www.IRWD.com.
IRWD Corporate Values
Irvine Ranch Water District believes that its values drive the character, culture, and capacity of our organization. IRWD was built on values, and we weave them into the fabric of everything we do. Values are the ingredients in our recipe for both institutional and individual success. They are a code of conduct to promote positive outcomes for others and ourselves. They are more than words on a wall or a website. We live by them every day. We pledge to keep them relevant in an ever-changing world.
IRWD's employees enjoy working in a safe, supportive, and nurturing environment where they form strong bonds with fellow employees. To ensure effective communication and promote a collaborative team environment, employees report to work each day in the office or in the field, depending on their positions.
The Position:
Under general direction, performs and supervises the District’s Asset Management Program related to domestic and recycled water treatment plants, bio solids facilities, sewer and their associated management systems. Plan, schedule and coordinate a broad spectrum of predictive, corrective, and preventive maintenance activities with managers and supervisors to ensure required materials, tools, equipment and staff are available.
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Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide supervision, guidance, training and performance feedback to assigned staff.
- Plan and schedule work orders while ensuring compliance with job safety assessments and procurement requirements.
- Develop detailed job plans (tasks, resources, parts, duration, frequency, etc.) for preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance repair/ replacement activities.
- Ensure all aspects of environmental, regulatory and safety policies are incorporated into all job plans.
- Develop implement and apply procedures to manage the planning and scheduling processes to ensure the planned work can be executed on time and as per scope.
- Partner with purchasing and maintenance personnel to identify and procure spare parts.
- Develop and implement short- and long-term maintenance schedules and coordinate these with all parties to obtain a high level of compliance.
- Perform field inspections and investigations for work clarification.
- Maintain the EAM database, including collecting and updating asset data attributes and revising asset hierarchies.
- Advise and support multidisciplinary teams on complex problem resolution. Perform Root Cause Analysis.
- Comply with safety work-related practices and attend relevant safety training.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Education:
- A combination of education and experience equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in engineering, or related field. For degrees obtained outside of the U.S., an official equivalency evaluation is required.
Experience:
- Minimum of five (5) years of industrial maintenance and repair experience, including two (2) years of supervisory experience, and four (4) years of experience planning and scheduling maintenance and repair work.
- Working knowledge of pumps, motors, electrical, and mechanical equipment typically used in water/wastewater treatment plant operations or comparable facilities is required.
Licenses and Certifications
A valid Class ‘C’ California Driver’s License is required.
CWEA Plant Maintenance/Mechanical Technologist Grade IV certification desirable.
State Water Resources Control Board Grade III Water Distribution Certification desirable.
Additional Information
The physical and mental demands described below are representative of those that must be met by employees to successfully perform the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Language Ability and Interpersonal Communication
Ability to effectively communicate both oral and written. Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of office/field employees, management and vendors. Represent District in a professional manner when dealing with outside suppliers and customers. Ability to advise and provide interpretation to others on how to apply policies, procedures and standards to specific situations.
Mathematical Ability
Ability to perform basic mathematical functions, including algebra and basic geometry.
Technology Ability
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI). Ability to perform advanced spreadsheet functions in Excel and have experience in working with databases. Proficient with an EAM work order systems (IBM Maximo preferred). Ability to read and interpret blueprints, schematics and installation manuals is required.
Judgment and Situational Reasoning Ability
Ability to use good personal judgment and discretion in performing all job functions. Ability to use functional reasoning in performing influence functions such as supervising, managing, leading, teaching, and directing. A motivated self-starter that can lead tasks from initiation to completion.
Physical Requirements
Ability to lift 50 lbs. on a routine basis. This position will require the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), including but not limited to gloves, foot, eye and face protection, and tight-fitting respirators. Respiratory fit testing is required initially and periodically. Must be clean shaven at all times such that facial hair or any condition does not come between the sealing surface of the respirator face piece and the face or interfere with the valve function. Ability to exert moderately heavy physical effort in moderate to heavy work, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling. Ability to operate tools, motor vehicles, compressors, hoists, ladders, drafting tools, etc.
Environmental Adaptability
Ability to work in confined spaces. Ability to work under sometimes uncomfortable conditions with exposure to hazardous materials and environment, electricity up to 5 KV, explosive environments, weather, toxic agents, wildlife, disease, equipment, traffic, or machinery.
