Wastewater Treatment Industrial Maintenance Mechanic

About This Position

The City of Phoenix Water Services Department, one of the nation's largest potable water utilities, treats and delivers safe, reliable drinking water to 1.5 million customers across approximately 540 square miles. Phoenix Water Services also manages the sewer collection system and treats wastewater for 2.5 million residents in metropolitan Phoenix.

The Wastewater Treatment division of the Water Services Department is currently seeking an Industrial Maintenance Mechanic. Employees in the Industrial Maintenance Mechanic positions are responsible for leading and performing journey-level installation, repair, and maintenance of mechanical equipment such as pumps, blowers, centrifuges, gearboxes, valves, and valve actuators at water or wastewater treatment plants, reclamation plants, groundwater wells, pumping stations, lift stations, and reservoirs. Work assignments are varied, and employees must be skilled in several mechanical trades including fabrication and millwright. Employees work independently and as part of a team, sometimes leading the team.

Industrial Maintenance Mechanics May Also Be Required To

• Move objects weighing 50 pounds.
• Work in confined spaces and at heights greater than 10 feet.
• Work in a variety of weather conditions with exposure to the outdoor elements.
• Work irregular hours, shifts, weekends, holidays, and evenings.
  
  

IDEAL CANDIDATE

The successful candidate will be reliable, have a good attitude, and be a team player.

SALARY

Pay Range: $31.06 to $48.19 per hour.

Hiring Range: $31.06 to $39.64 per hour

Pay Range Explanation

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.
  
  

Benefits

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Employer paid long-term disability
• Free Bus/light rail pass
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi
  
  

For more details, visit: Unit 002 Benefits

Minimum Qualifications

• Four years of skilled experience in mechanical maintenance and repair work, including one year in a lead capacity.
• Experience must include the fabrication, installation, and repair of large mechanical equipment, deep well, turbine, and water and wastewater pumps, including work with submersible and turbine deep well units and centrifugal booster pumps.
• Possession of a Class A Commercial Driver License Instructional Permit at the time of hire and possession of a Class A Commercial Driver License after 12 months in the classification.
• Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) Grade 1 certification by end of the probationary period.
• If you possess certification from another state or jurisdiction, please contact the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (http://www.azdeq.gov) for Arizona Request for Operator Certification Reciprocity procedures and certification equivalency.
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
• These positions require the use of personal or City vehicles on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license and have an acceptable driving record. Use of a personal vehicle for City business will be prohibited if the employee is not authorized to drive a City vehicle or if the employee does not have personal insurance coverage. In addition, individuals are required to pass an Arizona Department of Transportation physical exam and possess the appropriate commercial driver's license. Pre-employment drug testing is required, and employees will be subject to unannounced alcohol and drug testing as a condition of continued employment.
• For information regarding pre-screening and driving positions, click here.
• The City job description can be found here.
  

Preferred Qualifications

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus experience in/with:

• Welding and fabrication.
• Industrial piping repair and fabrication.
• Gear box and mechanical linkage applications.
• Using dial indicators, micrometers, calipers, bore gauges, and precision shaft alignment equipment.
• Rigging and hoisting large capacity equipment using boom trucks, mobile, or overhead bridge cranes.
• Repair of large industrial equipment, blowers, centrifuges, turbines, pumps, generators, hydraulics, high speed rotating equipment, gearboxes, and air compressors.
  
  

RECRUITMENT DATES

Recruitment closes April 16, 2026. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

How To Apply

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

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REFERENCE

Industrial Maintenance Mech, JC:50430, ID#60998, 04/02/2026, USM, RG, Benefits:002

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