Technician I, Equip Reliability - (27-MS-811009-017)

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At DC Water, we provide more than 700,000 District of Columbia residents and 24.6 million annual visitors with essential water, wastewater, and stormwater services. DC Water also provides wholesale wastewater treatment services for 1.8 million people in Montgomery and Prince George's counties in Maryland, and Fairfax and Loudoun counties in Virginia. We aspire to be known for superior service, ingenuity, and stewardship to advance the health and well-being of our diverse workforce and communities. To achieve this vision, we commit to our shared mission every day—exceeding expectations by providing high-quality water services in a safe, environmentally friendly, and efficient manner.

Technician I, Equipment Reliability performs primary testing and inspections of all capital equipment at DC Water’s wastewater treatment facilities. Routinely engages in all methods and technologies of predictive maintenance, which includes, but are not limited to oil analysis, ultra-sound, vibration analysis, and infrared imaging.

• Assists in tracking equipment reliability problems and works with other team members performing investigations to determine the measures required for each particular situation, considering the cost limitations for equipment up/down time, repair/replacement costs, weight, size and availability of material/equipment.

• Collects and tests oil samples to prove current lubricant stability on all water and wastewater treatment capital equipment.

• Identifies and selects the correct lubricant for all process equipment based on current operating conditions.

• Transports lubricants following industries best practices to prevent cross contamination.

• Changes oil, filter and desiccant driers on process equipment.

• Analyzes oil test results, using oil analyzers or similar instrument, in relation to design or rated specification, modifies or adjusts lubricant to meet correct specifications.

• Utilizes ultra-sound equipment following industry best practices when greasing bearings to prevent over and under greasing of bearings.

• Collects route vibration data using data collector/vibration analysis equipment.

• Takes infrared images using infrared cameras to identify various mechanical and electrical problems.

• Trends and records and evaluates predictive maintenance data and recommends corrective action using various software applications such as the Emerson's Machinery Health.

• Assists Operations and Maintenance Departments in developing procedures, training, and processes to ensure equipment is operated within its design parameters.

• Reviews equipment specifications and standards and develops recommendations for reliability improvement.

• Stays current on new technologies and methods for maintaining equipment to increase reliability.

• Assists in spare parts review for ensuring equipment maintainability and availability.

• Practices Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) techniques including developing best practices and identifying root cause failure mode and conducting failure effect analysis.

• Performs other related duties and projects as assigned at the discretion of the supervisor.

*The work environment characteristics described in the physical requirements section of the required skills & qualifications table are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities. 

At DC Water, our people make us an industry leader. Join a group of thinkers, innovators, and problem solvers focused on protecting life’s most precious resource in the nation’s capital.

• Take pride in your work. We provide an essential service and do work that matters. A career at DC Water is an exciting opportunity to help improve the environment and make a lasting difference for the community.
• Connect to a strong culture. Everything we do is grounded in our shared values—accountability, trust, teamwork, customer focus, safety, and well-being.
• Be your true self. We are an inclusive organization that embraces diversity, and we recognize and celebrate employees’ individuality and unique contributions.
• Build your skills and career path. We are committed to developing a future-ready workforce by helping our employees develop skills for the jobs of tomorrow.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination against “qualified individuals with disabilities.”

If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to

perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please

email complianceada@dcwater.com.