Wastewater Plant Operator I - Entry-Level Technician

City of Hammond; Hammond (LA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Hammond is seeking an operator for the Wastewater Treatment Plant to perform a range of duties from daily plant operations to data recording and system maintenance. The role includes sampling, minor repairs, and coordination with contractors as needed.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent and the ability to obtain state certification within the first year. On-call work, weekend/holiday coverage, and CDL prerequisites apply.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of safe work practices.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Perform unskilled tasks in a variety of plant operation activities.
• Acquire the knowledge and ability to perform skilled tasks.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Responsibilities

• Maintain daily records on plant operations.
• Take wastewater sample collections.
• Perform maintenance on equipment.
• Repair broken lines or pipes as needed in plant operations.
• Repair, replace, and change zones on wastewater discharge pipes in swamp.
• Work on chlorine cylinder system for wastewater treatment.
• Perform preventive maintenance on pumps & blowers at sewer plant.
• Perform preventive maintenance on sewer motors & pumps in sewer pond.
• Help perform sanitary survey for plant.
• Be on call for plant operations.
• Work on weekends/holidays.

Skills

Safe work practices

Follow oral and written instructions

Unskilled tasks

Learn skilled tasks

Cooperative relationship building

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

City of Hammond is seeking an operator for the Wastewater Treatment Plant to perform a range of duties from daily plant operations to data recording and system maintenance. The role includes sampling, minor repairs, and coordination with contractors as needed.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent and the ability to obtain state certification within the first year. On-call work, weekend/holiday coverage, and CDL prerequisites apply.