Treatment Plant Mechanic

Date Opened: Tuesday, April 14, 2026 12:00 AM

Close Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026 12:00 AM

Department: Charlotte Water Department

Salary: $28.99 - $36.23 Commensurate with Experience

Welcome to the City of Charlotte

Charlotte is America’s Queen City, opening her arms to a diverse and inclusive community of residents, businesses and visitors alike. Here you will find a safe, family-oriented city where people work together to help everyone thrive. The mission of the City of Charlotte is to deliver quality public services and promote the safety, health, and quality of life for all residents.

Our guiding principles include:

• Attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce

• Valuing teamwork, openness, accountability, productivity, and employee development

• Providing all customers with courteous, responsive, accessible, and seamless quality services

• Taking initiative to identify, analyze, and solve problems

• Collaborating with stakeholders to make informed decisions

SUMMARY

Charlotte’s local government, with more than 9,000 employees and a total budget of $3.65 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 over 330,000 customer accounts and over 1100 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 26 budget is $651 million and a five-year capital program of $2.2.28 billion. We enjoy the highest credit ratings from Moody’s and S&P Global 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.

Salary:

The salary for this position is $26.83 - $29.80, commensuration with experience.

JOB SUMMARY:

This position performs skilled work in areas of maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting as necessary on equipment associated with the operation of water/wastewater treatment plants and supporting sites. Work involves performing tests to determine operating efficiency of equipment; inspecting plant and equipment; maintaining and repairing equipment; reading blueprints, manuals, and specifications; maintaining and repairing piping and associated building structure; troubleshooting and making needed repairs or rebuilds; and maintaining a working vehicle, set of tools, and parts related to the various tasks. This position may document readings, obtain quotes; order parts; prepare reports, ensure safety procedures are followed; and maintain clean work areas.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:         

• Maintains and repairs mechanical equipment associated with the operation of water treatment plants, wastewater treatment plants, raw water pump stations, remote distribution pump stations and tank sites, and sewage lift stations.
• Inspects plant, pump stations, tank sites, and booster stations.
• Performs preventative maintenance.  Examples of preventative maintenance include greasing, cleaning, and exercising equipment, checking belts and connections, changing oil, replacing, and rebuilding components on pumps, motors, valves, drives, hydraulic or air cylinders, etc.
• Performs corrective maintenance.  Examples of corrective maintenance include the troubleshooting, repair, removal and installation of pumps, motors, drives, valves, compressors, chemical feed systems, odor control systems, screens, filters, plumbing and auxiliary plant equipment.  
• Conducts monthly inspections on vehicles, power tools, forklifts, crane truck, stationary cranes and safety retrieval systems.
• Conducts tests to determine operating efficiency of equipment.
• Maintains related records including equipment status, hours worked, chemicals and materials used and costs.
• Fabricates parts as needed. Paints and replaces concrete.
• Responds to emergency situations, outages, and equipment failure.
• Performs shop and vehicle housekeeping.
• Operates cranes, trucks, forklifts, as other equipment as needed. 
• Coordinates activities with operation plant and re-pump facilities.
• Follows safety policies and procedures; maintains safety equipment; and follows lock out/tag out and confined space work procedures.
• Performs other related job duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO PERFORM WORK: 

• High school diploma or GED from an accredited school; desires college courses in a related field.
• Three (3) years of related maintenance and mechanical work experience.
• OR an equivalent combination of education and relevant work/industry/military/job specific experience that provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the essential job duties.

Licenses, Certifications or Registrations: 

• Requires valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
• Desires NC One Water Maintenance Technologist II certification or must obtain certification within 48 months.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

• Knowledge of computerized maintenance management software.
• Knowledge of operating and repairing related equipment.
• Knowledge of municipal wastewater and certain chemicals.
• Skill in mechanical and electrical repairs.
• Skill in using hand and power tools.
• Ability to obtain a City driving authorization.
• Ability to read blueprints, manuals, and specifications for troubleshooting work.
• Ability to repair and overhaul pumps, valves gear boxes, motors and related equipment. 
• Ability to problem solve and trouble shoot.
• Ability to operate various types of cranes and other motorized equipment. 
• Ability to work as a team member.
• Ability to follow safety regulations. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The work is very heavy work and requires applying up to 20 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, crouching, feeling, 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/inspections, 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 in confined spaces, below ground including wet wells and working at heights; working in all types of weather; working overtime and working on-call as scheduled subject to emergency call back.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and assign other duties at any time.  This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were written out in this job description. 

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 and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation or on the basis of actual or perceived gender as expressed through dress, appearance, or behavior.

Our culture is to serve the community honorably.

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 self-service application kiosks are available. They are located in our office at 700 East 4th Street, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28202. We are open Monday through Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST), excluding official City holidays.

For questions about your application or the hiring process, please email [email protected]

The City of Charlotte is committed to making our services and programs accessible to all. Upon request, auxiliary aids, written materials in alternate formats, language access, and other reasonable accommodations or modifications will be provided. To make a request, please fill out the Innovation & Technology ADA request form or call 704.336.4120.

BENEEFITS

The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees.

Click here to learn more about the City of Charlotte’s benefits.

The City of Charlotte is a drug and alcohol-free workplace.