Job Description

Overview

The City of Alabaster is seeking a skilled and dependable Wastewater Treatment Plant Mechanic to join their Environmental Services team. This position involves performing preventive maintenance and repairs on wastewater treatment machinery and equipment to ensure safe and efficient operations.

Responsibilities

  • Perform preventive maintenance and corrective repairs on wastewater treatment equipment and machinery.
  • Diagnose, maintain, and repair pumps, engines, motors, generators, valves, tanks, chlorinators, controls, and other mechanical and electrical components.
  • Troubleshoot mechanical and electrical problems; dismantle, repair, and reassemble electric motors; rewire electrical panels; replace parts; and repack pumps.
  • Install and upgrade mechanical and electrical equipment.
  • Calibrate, troubleshoot, and program programmable logic controllers (PLCs), flow meters, pressure devices, collectors, and related instrumentation.
  • Test machinery, equipment, and parts to ensure proper operation.
  • Identify and report equipment problems and coordinate outside repairs when necessary.
  • Perform welding and fabrication work associated with equipment repairs and maintenance.
  • Cut and shape metal using plasma cutters, torches, chop saws, grinders, and other tools.
  • Operate heavy machinery, equipment, and tools, including mobile cranes, forklifts, generators, air compressors, pumps, blowers, drill presses, welders, saws, and diagnostic instruments.
  • Use mechanical, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, and general maintenance tools.
  • Inspect vehicles, equipment, and tools and perform routine maintenance to keep them in safe, operable condition.
  • Fuel vehicles and equipment as needed.
  • Attend and participate in required safety meetings.
  • Follow all safety procedures and help maintain a safe working environment for employees and the public.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • At least one year of experience in wastewater plant operations, waste management, industrial maintenance, or a closely related field.
  • Valid Alabama Commercial Driver’s License, Class B or higher.
  • Valid Alabama Grade II Wastewater Operator Certification.
  • Ability to maintain all required licenses and certifications throughout employment.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Consistent merit step increases and cost-of-living adjustments.
  • Tier 1 retirement benefits provided to Tier 2 employees.
  • Out-of-zone waiver for Alabaster City Schools for eligible dependents.
  • City-paid life and AD&D insurance.
  • Access to additional voluntary benefits.
  • 13 paid holidays each year.
  • Generous vacation and sick leave.
  • Supportive leadership and a team-oriented work environment.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and advancement.

Benefits

Health Insurance
PTO

How this job compares in Alabaster, AL

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting sits about 11% above the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Alabama — toward the top of a $20–$32/hr middle band drawn from 60 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 63% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Alabaster, AL

Alabaster, AL currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Alabama as a whole we're tracking 136 other active welding openings from 88 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Alabaster, or widen the search to Alabama.

The most active employers in Alabama at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Blue Origin (18), Austal USA (8), and Staffmark (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Alabama, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Mobile at $40/hr and Birmingham at $28/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Alabaster, AL

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Wastewater Treatment Plant Mechanic figures were last recalculated when this page was built.