TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR II

City of Amarillo; United States; Vor Ort; USD 42.000 - 66.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The City of Amarillo seeks a Treatment Plant Operator I for the River Road Reclamation Plant. You will assist on rotating shifts to ensure wastewater treatment meets federal, state, and city standards, performing rounds, sampling, and recordkeeping to support plant operations.

Requires a high school diploma and at least 1 year of plant operation/maintenance experience; ability to obtain a TCEQ Class D certification within one year and a valid Texas driver's license are required.

Qualifikationen

• Requires a High School Diploma or its equivalent and a minimum of one year of experience in the operation and maintenance of a wastewater treatment plant.
• Must be able to attain a TCEQ Class D Wastewater Treatment Certification within the first year of employment.
• Valid Texas Driver’s License required.

Aufgaben

• Makes periodic rounds of the plant to assure that the plant process is operating properly.
• Monitors and records the flow through the plant.
• Collects samples for laboratory analysis.
• Performs standard tests for operations control.
• Maintains records for operations control of the plant (every 2 hours).
• Checks all pumps, motors, engines, and blowers and associated equipment.
• Fills out maintenance request forms on equipment not operating properly.
• Reports the status of the plant to the supervisor.
• Maintains flow distribution to; industrial, equalization, digestion, sludge, etc.
• Removes debris from clarifier as needed.
• Communicates to the oncoming operator the plant status and any hazards.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Kenntnisse

Data entry

PH meters

Equipment maintenance

Vehicle operation

Ausbildung

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

PH meters

Analytical balances

CL2 safety equipment

Jobbeschreibung

JOB TITLE:

Treatment Plant Operator I

JOB CLASS NUMBER:

TRD964

PAY GRADE:

4

FLSA STATUS:

Non-Exempt

BUSINESS UNIT NAME:

River Road Reclamation Plant

REPORTS TO:

Process Control Supervisor and Facility Manager

SUPERVISORY WORK:

None

SUMMARY

Under indirect supervision on an assigned shift, participates in the operation and quality control of a Wastewater Treatment Plant. Responsible for the quality of effluent as set by Federal, State, and City regulations. Shift work and weekends.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Makes periodic rounds of the plant to assure that the plant process is operating properly.
• Monitors and records the flow through the plant.
• Collects samples for laboratory analysis.
• Performs standard tests for operations control.
• Maintains records for operations control of the plant (every 2 hours).
• Checks all pumps, motors, engines, and blowers and associated equipment.
• Fills out maintenance request forms on equipment not operating properly.
• Reports the status of the plant to the supervisor.
• Maintains flow distribution to; industrial, equalization, digestion, sludge, etc.
• Removes debris from clarifier as needed.
• Communicates to the oncoming operator the plant status and any hazards.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Requires a High School Diploma or its equivalent and a minimum of one year of experience in the operation and maintenance of a wastewater treatment plant. Must be able to attain a TCEQ Class D Wastewater Treatment Certification within the first year of employment. Valid Texas Driver’s License required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Ability to operate small office equipment, including copy machines or multi-line telephone systems.
• Ability to operate computers for data entry and word processing.
• Ability to operate and make minor repairs to small hand tools, small pieces of equipment, PH meters, analytical balances and CL2 safety equipment.
• Ability to safely drive a pick-up truck.

ADA PROFILE

Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or in excess of 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. The employee must also balance, climb, crawl, crouch, walk, stand, kneel, stoop, sit, hear, crouch, feel, finger, grasp, handle, reach, pull, push, speak, see, and talk. Also requires the ability to make rational decisions and perform repetitive motions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The employee works in a dynamic indoor and outdoor environment that requires being sensitive to change and responsive to changing goals, priorities, and needs.

The City of Amarillo is an Equal Opportunity employer and encourages applications from eligible and qualified persons regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability, genetic information or protected veteran status, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law.

The City of Amarillo provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities on a case by case basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please contact the Human Resources Office at 806-378-4294.