Wastewater Treatment Operator

The starting hourly base pay rate is $44.51.

About the role

The Wastewater Treatment Operator must have a general knowledge of the operation, methods and procedures of a wastewater treatment plant including:

• Performing chemical treatment of oil, metal working lubricants, grease, coolants, acids and alkalis and other waste products to meet pretreatment discharge requirements;
• Performing all aspects of wastewater collecting, sampling, monitoring and testing required to maintain compliance with federal, state and local regulations governing the wastewater treatment process, storm water, and sludge/solids management;
• Ability to work from blueprints, drawings, layouts or other specifications to plan sequences of operations;
• Reading technical instructions related to the trade in order to comprehend written work instructions, equipment operating instructions, and/or other documents related to the job functions;
• Maintaining daily logs of operation, maintenance, and safety activities, including test results, instrument readings, calibrations, details of equipment malfunctions, and maintenance work;
• Observing and interpreting readings on gauges, meters, and charts registering various aspects of wastewater treatment operation to ensure they are operating properly;
• Inspecting equipment on a regular basis which may require the installation, maintenance and repair of the plant equipment including pumps, piping, valves, meters and gauges;
• Assisting in the performance of regular and unscheduled maintenance and repairs on all plant equipment including laboratory instruments, equipment and process machinery.

Requirements

• Hold a high school diploma or equivalent (GED)
• Eight (8) years of documented experience as an Industrial Wastewater Treatment Operator in a manufacturing environment
• Must hold licenses and/or certifications required by local, state and/or federal law applicable to the performance of the job in the plant to which the successful candidate is assigned
• Ability to work any shift and work overtime, including daily, weekends and holidays as required, with or without reasonable accommodation
• Ability to descend and climb a maximum of 30 rungs to access system process tanks and equipment, with or without reasonable accommodation
• Ability to detect and differentiate colors, with or without reasonable accommodation