FINANCE DIRECTOR

Job Duties

Maintains activities of operators, aides, and inmates in the operation and maintenance of water and wastewater treatment facilities. Operates and maintains various devices including comminutors, sludge collectors, lift stations, primary and secondary settlings, trickling filters, chlorination systems, recirculation, aeration, sedimentation, tertiary sand filters, air diffusion piping, high service pumping, storage, and distribution.

• Adjusts flow patterns, chlorine and soda ash feed rates;
• Cleans screening devices and sand filters;
• Transfers sludge;
• Lubricates moving parts;
• Removes and replaces worn parts.

Operates water and wastewater treatment plant facilities; monitors and performs chemical tests (e.g., alkalinity, hardness, pH, turbidity, chlorine, dissolved oxygen) and laboratory tests to determine levels of treatment and water quality; adjusts chlorine feed rate and automatic controls; collects biological samples and sends to state laboratory for analysis; collects samples of potable water and wastewater discharge.

Maintains treatment plant records; prepares daily and monthly reports on test results and plant inspections; submits reports to EPA and appropriate sanitary section.

Oversees and Performs Maintenance

Oversees and performs general maintenance at water and wastewater treatment facility (e.g., tills seed beds, mows grass, paints buildings, railings and wells, repairs washers and dryers, maintains furnaces, plows snow, rakes, bags and mulches leaves); performs operational modifications necessary in emergencies to meet EPA requirements.

Certification

Certified in Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) Lab by Water Environmental Federation. Level two (2).

Qualifications

• Certificate of class at least equal to that required by water system &/or wastewater works classification pursuant to Rule 3745-7-02, Environmental Protection Agency;
• 6 months exp. as treatment plant operator in water &/or wastewater treatment plant which included conducting routine laboratory tests on treatment plant flows.
• -Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.

Skills

• Knowledge of fractions, decimals & percentages;
• State & federal guidelines regarding water &/or wastewater treatment plant operations;
• Employee training & development*;
• Skill in operation of hand & power tools;
• Operation of water &/or wastewater testing equipment;
• Operation of chlorination equipment;
• Operation of chemical testing equipment.

Ability

• Understand water &/or wastewater treatment plant procedures;
• Read technical manuals & instructions;
• Complete routine forms or records;
• Stand, walk or bend;
• Use limbs, fingers & hands to operate equipment, machinery or tools;
• Lift 50 lbs.

Major Worker Characteristics

Knowledge of fractions, decimals & percentages; state & federal guidelines regarding water &/or wastewater treatment plant operations; employee training & development*

Supplemental Information

The final applicant selected for this position will be required to submit to urinalysis prior to an appointment to test for illegal drug use. The State will decline to extend a final offer of employment to any applicant with a verified positive test result. Also, an applicant with a positive test result will not be considered for any position with the State of Ohio for a period of one year.

Postmarked Applications/Resumes

POSTMARKED APPLICATIONS/RESUMES WILL NEED TO BE IN THE PERSONNEL OFFICE ON OR PRIOR TO THE CLOSING DATE OF THE POSTING.

Tobacco Free Policy

The Department of Rehabilitation & Correction will adopt a tobacco free policy for the grounds of all institutions effective March 1, 2009.

Benefits

• Extensive health benefits for all full- and part-time permanent employees;
• Guaranteed 10 paid state holidays every year;
• At least a 14 percent employer contribution to your OPERS pension plan;
• Over 1600 job classifications allow ample opportunity for career advancement;
• Employee Tuition Reimbursement programs;
• Life insurance coverage for all permanent employees;
• Up to $350 in annual wellness incentives for employees/spouses enrolled in healthcare;
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