Equipment Operator (Auburn)

About the role

The purpose of this classification is to perform supervisory/specialized work functions associated with wastewater treatment plant operations and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals.
• Supervises wastewater treatment plant processes and equipment operations per established procedures to ensure treatment of wastewater in accordance with federal/state regulations.
• Organizes and prioritizes division workload; prepares work schedules to provide adequate coverage; makes work assignments; monitors status of work in progress; inspects completed work.
• Provides advice, guidance, and technical expertise to staff members.
• Makes sure plant effluent quality is monitored to ensure plant operates within established laws and standards.
• Coordinates sludge handling and disposal with sub-contractor(s).
• Reviews documentation maintained by staff members; records instrument readings and test results; maintains logs and records of test results, meter readings, chemical applications, and other data.
• Prepares DMRs; maintains required logs/information.
• Supervises and monitors treatment process; collects wastewater samples for laboratory analysis; performs in-house testing of samples; operates electrical and mechanical controls which regulate flow of waste materials through various stages of operations; performs operational adjustments on gauges and controls as necessary.
• Performs chlorine analysis; checks chlorine feed rates and makes adjustments as necessary; changes chlorine cylinders.
• Checks and documents CSO outfalls on weekends and holidays.
• Supervises sludge disposal; monitors pumping of sludge from tanks to digesters; opens/closes valves for sludge being transferred; monitors levels of sludge in digesters.
• Dispatches sewer trouble calls after hours; records all information.
• Maintains a comprehensive, current knowledge and awareness of applicable laws/regulations; maintains an awareness of new trends/advances in the profession; reads professional literature; attends workshops and training sessions as appropriate.
• Responds to emergency situations after hours as needed.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required with two (2) years of technical school/coursework preferred; supplemented by five (5) to seven (7) years previous experience and/or training involving wastewater plant operations.
• Must possess and maintain valid Class I Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator certification.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia Driver's License.

Qualifications

• Seven (7) year employment history.
• Three (3) Professional references.
• Ten (10) year street address history (Include Month/Year (MM/YYYY)).

Skills

• Knowledge of various software programs to operate a computer in an effective, efficient manner.
• Uses knowledge of various software programs to operate a computer in an effective, efficient manner.

Benefits

• Defined Benefit Retirement Plan.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Not specified.