Wastewater Plant Lead Operator

About the role

The East Burlington Wastewater Treatment Plant (EBWWTP) is located on Stone Quarry Road in Burlington and operates a 12.0 MGD activated sludge plant with a 3-stage biological nutrient removal (BNR) process. The plant treats wastewater originating from Burlington city limits and extraterritorial jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

• Conducts regular plant tours, ensuring proper operation of various equipment.
• Maintains accurate records and adjusts equipment to adapt to changing operating conditions.
• Collects effluent samples for laboratory analysis and performs routine tests.
• Applies chemicals and monitors their effects on plant operations.
• Cleans and maintains plant facilities, including skimming floatables, cleaning bar screens, and disposing of waste.
• Ensures plant grounds and facilities are up to date.
• Carries out preventive maintenance tasks and assists plant maintenance staff.
• Provides customer service, answers phones, and responds to inquiries.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED with additional vocational training in wastewater, environmental sciences, biology, chemistry, mechanics, or electronics.
• Minimum five (5) years experience in wastewater treatment.
• Valid North Carolina Driver's License.
• North Carolina Grade III Wastewater Certificate; Grade IV preferred.
• First Aid and CPR certification.

Supplemental Information

• Physical requirements include balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.
• Employee is subject to hazards including proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, noise, vibration, oils, and atmospheric conditions.
• May work in close quarters, crawl spaces, shafts, manholes, small, enclosed rooms, small sewage and water lines, and other areas which could cause claustrophobia.
• May work in narrow aisles, passageways, and catwalks.
• Working conditions include both inside and outside environmental conditions.
• Fully Exempt from overtime pay.
• Inclement weather classification: Essential.

Benefits

• Paid vacation and sick leave.
• Ability to transfer North Carolina local government earned sick leave.
• Paid holidays for New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Good Friday, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
• Enrollment in the Local Government branch of the North Carolina State Retirement System.
• Enrollment in Empower 401k.
• Health and dental insurance coverage for employee and children; spouses may be added to the policy if they are not offered coverage at their own place of employment.
• Voluntary enrollment in a Flexible Spending Plan.
• Life insurance.
• Long-term care insurance.
• Other voluntary insurances and deferred compensation plans.

Additional Information

• Do you possess a current Commercial Driver License (CDL)?
• What certifications do you possess related to this position? (Examples: AWWA Lab Analyst I/II Certification, NC Bacteriological Certification, Grade I Wastewater Operator)