Assistant Wastewater Plant Operator I

County of Kauai

8d•$5,043 - $5,043•Onsite

About The Position

Receives training and performs as an assistant in a trainee capacity to higher level operators in the operation, maintenance and repair of wastewater plant and tributary pumping plants, equipment, and processes; and performs other related duties as required.

Requirements

Combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation from high school.
One (1) year of general work experience.
General Work Experience: Any work experience which may involve the basic skills: reading, writing, computation and communication.
Possession of a valid motor vehicle operator’s license (Hawaii type 3 or equivalent).
Applicants will be required to qualify on a written examination.

Responsibilities

Performs daily cleaning, scrubbing, and hosing down of tank walls, wet wells, channels, and weirs.
Uses portable pumps to vacuum effluent tank.
Drains and cleans clarifiers, aeration tanks, digesters, centrifuge, chlorine contact tanks and wet wells.
Operates tractor type mowers to mow lawns.
Services, installs, and removes mower cutters and adjusts cutting units.
Trims and sprays herbicide on grasses and weeds along walks, driveways, buildings and planted areas.
Trims and prunes trees, shrubs, and hedges.
Sprays plants, flowers, or other infested areas with insecticides.
Removes grit barrels from compactor site and loads onto trucks.
Operates truck to deliver to and empties barrels at appropriate destination, replacing barrels.
Assists operators in operation of plant equipment such as dewatering units, Dissolved Air Floatation(DAF), screen press, grit removers, etc.
Opens and closes valves as instructed by operators.
Takes samples, performs simple chemical tests including but not limited to pH, DO, temperature, settleable solids, SS, TSS, VSS, BOD, chlorine residual.
Interprets laboratory results.
Performs general housekeeping work at treatment plant and pumping station such as sweeping and mopping of floors, wiping down of equipment, etc.
Assists in checking pump stations.
Bleeds air from pumps.
Assists in performing tests of main and sump pumps to ensure proper functioning of equipment; logs equipment running times.
Cleans level indicators, probes, and seal flush filters.
Assists in greasing and oiling blowers, motors, etc.
Chips and paints equipment and structures.
Removes and pulverizes dried sludge.
Cleans and maintains sludge drying and beds.
Perform other duties as required.