Wastewater Plant Operations Supervisor

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** Salary:**$6,972.48 per month
** Anticipated

Work Schedule:

** Swing Shift, 1:30 PM to 12:00 AM [4-10 hour days]
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* Job Summary:

** Supervisory position within the operations group of a Class IV advanced tertiary wastewater treatment plant. Plans, organizes, coordinates, and directs the procedures of the City of Meridian’s Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility, ensuring compliance with all federal and state environmental requirements. Supervises a team of Wastewater Operators to ensure efficient and safe treatment and regulatory compliance for City’s wastewater facility with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, and the facility air permit;

directly responsible for evaluating and authorizing operational control changes with considerable independence. Work is performed under general oversight but requires independent judgment, forward thinking, and initiative.
* Responsible for the daily operation of the Wastewater Treatment Plant and overall compliance with state and federal environmental regulations and discharge monitoring permit criteria, including NPDES compliance, Air Permit Compliance, and Biosolids Management compliance;
* Supervises, coordinates, and directs the operation and maintenance of the Wastewater Treatment Plant, and Biosolids in accordance with Federal, State, City, and County regulations, policies, and procedures;
* Direct oversight of complex wastewater processes, including: preliminary treatment, primary treatment, chemical addition, thickening, bioreactors, sludge fermentation, activated sludge, membrane filtration, anaerobic digestion, tertiary treatment, ultraviolet disinfection, side stream phosphorous removal, struvite control, advanced biological nutrient removal;
* Assists in process control decisions to ensure effective plant unit processes;
* Analyzes operational and lab data daily to initiate process control changes to ensure treatment effectiveness and compliance with permit requirements;
* Complex decision making and problem-solving duties are exercised with considerable independence within the framework of established policies, procedures and guidelines;
* Troubleshoots process systems and equipment to determine and correct problems;
* Review plant records, operating reports, and technical data to monitor efficiency of plant process control and equipment maintenance;
* Responsible for tracking, maintaining, and retention of records related to facility permit compliance;
* Creates and maintains spreadsheets and databases;
* Create a variety of reports related to operational process trends and compliance status including statistical analysis, spreadsheets, graphing, and technical memos;
* Inspect plant operations to ensure that equipment is performing at optimal efficiency;
* Ensure that proper maintenance and servicing is performed on all facility equipment;
* Provide day-to-day supervision, leadership, and coaching of Wastewater Operators and Plant Utility Technicians;
* Guide the work of operations personnel engaged in the maintenance and operation of plant equipment and facilities;
* Ensure adherence to the City of Meridian’s Human Resource policies and procedures; including hiring, performance evaluations, assigning of significant duties, rewarding, and disciplining;
* Prepares and delivers personnel performance evaluations, development plans, and work plans;
* Prepares employee shift and on-call schedules, coordinates shift modifications for special plant conditions, shutdowns, and staff absences;
* Researches, initiates, and provides training for operational lab testing for troubleshooting or optimizing plant performance;
* Provides oversight for process related lab testing including, but not limited to: settleometers, microbiological examinations, gram stains, % solids;
* Develops appropriate…