Treatment Operator

JOB SUMMARY

Operates and maintains the City's water treatment plant, including performing tests on pumps, motors, and water, maintaining logs, and performing preventive and corrective maintenance on equipment. The shift for this role may vary depending on the needs of the business. Shifts include Monday – Friday, or a shift of 7 days on, 7 days off (for evening and day shifts).

• Operates and maintains the city water treatment facility as required by city, state, and federal guidelines.
• Performs periodic tests on water treatment facility pumps, motors, and water, and takes appropriate reading of gauges and meters.
• Records plant telemetry information from satellite pumping stations and maintain records of water treatment facility operations.
• May assist with training of other operators and assistants.
• Performs routine inspections of water treatment facilities, monitors pumps, tanks, valves, appurtenances, chemicals, clarifiers and filters, visually and with computer system, and adjusts equipment and chemicals to maintain specified operating conditions.
• Performs various chemical analyses including pH, alkalinity, chlorine, turbidity, fluorides, taste and odor control, and hardness tests, and ensure proper calibration of measuring feed equipment.
• Routinely calibrates online monitoring analyzers.
• Monitors distribution for the plant with the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System.
• Calculates various daily, weekly, and monthly chemical usage and water statistics, and records data on logs and charts.
• Ensures cleanliness of water facilities and cleans equipment as necessary.
• Performs corrective and preventive maintenance of water treatment equipment.
• Assists in preparing reports to state and federal regulatory agencies as required.
• Uses work order management system (Lucity).
• Monitors and uses the SCADA system.
• Operates backhoe and other heavy equipment; and
• Performs such other related duties as may be assigned.

Education & Experience

• High School Diploma or its equivalent, plus four (4) years of experience in water treatment operations.
• Or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Certification & License

• Valid Texas Driver’s License with an acceptable driving record.
• Class A, B, or C Water Treatment Plant Operator Certification from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Methods, practices, and equipment used in water treatment facilities.
• Knowledge of plumbing, welding.
• Knowledge of how to handle hazardous materials, minor electrical repair; basic chemistry; pumps and motors.
• Knowledge of water chemical analyzing equipment.
• Knowledge of city, state, and federal water treatment specifications and regulations.
• Knowledge of laboratory testing and procedures.
• knowledge of the safe use of electrical control systems, proper use and analysis of laboratory equipment used in the performance and monitoring of water treatment facility and water quality.

Ability to:

• Able to learn and comply with state and federal regulations applicable to water treatment facilities.
• Able to perform simple mathematical calculations.
• Able to operate personal computer and computerized equipment.
• Skilled in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with co-workers.
• Able to demonstrate proficiency in both oral and written communication.
• Skilled in operating and repairing water treatment equipment.

Physical Demand

• This position must be able to be scheduled for on-call rotation to respond to emergencies and after-hour repair needs.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and drag and pull up to 100 lbs.
• Able to sit for periods of time driving to various sites
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms, climb or balance; stoop, kneel, squat, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell.

Environmental Demand

• Able to tolerate outside working conditions, including exposure to adverse weather conditions.
• Uniforms provided
• Indoor and outdoor conditions
• Works in…