Water Plant Operator III

West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; Grand Rapids (MI); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Grand Rapids seeks a dedicated Water Treatment Plant Operator to assure proper operation of a water treatment and pumping plant and the district-wide distribution system on an assigned shift.

You will monitor water quality, perform chemical and bacteriological tests, maintain records, and lead a team to ensure safe, reliable water delivery while adhering to Michigan EGLE guidelines.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Four (4) years of work experience related to water treatment.
• State of Michigan EGLE F-3 Complete Treatment certification required.
• Equivalent combinations of training, education, and experience may satisfy requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide qualitative and quantitative analysis of treated water and monitor levels per EGLE guidelines.
• Operate water treatment, pumping, and distribution systems.
• Monitor water quality, adjust chemical feeds, and communicate changes to team.
• Maintain plant records, update log books, and generate work orders.
• Identify equipment issues and determine remedial actions.
• Monitor and adjust the distribution system and data logging.
• Oversee security access to filtration plant locations.
• Act as lead worker and assign tasks as needed.

Skills

Water treatment

Plant operations

Chemical analysis

Monitoring

Leadership

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Nature of Work

The purpose of this job is to assure the proper operation of a water treatment and pumping plant and its district wide water distribution system on an assigned shift. Receive phone calls and works directly with contractors, engineers, and staff mechanics to implement system maintenance, and breakdown mitigation.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by employees in this job. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

• Provides qualitative and quantitative analysis of treated water entering the plant. Monitors established levels and parameters that fall within the State of Michigan EGLE guidelines for safe human consumption. Performs multiple chemical and bacteriological tests during each shift
• Operates water distribution and filtration system
• Monitors water quality and assesses chemical feed rates, trends, and communicates them to plant workers, in terms of adjustments, and equipment changes
• Maintains plant records and creates work orders; updates log book
• Identifies problems in equipment and infrastructure and assesses what course of action is required to remediate them
• Monitors and adjusts distribution system; enters plant and distribution system data
• Monitors plant security using security programs to grant access and entry to various locations within filtration plant
• Acts as lead worker and assigns work and tasks
• Performs related work as required

Minimum Training and Experience

Required Education and Experience

• High school diploma (or GED equivalent)
• Four (4) years of work experience related to water treatment activities
• Any equivalent combination of training, education, and experience that provides the required skills, knowledge and abilities

Required Certification

• State of Michigan EGLE F-3 Complete Treatment certification

Preferred Certification

• State of Michigan EGLE S-3 Distribution certification

Additional Postings available from City of Grand Rapids