Supervisor, Equipment Reliability - (26-MS-811009-029)

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General

Job Title:

Supervisor, Equipment Reliability

Job Code:

PP0067

Supervises Directly:

Yes

New or Revised:

Revised

Regular or At-Will:

At-Will

Date:

11/13/2025

Exempt or Non-Exempt:

Non-Exempt

Compensation Approval Signature:

Union/ Non-Union:

Non-Union

Department Name and Division: 

MS-Maintenance, 

Operations 

Salary Schedule: 

Non-Union Salary Range

Cost Center Code:   

811009

Grade:

NU16

Essential Position:

Yes

Reports To:

Director, Maintenance Services

EEO Code:

Paraprofessionals

Work Format

In-Person

Who We Are & What We Do:

At DC Water, we provide more than 700,000 District of Columbia residents and 24.6 million annual visitors with essential water, wastewater, and stormwater services. DC Water also provides wholesale wastewater treatment services for 1.8 million people in Montgomery and Prince George's counties in Maryland, and Fairfax and Loudoun counties in Virginia. We aspire to be known for superior service, ingenuity, and stewardship to advance the health and well-being of our diverse workforce and communities. To achieve this vision, we commit to our shared mission every day—exceeding expectations by providing high quality water services in a safe, environmentally friendly, and efficient manner.

Role Description:

The Supervisor, Equipment Reliability, is responsible for supervising proactive maintenance management at the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facility focusing on preventive/predictive maintenance and reliability-centered maintenance to increase equipment reliability and reduce equipment downtime. Responsible for implementing supervising, coordinating, and tracking the departmental condition monitoring program.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Works as a team leader to develop formal procedures for Proactive Maintenance Techniques for corrective, preventative, and predictive maintenance. Predictive maintenance techniques will include vibration analysis, infrared thermography (IR), ultrasound, and oil analysis. Outcomes from the predictive maintenance technologies will be recommendations to restore equipment function and reliability.

   

  • Supervises a crew of lubrication technicians who will perform routine greasing preventative maintenance activities at Blue Plains. These lubrication technicians, along with others within the group, will also commission all major rotating machinery rebuilds.

• Supervises the preventative maintenance IR tasks to support equipment troubleshooting and commissioning effort.

   

  • Serves as the Department's principal authority leading efforts to establish and enforce performance standards for equipment specifications pertaining to balancing, alignment, lubricants, ultrasound, and vibration.

• Participates in the ongoing development pf the department's Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) for the purpose of sustaining optimal system functionality.

• Functions as Administrator for several computer software programs associated with vibration analysis, ultrasound, and oil analysis systems.

• Facilitates discussions with other Foreman/Supervisors about equipment reliability.

• Performs other related duties and projects as assigned at the discretion of the immediate supervisor.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Works closely with subordinates and contemporaries to plan, integrate, and accomplish day-to-day activities, departmental goals, and new programs. Provides daily planning and administration of the area of responsibility. Responsible for the selection, assignment, supervision, promotion, discipline, and training of personnel. 

Working Relationships: Interacts with employees in the department and throug