Operator in Training

Veolia•Junction City, KS

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Under direct supervision, responsible for the daily operation and maintenance of water treatment. This role involves conducting routine water testing, recording results, and maintaining plant logs. The position requires maintaining facility treatment units, identifying equipment repair needs, and monitoring operating equipment. The operator will also be responsible for calculating and adjusting chemical feed rates, performing housekeeping duties, and ensuring the grounds are maintained.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED is required.
Valid KS driver's license.
Ability to operate electric motors fueled by gasoline, diesel, or gaseous fuels, paint, welding, and fabrication equipment, and other hand tools required.
Ability to learn wastewater treatment plant operations and obtain appropriate licenses.
Regularly required to talk or hear.
Frequently required to stand, walk, climb stairs or ladders, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell.
May regularly lift 10-20 pounds and may occasionally lift and or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to distinguish color, close vision and distance vision.

Nice To Haves

Some technical or mechanical work experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Conducts routine testing of water as directed, records test results and maintains the plant logbook with accurate and timely entries of activities.
Maintaining the facility treatment units to include sedimentation basin, filters, sampling equipment, and pumps.
Identify and report the need for repairs to water treatment plant equipment such as pumps, valves, motors, blowers, and chemical feed equipment.
Monitors all charts, gauges and other operating equipment and maintains calibration of plant instrumentation and on-line analyzers according to the frequency specified by permitting agencies and/or the manufacturer.
Calculates chemical feed rates, calibrates chemical equipment and adjusts chemical feed rates as indicated by lab tests or by direction of Water Plant Manager to comply with water quality requirements as established for the plant.
Adjusts or alters chemical treatment of plant processes as required.
Responsible for housekeeping and grounds-upkeep to include mopping, dusting, mowing and weed eating.