Waste Water Treatment Plant Operator

Essential Functions

• Operates and maintains the Wastewater Treatment Plant and its ancillary pumping facilities and equipment.
• Checks equipment and inspects recording instrumentation to ensure all systems are operating normally; makes control adjustments to the Plant processes as needed.
• Assists in operation of Flood Control pumping facilities as needed.
• Maintains inventory of chemicals and supplies.
• Operates and maintains all aeration tanks, grit tanks, digesters, clarifiers and other Plant equipment.
• Obtains wastewater samples and performs laboratory analyses as directed; maintains operational records.
• Collects, records and interprets readings of instruments monitoring treatment processes; maintains operational records.
• Performs preventive and corrective maintenance on Wastewater Treatment Plant equipment and systems.
• Assists in training new operators.
• Understands and follows all safety regulations.

Judgment

• The work requires examining, analyzing and evaluating facts and circumstances surrounding individual problems, situations or transactions, and determining actions to be taken within the limits of standard or accepted practices.
• Guidelines include a large body of policies, practices and precedents which may be complex or conflicting, at times.
• Employee is expected to weigh efficiency and relative priorities in conjunction with procedural concerns in decision making.
• Requires understanding, interpreting and applying federal, state and local regulations.

Complexity

• The work consists of the practical application of a variety of concepts, practices and specialized techniques relating to a professional or technical field.
• Assignments typically involve evaluation and interpretation of factors, conditions or unusual circumstances;
• inspect ing, testing or evaluating compliance with established standards or criteria;
• gathering, analyzing and evaluating facts or data using specialized fact finding techniques;
• or determining the methods to accomplish the work.

Education And Experience

• Associate’s Degree in science or related field;
• one to three years of experience in the operation, maintenance and repair of a wastewater treatment plant or similar industrial facility;
• equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge, Ability, And Skills

• Knowledge: Knowledge of wastewater treatment process; knowledge of federal and state regulations concerning wastewater treatment; knowledge of the methods and techniques for conducting wastewater treatment analysis.
• Abilities: Ability to read and interpret plans, drawings, gauges and recording devices; ability to use tools and equipment; ability to perform laboratory analysis.
• Skills: Mechanical skills; computer skills; recordkeeping skills.