Introduction
Charlotte’s local government, with more than 7,000 employees and a $2.39 billion budget, works hard to ensure that the community will be a winning city for everyone – a truly remarkable place to live, work, learn and play.
Charlotte Water is an enterprise department of the City of Charlotte and one of the largest public water and sewer service providers in the southeast with 300,000 customer accounts and over 1000 employees. Our service area includes the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County and the towns of Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, Mint Hill, Matthews and Pineville. Charlotte Water’s FY 23 budget is $535M and a five-year capital program of $2.5 billion. We enjoy the highest credit ratings from all three major credit rating agencies as a result of sound financial planning and management and strong support from our City Council. We value competent, skilled candidates with a customer service focus to work in a team environment.
Overview
The City of Charlotte is the largest municipality in North Carolina and the 15th largest city in the United States, with a total population of more than 897,000 citizens. A major commerce center, Charlotte hosts several of the nation’s largest banks and technology companies.
Also known as the Queen City, Charlotte is home to the Carolina Panthers, the Charlotte Hornets and the NASCAR Hall of Fame. We work hard to ensure that the community will be a winning city for everyone – a truly remarkable place to live, work, learn and play. Join us in helping to keep our City thriving, ensuring upward mobility and advancement in the workplace.
Summary
Charlotte Water is currently accepting applications for the Career Training Academy Program. This internship will include hands on experience, classroom learning and exposure to the role of Treatment Plant Mechanic Assistant. The intern must be able to commit to the full seven-month assignment and be available to work a designated weekly/hourly schedule. The training will include exposure to Charlotte Water’s Environmental Management division in addition to gaining job readiness skills.
This internship position assists treatment plant operators and maintenance staff on with daily maintenance and operation at the assigned treatment facility. This internship position performs scheduled preventative maintenance on various mechanical and process equipment throughout the plants. This internship position operates landscaping equipment on the plant site, unloads delivered materials, assist in maintaining plant grounds, and performs housekeeping duties as needed.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
Applicants for this internship position learn the following tasks as it pertains to the daily work:
• Assist operations with duties such as process equipment calibrations, bulk chemical receiving and off-loading, and taking process samples.
• Assist with maintaining bulk chemical and fuel tank levels by placing orders for products as required or necessary.
• Assist with certain regulatory requirements such as completing fire security inspections and stormwater facility inspections.
• Manages recycling and dumpster materials and prepares appropriate reports and manifest as needed.
• Performs lite maintenance duties to such as painting equipment, buildings, and curbs, changing light fixtures, making small repair to plant treatment equipment, and other building maintenance duties; Assists in maintaining small mechanical equipment.
• Facility maintenance which includes cleaning of treatment tanks, basins, floors, walkways, and grounds, etc.
• Assists in scheduling, follow up and transporting plant vehicles for necessary maintenance and inspections.
• Runs various errands as needed such as picking up maintenance or laboratory supplies.
• Operates plant landscaping equipment and performs housekeeping duties as needed.
• Performs other related job duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
• Knowledge of computer skills with ability to work with various software.
• Knowledge of good oral/written communication skills.
• Ability to learn to operate equipment such as loaders, skid steers, zero turn mowers, bush hogs, weed trimmers, chain saws, and other equipment.
• Ability to analyze problems and recommend solutions.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize work duties.
• Ability to work cooperatively with other employees and external vendors.
• Ability to obtain a City driving authorization.
• Ability to work as a team member.
• Ability to follow safety regulations.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The work is heavy work and requires applying up to 30 pounds of force constantly; applying 50 pounds of force frequently; and exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally to move objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required: balancing, climbing, crawling, grasping, handling, perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, distinguishing among sounds, kneeling, lifting, mental acuity, pulling, pushing, reaching, repetitive motion, speaking, standing, stooping, expressing ideas by spoken word, shouting above noises, visual acuity in data/color/observations/equipment, and walking.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Work is performed in an environment with heavy equipment and machinery that could result in bodily harm to co-workers or others. Requires working indoors/ outdoors; during inclement weather; around chemicals, solvents, and dust in an industrial environment and working weekends and holidays as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
• High School Diploma or GED
• Valid North Carolina Drivers’ License with an acceptable driving record.
Salary
$23.00/Hour
Conditions of Employment
The City’s Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes, but is not limited to: reference checks, social security verification, education verification, criminal conviction record check, and, if applicable, a credit history check, sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.
Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidate’s written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report, motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.
Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process, candidates may be asked to take a skills test, and/or participate in other assessments.
The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
How To Apply
Apply online.
Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job.
You are welcome to visit the City of Charlotte Human Resources Department lobby where we have workstations available. Our office is located at 700 East 4th Street, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28202. Our hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (EST), excluding official City holidays.
Anyone seeking an accommodation to apply for a job may call (704) 336-2285 for assistance or you may email questions to CityHrJobPostingsNotify@ci.charlotte.nc.us.
Benefits
The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to all employees.
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The City of Charlotte is a drug and alcohol-free workplace.
In Conclusion
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