Operator 2, Water Plant

Hillsborough County Public Schools•Tampa, FL

About The Position

This non-OTETA position performs skilled and specialized work in operating, maintaining, and inspecting a water plant facility. The operator maintains and operates power-driven pumps, chlorinators, aerators, auxiliary engines, and related equipment, and performs equipment repairs and required chemical testing. The role also includes operating wastewater-related equipment, collecting samples, maintaining records, and preparing operational and statutory reports. The position assists with installing, maintaining, altering, and repairing trade-related components in District facilities. It requires following safe work practices, maintaining tools and equipment, restoring work sites, responding to after-hours emergency call-outs, and attending required training. Employees are expected to demonstrate dependable attendance, professionalism, teamwork, quality, productivity, and commitment to the District’s mission and goals. The posting describes supervisory expectations, including managing assigned clerical staff and subordinate professional personnel, directing and evaluating teams, and carrying out related hiring, training, assignment, performance, and employee-relations responsibilities in accordance with District policies and applicable laws.

Requirements

Two years of increasingly responsible experience in wastewater plant operations.
A Florida Water Operator “C” Certificate is required.
A Class E Driver’s License and compliance with the HCPS Safe Driver Plan are required.
Read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; write routine reports and correspondence; and speak effectively before groups.
Perform basic arithmetic and calculate rates, ratios, and percentages; draw and interpret bar graphs.
Apply common-sense understanding to written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and solve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Computer skills with Microsoft Office.
Pass a written and/or physical test verifying knowledge of basic terms and/or tools and their use to be eligible for an interview.
Ability to perform the listed physical activities, including standing, walking, sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, bending, crawling, handling, keyboarding, fingering, feeling, talking, and hearing, as well as depth, color, and field vision.
Ability to lift up to 55 pounds and reach overhead with either hand.
Ability to work in the listed conditions, including extreme cold and heat, wet or humid environments, loud noise, cleaning chemicals while wearing eye protection, vibration or impact, heavy equipment, moving mechanical parts, electrical-shock exposure, and elevated exposed places.

Responsibilities

Operate, maintain, and inspect water plant facilities and equipment, including turbine pumps, high-service pumps, aerators, chlorinators, booster pumps, auxiliary engines, valves, and related machinery.
Repair plant equipment and machinery, including permanent and emergency repairs, and perform minor mechanical repairs.
Conduct required chemical tests and routine chemical analyses; collect water, sewage, and sludge samples for laboratory and bacteriological analysis.
Take periodic gauge and meter readings, regulate water flow, pressure, and system levels, and maintain records of operations.
Assist with equipment maintenance by cleaning, oiling, greasing, watering, lubricating, and helping repair machinery; keep the plant clean and orderly.
Prepare, file, and submit daily, weekly, monthly, statutory, and other required operational reports and documents.
Operate and clean pumps and hoses, handle wire screens, remove solids from bar screens, and operate grinders.
Assist with installing, maintaining, altering, and repairing trade-related components in District facilities.
Use hand and power tools and follow safe-use practices for equipment, tools, materials, and District vehicles.
Clean up and restore work sites, including removing excess materials, cleaning floors, replacing furniture, and wiping surfaces.
Respond to after-hours emergency call-outs and attend required safety and technical training.
Manage assigned clerical staff and subordinate professional personnel; direct, coordinate, and evaluate assigned teams; participate in interviewing, hiring, training, work assignment, performance appraisal, rewards and discipline, and complaint resolution.
Demonstrate dependable attendance, follow instructions, meet productivity and quality expectations, work effectively with others, and observe safety and security procedures.
Perform other duties and projects as assigned.