Professional Summary
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Work History
Education
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Steven Molina

Los Angeles City Sanitation
Hawthorne
15
years of professional experience

Results-driven Wastewater Treatment Mechanic with extensive experience at Los Angeles City Sanitation. Proven expertise in troubleshooting and maintaining lift stations, enhancing operational efficiency. Skilled in welding and fabrication, with strong leadership abilities to train new employees. Committed to workplace safety and effective preventive maintenance, ensuring seamless wastewater management.

Work History

Pumping Plant Operator

3 Years
Los Angeles County Sanitation District | 07.2011 - 07.2014

Wastewater Treatment Mechanic (acting)

4 Years 9 Months
Los Angeles City Sanitation | 11.2021 - Current

Maintaining both sewage and storm water lift stations by removing blockages from pump impellers and check valves, oiling pump motors, pump and motor installations and removals, maintaining lift station generators, operating both VFD and PLC controls to operate lift stations, assemble necessary suction and discharge piping, operate and maintain air scrubbers, bio trickling facilities, and train new employees in lift station operations and maintenance. Responding to plant emergencies such as communication and power fails and or sewage spills.

Mechanical Helper

11 Months
Los Angeles City Sanitation | 03.2020 - 02.2021

Assisted Wastewater Treatment Mechanics by maintaining and preparing tools necessary fir each job task, cleaned tools and work area, used mig, tig and plasma cutter if needed to make parts, and metal bending. Performed vehicle walk around check each morning before work day.

Wastewater Collection Worker 1 & 2

5 Years
Los Angeles City Sanitation | 03.2015 - 03.2020

Daily vehicle and tool inspection, completed work orders to clean sewer pipes throughout West LA using a Vactor, Mechanical Rodder, and handrodding by rmoving blockages such as roots and solid debris to allow continual sewer flow. Also had the privledge of running a crew.

Wastewater Treatment Op. Acting

1 Year 1 Month
Los Angeles City Sanitation | 09.2017 - 10.2018

Daily vehicle and tool inspections, used equipment to measure H2s, and V.O.C levels and various air scrubbers and bio trickling facilities. I operated air scrubbers and maintained by recording blower CFM and pressure changes, cleaned demister pads, alternated blower fans as needed, monitored all treatment, sewer, and stormwater plants from the Venice pumping plant and disbatch Treatment mechanics, electricians, or instrumentation workers as needed.

Pumping Plant Operator Temp.

3 Years
Los Angeles County Sanitation | 07.2011 - 07.2014

Operated and maintained LA County's sewer lift stations by recording daily functions of various lift stations, removed blockages from both pump impellers and check valves, cleaned wetwells, operated and maintained diesel generators at various lift stations, responded to emergencies and trained new employees.

Education

Grade 1 - Wastewater

CWEA | Los Angeles, CA

Ops & Maint. Of Wastewater Collection Systems 2 - Wastewater

California State University Sacramento | Los Angeles, CA | 02-2012

Ops. & Maint. Of Wastewater Collection Systems 1 - Wastewater

California State University Sacramento | Los Angeles, CA | 09-2011

Skills

Troubleshooting skills
Maintenance and repairs
Preventive Maintenance
Welding and fabrication
Gasket and seal replacements
Workplace safety

Timeline

Wastewater Treatment Mechanic (acting)

Los Angeles City Sanitation
11.2021 - CurrentRead More

Mechanical Helper

Los Angeles City Sanitation
03.2020 - 02.2021Read More

Wastewater Treatment Op. Acting

Los Angeles City Sanitation
09.2017 - 10.2018Read More

Wastewater Collection Worker 1 & 2

Los Angeles City Sanitation
03.2015 - 03.2020Read More

Pumping Plant Operator

Los Angeles County Sanitation District
07.2011 - 07.2014Read More

Pumping Plant Operator Temp.

Los Angeles County Sanitation
07.2011 - 07.2014Read More

CWEA

Grade 1 from Wastewater
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California State University Sacramento

Ops & Maint. Of Wastewater Collection Systems 2 from Wastewater
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California State University Sacramento

Ops. & Maint. Of Wastewater Collection Systems 1 from Wastewater
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Steven Molina