Certified Water Treatment Plant Crew Leader

The Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) provides quality water supply, water pollution control, mapping, and household hazardous waste collection to eight member municipalities: Bloomfield, East Hartford, Hartford, Newington, Rocky Hill, West Hartford, Wethersfield, and Windsor. Additionally, the MDC provides drinking water to portions of Farmington, Glastonbury, East Granby, and South Windsor, known as the MDC's non-member towns.

About the role

This is responsible water treatment plant crew leader work involving leading and participating in the filter plant operations and maintenance on an assigned shift. Work involves responsibility for leading a crew as a senior operator and acting as a shift supervisor periodically when the shift supervisor is off. Duties include making rounds to regulator houses, maintenance of equipment, operation of equipment, recording of data, and adjusting chemical feeders. This position also has the responsibility for making routine water flow decisions and handling emergencies when the senior person on shift.

Schedule

Tuesday - Saturday, 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday: OFF
Monday: OFF

Responsibilities

• Assigns, oversees, and corrects the work of a small work crew on an assigned shift when acting as the senior operator on the shift.
• Monitors gauges, takes readings, and keeps records of water treatment operations.
• Adjusts water flow and chemical feed rates.
• Performs maintenance on equipment.
• Fills out forms on completed work assignments, as well as water flow data.
• Demonstrates work procedures.
• Cites work rules violations.
• Assures safe work practices.
• Coordinates activities on a short-term basis to assure personnel, materials, and equipment necessary for assignments.
• Performs related work as required.

Requirements

• A high school diploma or the equivalent plus some training in water filter plant operations plus four years of progressively responsible water treatment plant operations experience, including at least some experience in a lead capacity, or an equivalent combination of education and qualifying experience substituting on a year-for-year basis.
• Must have a Class IV Water Treatment Plant Operator Certification.
• Applicants will be required to take a written exam as part of the screening process. A passing score of 70 on the written exam is required to be considered for an interview.

Skills

• Considerable knowledge of sand filter plant methods, equipment, and materials.
• Some knowledge of public administration principles and practices as applied to crew operations reporting.
• Good ability to communicate orally and to lead a work crew; some writing ability.
• Good ability to make operational decisions within established procedures and to complete routine forms.
• Good ability to oversee the activities of an assigned work crew.
• Considerable ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

Physical Ability: Tasks involve the ability to exert moderate, though not constant physical effort, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of objects and materials of mildly heavy weight (20-50 pounds).

Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate sounds, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally. Exposure to strong odors might occur.

Environmental Factors: Tasks may risk exposure to strong odors, temperature and weather extremes, toxic or poisonous agents, dust, pollen, wetness, humidity, wildlife, height extremes, vibrations, and/or machinery.