Specific duties include: Inspecting, diagnosing, and repairing industrial mechanical equipment including pumps, blowers, compressors, valves, gearboxes, conveyors, sluice gates, and diesel/gasoline engines using diagnostic tools, blueprints, and factory specifications; Performing horizontal and vertical welding, fabrication, and brazing using acetylene, arc, MIG, and TIG welders on ferrous and nonferrous metals; making precision cuts using band saws and plasma cutters; Evaluating equipment condition and maintenance needs by analyzing age, maintenance history, operational data, and life expectancy to develop project plans for predictive, preventive, and corrective action; Assessing project scope for repair, replacement, and installation work - including resource needs (equipment, personnel, budget) and coordinating or monitoring contractor performance and quality of work; and. The apprenticeship program includes: Extensive County-paid technical courses and training using the TPC training system, such as wastewater systems overview, safety, CMMS, WEF pump computer, backflow preventer, crane truck/backhoe/skid loader/rigging/overhead crane operation, laser alignment, vibration analysis, root cause failure, oil analysis, and other required trainings; A structural and pipe welding certification and CDL License; Defined expectations of accomplishment at each level or subject to separation from training; and.