Wastewater Process Shift Leader

The Town of Ocean City, MD; Ocean City (MD); Sur place; USD 70 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Town of Ocean City, MD is seeking a shift leader for the wastewater treatment plant. You will supervise the operation of equipment across the plant, make key operational and maintenance decisions, and ensure continuous operation, compliance, and safety on assigned shifts.

Candidates should have a minimum of five years in wastewater treatment and pass an in-house competency exam within a year. High school diploma or GED is required, and the role involves work with primary, secondary, and

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Five years of wastewater experience preferred.
• Must pass in-house competency exam within one year of hire.

Responsabilités

• Supervises operation of equipment across the treatment plant.
• Makes operational/maintenance decisions for process areas.
• Maintains competency across all process areas and may rotate assignments.
• Oversees pumps, valves, motors, chemical feeds, clarifiers, and related equipment.
• Performs visual inspections and reads meters; records readings and lab tests.
• Collects data for regulatory and operational reports and communicates results.
• Ensures plant operation on standby power during outages and supports safety procedures.

Connaissances

Supervisory experience

Wastewater knowledge

Data collection

Formation

High school diploma or GED

Description du poste

SUMMARY -

Serves as a shift leader on an assigned shift in the wastewater treatment and outlying pumping stations. Performs any combination of the following duties pertinent to controlling the operation of the treatment plant. Must be able to pass a drug screening.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Supervises the operation of equipment throughout the treatment plant.
• Makes operational and maintenance decisions for either Primary, Secondary, or Bio-solid’s process areas.
• Must maintain competency in all process areas and may rotate process area assignment and responsibilities.
• Supervises and maintains operation of pumps, valves, electric motors, chemical feed pumps (polymer, hypochlorite, bisulfite, magnesium hydroxide), clarifiers, sludge holding/thickening tanks, aeration basins, equalization tanks, oxygen generator, standby plant power generators, mechanical screens, rotary presses, sludge drying systems, dissolved air flotation units, disinfection equipment, and other relative wastewater process equipment.
• Makes visual inspections of wastewater through entire treatment process, includes Primary, Secondary, and Bio-solid’s processing.
• Supervises the reading of meters and gauges and maintains records of readings; supervises or conducts required laboratory tests.
• Collect/compile data used for preparation of regulatory and operational reports.
• Reports results to the Process Supervisors.
• Communicate with regulatory agencies and personnel utilizing email, written, and verbal correspondence.
• Maintain continuing operation of plant under standby generator power during emergency power outages and utility provider load sharing.
• Has functional knowledge of the appropriate use of lock-out/tag-out safety procedures, relevant occupational hazards and standard safety precautions.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Directly supervises fifteen (15) wastewater plant operators. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

Thorough knowledge of wastewater treatment to include chlorination, pH control, aeration, coagulation, sedimentation, oxygen activated sludge processes, sludge drying and pasteurization, and maintenance practices. Ability to operate any machinery and equipment utilized in operation of wastewater treatment processing. Supervision of plant operations and personnel. Familiarity with computers and software used by the Town of Ocean City.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) with/or supplemented by courses in chemistry and mechanics. Five (5) years of experience in the field of Wastewater Treatment. Education completed beyond minimum requirements may be substituted for some experience.

Prefer courses in water and wastewater technology at college level. Basic knowledge of mechanics. Must successfully pass the in-house written/ practical competency examination within one (1) year of acceptance of this position.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATION

Valid driver's license. Permanent Maryland State Class 5 Operator License within one (1) year of employment.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to regulatory personnel, customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts. The employee frequently works in outside weather conditions and is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, and extreme heat. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.