Wastewater Operator: Lead & Advanced Process Optimizer

City of Oxnard; Oxnard (CA); Presencial; USD 55.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Educational Incentive

Tuition Reimbursement

Certification Pay

Descripción de la vacante

City of Oxnard's Wastewater Division is seeking skilled individuals to join the Operations team at the Wastewater Treatment Plant, with multiple levels in the Wastewater Operator series (Operator I, II, III, and Senior). Operators work with Operations, Maintenance, Collections, and Laboratory staff to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient plant operation and permit compliance.

Duties include monitoring, sampling, data logging, inspections, SOP updates, troubleshooting, training others, and

Responsabilidades

• Monitor and operate wastewater treatment systems, equipment, and processes to maintain compliance with applicable discharge permits.
• Monitor plant and field processes, including solids processing, computer alarms, instruments, gauges, meters, and control panels.
• Take and interpret meter, gauge, and control panel readings; monitor and adjust flows and processes within established operating parameters.
• Collect wastewater and process samples and perform routine biological, chemical, and field analyses; record and evaluate results and take appropriate corrective action.
• Maintain accurate operation logs, shift reports, sampling records, regulatory records, and other operational documentation.
• Perform inspections, preventive maintenance, cleaning, housekeeping, and minor maintenance and repair of plant equipment and facilities.
• Use and maintain Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Manuals and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and update documentation as needed.
• Troubleshoot process and equipment issues and coordinate with Maintenance staff when mechanical or electrical repairs are required.
• Evaluate plant operations, process performance, flows, loadings, laboratory data, and equipment status and make operational adjustments to maintain compliance and optimize treatment efficiency.
• Identify operational problems and implement or recommend corrective actions and improvements.
• Provide instruction, work direction, and on-the-job training to other operators and support staff, as applicable.
• Conduct audits of operational logs and crew rounds and coordinate plant shutdowns and preventive maintenance activities.
• Enter, maintain, retrieve, and analyze operational and maintenance information using computerized systems, including CMMS and Hach WIMS.
• Support inventory monitoring and coordinate materials, chemical, and supply needs to support uninterrupted plant operations.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Descripción del empleo

City of Oxnard's Wastewater Division is seeking skilled individuals to join the Operations team at the Wastewater Treatment Plant, with multiple levels in the Wastewater Operator series (Operator I, II, III, and Senior). Operators work with Operations, Maintenance, Collections, and Laboratory staff to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient plant operation and permit compliance.

Duties include monitoring, sampling, data logging, inspections, SOP updates, troubleshooting, training others, and