Water Treatment Plant Operator

Austin Community College; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

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Job summary

City of Philadelphia is seeking skilled treatment plant operators to monitor, operate and regulate a computer-controlled water treatment process, and related equipment at a sludge processing or wastewater facility. Work is performed under the supervision of a Water Treatment Plant Operations Crew Chief, with rotating shifts possible.

Candidates must have education to high school level, appropriate experience or licenses, and may need training through recognized programs; possession of a suitable

Qualifications

• Education equivalent to the completion of the twelfth school grade.
• One year of experience in the operation of a computer-controlled wastewater treatment, water purification or sludge process and processing equipment;
• Successful completion of a formal in-service training course in the operation of such computer-controlled water or wastewater treatment or biosolids processes and processing equipment equates for the above experience requirement;
• Possession of a valid C-level or above Sewage Treatment Plant or Waterworks operator license issued by the Commonwealth or Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection or possession of a comparable license from another state equates for the above experience requirement;
• Successful completion of a water treatment or wastewater treatment plant operation training course from the California State University, Sacramento School of Engineering equates for the above experience requirement;
• Successful completion of a PaDEP Wastewater or Water Treatment course conducted at Montgomery County or other Community College equates for the above experience requirement;

Responsibilities

• This is skilled treatment plant operations work, monitoring, operating, adjusting and regulating a computer-controlled water treatment process and related electrical, mechanical and electronic processing and security equipment through central and remote terminal locations in a sludge processing, water purification or wastewater treatment plant. Work is performed under the supervisor of a Water Treatment Plant Operations Crew Chief.

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General Job Description:

This is skilled treatment plant operations work, monitoring, operating, adjusting and regulating a computer-controlled water treatment process and related electrical, mechanical and electronic processing and security equipment through central and remote terminal locations in a sludge processing, water purification or wastewater treatment plant. Work is performed under the supervisor of a Water Treatment Plant Operations Crew Chief. Employees in this class work in an environment that may contain some disagreeable aspects and may work on a rotating shift basis.

The Requirements are as follows:

• 1. EDUCATION:
• Education equivalent to the completion of the twelfth school grade.
• AND
• 2. EXPERIENCE:
• One year of experience in the operation of a computer-controlled wastewater treatment, water purification or sludge process and processing equipment;
• OR
• Successful completion of a formal in-service training course in the operation of such computer-controlled water or wastewater treatment or biosolids processes and processing equipment equates for the above experience requirement;
• OR
• Possession of a valid C-level or above Sewage Treatment Plant or Waterworks operator license issued by the Commonwealth or Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection or possession of a comparable license from another state equates for the above experience requirement;
• OR
• Successful completion of a water treatment or wastewater treatment plant operation training course from the California State University, Sacramento School of Engineering equates for the above experience requirement;
• OR
• Successful completion of a PaDEP Wastewater or Water Treatment course conducted at Montgomery County or other Community College equates for the above experience requirement;