Job Description

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) protects public health and the environment by supplying clean drinking water, collecting and treating wastewater, and reducing air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution. DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country, with nearly 6,000 employees. We deliver 1.1 billion gallons of high quality drinking water per day to 8.3 million New York City residents and more than 1 million people in Upstate New York, and we collect and treat an average of 1.3 billion gallons of wastewater per day.

The Bureau of Police & Security seeks to hire a Machinist for the Security Engineering Unit, located at the DEP office in Valhalla, New York.

Working within the maintenance section of the NYC DEP Bureau of Police & Security, under the Security Engineering Unit, the Machinist will analyze and correct service issues and perform scheduled maintenance tasks pertaining to mechanically operated vehicle arrest barriers (VAD’s) and associated security equipment. This individual must possess in-depth knowledge of hydraulic, mechanical, and electrical power systems associated with barriers. The selected candidate must be able to troubleshoot, install, replace, maintain and repair components such as actuators, motors, hydraulic pumps, brakes, power supplies, and valves. Furthermore, this individual must perform some metal work such as grinding, welding and reforming to repair and restore barrier housing that has sustained slight to moderate damage due to vehicle collisions. This position will require traveling to multiple locations within 9 upstate NY counties and into the five boroughs of NYC.

Reporting location will be Valhalla NY with a future plan to move to Kingston, NY.

For appointment to certain positions, candidates will be required to possess a Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment.

Qualifications

1. Five years of full-time satisfactory experience as a machinist; or

2. At least two and one-half years of full-time satisfactory experience as a machinist plus sufficient full-time experience as a machinist helper or an apprentice machinist, or training of a relevant nature acquired in an approved trade, technical or vocational high school to make up the equivalent of five years of the required experience. Six months of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of helper or apprentice experience or approved relevant training acquired in an approved trade, technical or vocational high school, up to a maximum of two and one-half years.