Lead Mechanic

Aqua, an Essential Utilities company, employs people in a variety of roles within our eight-state footprint, ranging from field workers and customer service representatives who are on the front lines working with customers, to scientists and engineers who help ensure we’re delivering reliable water and wastewater services to our communities.  If you’re looking for a rewarding career helping improve our environment and protect our natural resources, we encourage you to join our team!

Essential Utilities, Inc. delivers safe, clean, reliable services that improve quality of life for individuals, families, and entire communities.

A written examination will be given along with a field test.  Calculators will be provided.

Applicants for this position may access their personnel file only one time for up to one hour during the five-day posting period so they may review previous testing material.

The hourly rate of pay is ##$44.16*.

Please review the details of this job posting carefully.  It must be understood that the person awarded to fill this position must accept.

Employees must be employed more than twelve (12) months in a department to be eligible to apply for a job outside of the Department.  However, employees with twelve (12) months or more in the union but with less than twelve (12) months in a department, may apply for a job classification that pays a higher hourly rate than the classification the employee currently holds.  An employee will be limited to two (2) higher wage classification advancements outside of a department in a twelve (12) month period.  If there are no applicants with more than the required twelve (12) months, employees with less than twelve (12) months’ service shall be eligible.

Successful applicant who has been awarded a job requiring a CDL must, prior to new job:

• Within (5) days of notification, secure the necessary Knowledge Test Authorization form from PENNDOT and take the necessary vision screening.  Failure to secure the necessary application within (5) days will be cause for successful applicant to lose the awarded job and return to current job.  Proof of application must be presented to Human Resources within this time frame.

• Within (60)* days of award of job, the employee must pass the required knowledge testing in order to receive the required learner’s permit.

• Within (120) additional days must have passed and secured a CDL with necessary endorsements.  The permit is valid for (120) days.

• Failure to secure a CDL within (120) days will be cause for employee to leave job and secure job which does not require a CDL.  The permit is valid for (120) days.
• To the extent that PennDOT delays the issue of the learners permit this (60) days will be extended accordingly.

Aqua, an Essential Utilities company is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. Equal employment opportunity is provided to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions, including medical conditions related to lactation), physical or mental disability, covered-veteran status, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal law.
Aqua is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.  If you have a condition that may prevent you from applying for a job online or need to request an accommodation during the interview process, please call (1-877-271-9012).  
To maintain the integrity of the recruitment process and to avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest due to employment and/or assignment of family members and personal referrals, specific guidelines apply to the hiring and assignment of these individuals including, but not limited to:

• Family members cannot result in a supervisor/subordinate reporting relationship
• Family members cannot work in the same department.