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Worked at Louisville Water since 2018
Turning wrenches, running diagnostics, and flushing fluids might make you wonder, what does that have to do with Louisville Water?
“I always thought of it just as a bill you pay, like your LG&E, your Louisville Water. I never would’ve thought of that as a career,” Brad Mattingly said, a garage master mechanic at Louisville Water.
Mattingly was working as a mechanic at a car dealership but said, “I was wanting something different, a change of pace. I saw Louisville Water pop up, and I was like there’s no way, so I applied, and I’ve loved it.”
One of the things he says he loves most about helping maintain Louisville Water’s fleet of vehicles is that “Every day can change. It may be one day we’re in here doing general maintenance on trucks. The next day, you may not even be here 10 minutes, and you may be out, going crew to crew, especially during the wintertime when it’s main break season.”
Mattingly says he’s constantly learning and enjoys the assignments that take him out of the garage.
“We may get a road call, so you’ll go out to a big water main break. You’re not just seeing garage mechanic work. You get to see what the crews do; you get to see what the plant people do.”
And the people help fuel Mattingly’s passion for his job.
“From Allmond (distribution warehouse) to Third Street (corporate office) to Crescent Hill, B.E. Payne (water treatment plants). From a new-hire laborer up to (Vice President) Dave Vogel, (President) Spencer Bruce, I deal with everybody, and I enjoy getting to talk to everybody. It’s neat, I’m not stuck in one spot.”
Serving on the Local 1683’s executive board has given Mattingly other opportunities to meet people, have a voice in the union, and participate in labor management activities.
For the last three years, Local 1683 has eagerly supported the Louisville Water Service Board’s campaign with the Salvation Army Angel Tree. The union adopted 10 Angels in 2024, and Mattingly volunteered to help shop.
“That was really neat to be able to take on as many kids as we did,” he shared.
Finding the perfect toys and clothes has turned into something he and his wife look forward to every year.
“We enjoy shopping for our kids, we know how much it means to them. So, it’s really neat to be able to help out other kids.”
When he’s not working, Mattingly says most of his time is spent supporting his daughter who shows horses, chasing his 3-year-old son, or taking care of their new home.
“We’ve got seven acres. We’ve got chickens, we’ve got goats, we’ve got dogs, so they keep us busy.”
