Water Treatment Operator I: Launch Your Clean Water Career

City of Johnson City; East Park (TN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Johnson City is seeking a Water Plant Operator I to operate water treatment plant equipment and supervise on a trainee basis. You will perform routine laboratory tests, monitor chemical feeders, and maintain shift logs under supervision.

The role involves reading gauges, recording data, and assisting with the daily upkeep of the water plant and grounds. A high school diploma or equivalent is required, with chemistry coursework preferred, and a pre-employment screen is expected.

Qualifications

• Some knowledge of the functions and servicing requirements of mechanical equipment and machinery.
• Willingness and ability to learn the processes involved in the purification of water including routine chemical tests.
• Ability to read simple meters and charts accurately, and to maintain simple records of shift operation.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions; mechanical aptitude.

Responsibilities

• Periodically checks chemical feeders, pumps, filters and other equipment to ascertain it is operating properly.
• Operates, oils and adjusts pumps and machinery; starts and stops pumps and regulates valves.
• Keeps daily log of shift operations, reads logs of previous shifts and makes reports.
• Reads gauges and transmits information to supervisor; draws samples and performs routine laboratory tests.

Skills

Knowledge of mechanical equipment

Ability to learn purification process

Read meters and keep records

Dexterity to operate machinery

Education

High school diploma or trade school with chemistry courses

Job description

The City of Johnson City is seeking a Water Plant Operator I to operate water treatment plant equipment and supervise on a trainee basis. You will perform routine laboratory tests, monitor chemical feeders, and maintain shift logs under supervision.

The role involves reading gauges, recording data, and assisting with the daily upkeep of the water plant and grounds. A high school diploma or equivalent is required, with chemistry coursework preferred, and a pre-employment screen is expected.