Water Treatment Plant Operator

Water Treatment Plant Operator

City of Vallejo, California

We are seeking one full‑time Water Treatment Plant Operator to serve as a collaborative member of the City of Vallejo Water Department. This recruitment is being conducted to fill one full‑time vacancy, and the resulting list may be used to fill future vacancies for up to one year.

• Operate, monitor, and adjust control functions within a water treatment plant, distribution system, and sludge de‑watering facility, using local controls and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System (SCADA).
• Operate and adjust treatment plant pumps, motors, feeders and other equipment to maintain appropriate plant operations.
• Regulate the flow of water into and through the source water transmission system, the water treatment plant, and the distribution system.
• Record entries, update and maintain plant operation logs, forms and reports; perform and document calculations related to plant operational activities.
• Monitor water quality through online instrumentation, sampling procedures, and performing analyses using standardized testing methods, tools, and equipment in a plant process laboratory and at various stages in the treatment process.
• Mix and apply chemicals for use at various stages in the treatment process.
• Calculate dosages and adjust feeders/chemical injection pumps for proper operation and application of chemicals in order to ensure a high finished water quality standard.
• Work with hazardous chemicals related to water treatment and laboratory operations; receive training in and assist in spill prevention and response at City facilities.
• Maintain plant, operating equipment and facilities in a clean and orderly condition; perform routine housekeeping inside and outside the plant and conduct regular site safety inspections.
• Dispatch call‑out personnel as required for emergency situations at all hours.
• Schedule, receive, safely unload, and store chemicals and materials by hand and by use of motorized and mechanical equipment; record deliveries and ensure adequate supplies.
• Safely operate a City‑owned motor vehicle for travel to a number of pumping stations and water distribution and treatment facilities; operate City communication equipment.
• Correctly regulate waste side‑streams and return flows.
• Assemble, update, and maintain plant operations logs and reports; perform and record mathematical calculations related to plant operational activities, process testing and control.
• May act in a central communications function: taking, relaying, transmitting, and providing information to and from City personnel or outside emergency services as required.
• Receive business contact with other city employees, customer inquiries and make every effort to enhance public relations.
• Conduct general tours of the facilities.
• Provide for safe plant conditions and working environment at all times by exercising a routine of attentiveness and proactive responses to plant safety and security matters.
• Participate in accurate and complete shift‑change turn‑overs to discuss vital plant information.
• Participate in emergency preparedness training and exercises.
• Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

• Standard principles of mathematics, biology, chemistry, and hydraulics as applied in the operation of a drinking water treatment facility and throughout the distribution systems.
• Standard principles and practices of drinking water treatment plant operations, laboratory analysis techniques and current drinking water standards and regulations.
• Operating principles of plant equipment such as valves, pumps motors, controls, instrumentation and telemetry.
• Basic computer (PC) skills in Microsoft Office Suite software.
• Safety regulations pertaining to industrial work practices and use of related equipment.
• Operational and safety regulations pertaining to water treatment plant operations and vehicle and equipment usage.
• Regulations, techniques and equipment used in managing, mitigation, recovery and reporting of hazardous materials release.

• Understand and carry out written and oral instructions.
• Read and interpret gauges…