Job Description

The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) enriches the environment and protects public health for all New Yorkers by providing 1.1 billion gallons of high quality drinking water, managing wastewater and stormwater, 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. DEP's water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the system’s 2,000 square mile watershed that extends 125 miles north and west of the City.

The Bureau of Water Supply seeks to hire a Machinist’s Helper within the Source Water Operations Directorate, for a position located in Downsville, New York. Under direct supervision, of the Machinist, the Machinist’s Helper will assist Machinists in the performance of general machine shop work, such as: the inspection, testing, maintenance, overhaul and repair of critical water supply infrastructure and equipment including vales, gates, regulators, pumps, motors, small engine equipment, fans, blowers, dehumidifiers, exhausters, generators, compressors, potable water system, etc. throughout the Bureau of Water Supply. Specific duties include:

• Setting up and operating machine shop equipment, such as engine lathes, shapers, milling machines, drill presses, grinders, etc.

• Inspecting, overhauling and repairing water supply equipment including gates, valves, regulators, pumps, etc.

• Performing preventive maintenance on dehumidifiers, compressors, fans, exhausters and generators.

• Fabricating obsolete parts from existing parts or sketches.

• Preparing reports and requisitions, maintains records and inventories of supplies and materials.

License Requirement:

A Motor Vehicle Driver’s License valid in the State of New York. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment.

(This is a brief description of what a Machinist’s Helper might do in this position and does not include all the duties of this position)

Some of the physical activities performed by Machinist’s Helpers and environmental conditions experienced are: climbing stairs and ladders, standing upright for extended periods of time, using vision to read small numbers and markings on gauges and equipment, using vision and hearing to avoid injury from overhead piping when working around structures and taking measurements, and to avoid injury from rotating machinery, communicating orally in a noisy working environment, walking over wet and slippery concrete surfaces, working in areas containing gases from the combustion process and strong odors from grease, lubricants and solvents, working in confined areas which may be dusty and dark, lifting metal objects weighing up to 60 pounds, and working outdoors in all kinds of weather.

Special Working Conditions: Machinist’s Helpers may be required to work shifts including nights, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

Preferred Skills:

• A Motor Vehicle Driver’s License valid in the State of New York.

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook

• Ability to navigate CityTime, a timekeeping application

• Ability to learn how to use a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) and a computer tablet to receive work orders and input data

• Experience with Machinist’s tools and instruments including lathes, shapers, milling machines, drill presses, etc

• Ability to perform inspection, maintenance, overhaul and repair of water supply equipment including regulators, valves, meters, gauges, gears and other operating infrastructure located in chambers throughout the upstate regions

• Ability to fabricate repair parts for obsolete components and from sketches.

• Ability to work well with others

• Good communication skills

• Time management skills

Hours/Shift:

40 Hours per week / May be required to work shifts including nights, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

Work Location:

20 NYC Highway 30A

Downsville, NY 13755

Downsville is a hamlet in the Town of Colchester, Delaware County, New York approximately 135 miles northwest of New York City.

Qualifications

Qualification Requirements

1. Three years of full-time paid experience acquired within the last 10 years as a

Machinist's Helper; or

2. Not less than 1 ½ years of such experience plus sufficient training of a relevant nature acquired in an approved trade or vocational high school or M.D.T.A. supported training program to make up the equivalent of three years of acceptable experience. Six months of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of approved trade or vocational school or M.D.T.A supported training.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.