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Great Lakes Water Authority

Regional wholesale water and wastewater utility

Equipment and Data Maintenance

Mechanical Maintenance and Reliability EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeDetroit, MI, USA$78.1k - $141.1k

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in a related operational area and at least three years of experience in a specialty designation area, preferably in a municipal or public utility setting; or an associate's degree in a related operational area and at least five years of experience in a specialty designation area, preferably in a municipal or public utility setting.
  • At least three years of experience in a specialty designation area, preferably in continuous or discrete manufacturing or operations settings.
  • Certification in a recognized reliability and maintenance program.
  • A valid driver's license.
  • Applicants must upload a college transcript or college diploma and include education credentials with the resume.

Responsibilities

  • Manage vendors from bid analysis through vendor selection, contract and invoice review, onsite safety and policy compliance, project quality assurance and quality control, and delivery for process equipment upkeep.
  • Oversee and provide technical support for equipment repair, troubleshooting, breakdown response, and repair-parts availability and logistics.
  • Provide leadership and management support to team leaders and planners during emergency breakdowns and incident investigations.
  • Drive the operations and maintenance equipment life-cycle program, maintain useful-life trackers, and plan scheduled replacements.
  • Improve maintenance key performance indicators, including Mean Time Between Failure and Mean Time To Repair, to speed repairs, minimize downtime, and maximize equipment availability and maintainability.
  • Lead operations and maintenance projects and provide technical support for hydraulic calculations and equipment-capacity calculations.
  • Identify opportunities for technological improvement and coordinate equipment upgrades or replacements with the capital improvement team.
  • Oversee operations and maintenance projects from equipment installation through operational qualification and asset onboarding, coordinating handover of assets and preventive maintenance to the appropriate stakeholders for preventive and predictive maintenance activation.
  • Lead and participate in audits, root cause analyses, failure-mode analyses, and asset-criticality efforts, and provide technical support.
  • Help planners develop cost estimates, identify repair parts, coordinate procurement with vendors and contractors, and track invoices.
  • Develop maintenance standard operating procedures and a maintenance playbook.
  • Drive the wastewater reliability and maintenance engineering program to ensure rapid equipment repair turnover, maximize availability and maintainability, and minimize downtime.
  • Develop annual budgets based on equipment life cycles and optimize cost-benefit analysis; manage vendors and contractors, bid analyses, and annual budget appropriation for capital outlay.
  • Provide technical support to accelerate repairs and optimize downtime.
  • Develop tools and techniques through standard operating procedure development to streamline maintenance processes and conduct equipment audits.
  • Perform engineering calculations, prepare reports, and present to senior leadership.
  • Provide off-shift or weekend support as needed for unexpected equipment breakdowns or failures and investigate breakdown failures.
  • Perform up to 80% field work year-round in all seasons.

About the Company

Great Lakes Water Authority

Regional wholesale water and wastewater utility

GLWA is a regional water and sewer authority serving about 40% of Michigan’s water customers. It operates the regional system under a 40-year lease with the City of Detroit and began regional operations in 2016. It provides wholesale water and wastewater services to 126 municipalities across seven counties, serving roughly 3.9 million people. It is governed by a board with county and Detroit representatives plus a governor-appointed member, and aims to provide reliable, affordable, compliant services while coordinating infrastructure investments across the region.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Detroit, MI
Founded
2016

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