Wastewater Treatment Operator II

About the role

Performs a variety of skilled work to maintain chemical feeder equipment, biological processes, motors, telemetering sensory equipment, and pumping equipment for wastewater treatment plant equipment and operations. Performs difficult technical and mechanical work in the operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment and conveyance facilities. May provide direction to peers and subordinates in performing routine day-to-day work activities.

Responsibilities

• Delivers outstanding customer service.
• Establishes and maintains open communication with all internal and external customers; to include co-workers, contractors, residents, and other City departments.
• Informs immediate supervisor of daily operations, daily lab results, important developments, and work activities.
• Adheres to industry and City safety standards, policies, practices, and procedures.
• Provides services in accordance with government standards such as OSHA, and MAG.
• Prepares and submits required safety records and reports.
• Executes routine and emergency operational, maintenance, and repair functions on equipment utilized in the wastewater reclamation division.
• Clarifies routine day-to-day priorities in the field.
• Provides input to supervisors regarding performance reviews for Wastewater I Operators.
• Conducts daily inspections of wastewater treatment facilities, aquifer recharge facilities and related equipment; takes and records various equipment and process readings; checks equipment and makes appropriate adjustments to regulate system flow and process stability; and maintains records and reports.
• Processes bio solids with complex equipment and assists with bio solids digestion facilities.
• Conducts and interprets wastewater process control laboratory analyses as well as permit required lab testing.
• Makes process control adjustments and modifications to ensure facility compliance with all permit parameters, protects the public health, and ensures system stability.
• Assumes the duties and responsibilities of the Senior Wastewater Operator as assigned during their absence.

Requirements

• Formal Education/Knowledge: Equivalent to a high school diploma or GED.
• Experience: Minimum 2 years of experience in a related field.
• Certifications and Other Requirements: Valid Driver’s License, ADEQ Grade I Wastewater Treatment Operator Certification, obtain an ADEQ Grade II Wastewater Treatment Operator Certification and Commercial Driver’s License within 12 months of hire.
• Other Requirements: Experience in operating centrifuges for dewatering sludge, laboratory experience, experience in wastewater process controls, experience with Lucity asset management, experience with Hach WIMs, experience with SCADA.

Qualifications

• Reading: Ability to read papers, periodicals, journals, manuals, dictionaries, thesauruses, and encyclopedias.
• Math: Ability to deal with system of real numbers; practical application of fractions, percentages, ratios/proportions and measurement.
• Writing: Ability to write reports, prepare business letters, expositions, and summaries with proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar, using all parts of speech.
• Managerial: Semi-Complex - Work requires the occasional direction of helpers, assistants, seasonal employees, interns, or temporary employees.
• Policy/Decision Making: Moderate - The employee normally performs the job by following established standard operating procedures and/or policies. The employee may choose the appropriate procedure or policy to apply to duties. Performance is reviewed periodically.

Skills

• Technical Skills: Broad Application - Work requires a comprehensive, practical knowledge of a technical field with use of analytical judgment and decision-making abilities appropriate to the work environment of the organization.
• Human Relations Skills: Moderate - Work requires providing advice to others outside direct reporting relationships on specific problems or general policies. Contacts may require the consideration of different points of view to reach agreement. Elements of persuasion may be necessary to gain cooperation and acceptance of ideas.

Benefits

• Vacation Leave: 14 days per year, increasing with longevity.
• Sick Leave: 12 days per year.
• Holidays: 12 paid holidays per year, including one floating holiday the first full pay period of January.
• Health Insurance: Three health plans available to select from at a group rate.
• Dental Insurance: Two dental plans available to select from at a group rate.
• Vision Insurance: Available at a group rate.
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Health Care and Dependent Care accounts available.
• Short Term Disability Insurance: City-paid coverage.
• Cancer Benefit: City-paid coverage.
• Life Insurance: City-paid insurance valued at twice the annual salary ($400,000 maximum); additional life insurance for self and/or dependent is available at employee's cost.
• Longevity pay beginning at year six.
• Tuition Assistance: $5,250 per calendar year.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Onsite wellness center/clinic.
• A robust employee well-being program.
• Free identity theft monitoring and protection with Aura.
• Deferred Compensation Plan: 2% city match (employee contributes 1%).
• Retirement Health Savings: $22.50 city contribution (employee contributes $12.50 per pay period).
• Retirement: Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) Defined Benefit plan with mandatory city and employee contributions currently at 12.00%.

Pay

$28.35 - $42.09 Hourly

Schedule

Full-Time