Plant Operator III - City

City of Oklahoma City • Oklahoma City, OK

13h • $58,631 - $89,513 • Onsite

About The Position

The Plant Operator III works in the Water Quality Division of the City of Oklahoma City Utilities Department under the direction of a Utilities Shift Supervisor. The role acts as a shift supervisor and is primarily responsible for the safe, efficient operation of a treatment plant and/or pump station(s), and for inspecting and monitoring assigned areas to ensure established procedures are followed and water and/or wastewater processes comply with regulatory and department requirements.

The position requires thorough knowledge of water and/or wastewater treatment operations and the ability to supervise operations personnel who maintain and operate plant or pump station machinery and ensure workplace safety. Duties include monitoring equipment and chemical feed rates; recording and compiling operating data; training and supervising personnel; ensuring laboratory tests are accurately recorded and meet requirements; and ensuring treatment chemicals meet standards at minimal cost. Water assignments include producing potable water that meets health and environmental standards, managing plant and distribution-system flows and pressure, monitoring water quality, and producing treatment biosolids that meet department standards. Wastewater assignments include monitoring wastewater flows and producing effluents and biosolids that meet federal and state standards.

The Plant Operator III uses independent judgment in day-to-day work, receives special written or verbal assignments from an Operations Supervisor, and collects and reports data involving intermediate mathematical calculations and computer skills. Work is reviewed through operating logs, reports, and visual inspections. This is a safety-sensitive classification, and employees must meet and maintain physical standards and guidelines. Applicants considered for employment must pass a respirator fit and cardiopulmonary test and be able to use required safety equipment within its design capacities.

Requirements

• Knowledge of and ability to demonstrate job and safety procedures.
• Knowledge of and skill in water and/or wastewater plant operations and processes.
• Skill in accurately recording information in writing using logs, spreadsheets, or other technology.
• Skill in using computer software, technology, and recordkeeping information-tracking systems.
• Skill in communicating verbally, in writing, or by physical demonstration.
• Skill in supervising and coordinating operations personnel.
• Ability to travel.
• Ability and willingness to make work-related decisions.
• Ability and willingness to meet and maintain physical health standards and guidelines for the work performed.
• Ability and willingness to follow environmental safety precautions for the protection of self, coworkers, and the public.
• Willingness to assume responsibility for workers and equipment.
• Possession of a Class B Oklahoma State Water or Wastewater Operator license, depending on assignment.
• Possession of a Class B Oklahoma State Water Laboratory Operator license for drinking water or Oklahoma State Wastewater Laboratory Operator license for wastewater, depending on assignment.
• Ability to pass a respirator fit and cardiopulmonary test and use safety equipment within its design capacities.
• Ability to meet the stated physical requirements, including lifting and carrying objects up to 50 pounds occasionally, using a self-contained breathing apparatus and respirator, and meeting the maximum body-mass limit.

Responsibilities

• Safely and efficiently operate a treatment plant and/or pump station(s).
• Inspect and monitor assigned areas of plant operations to ensure established procedures and regulatory and departmental requirements are followed.
• Monitor plant equipment and chemical feed rates.
• Record and compile operational data and prepare operating reports.
• Train, supervise, and coordinate operations personnel, including responsibility for their safety.
• Monitor laboratory testing and ensure test results are accurately recorded and comply with applicable requirements.
• Ensure treatment chemicals meet required standards while minimizing costs.
• For water assignments, deliver potable water meeting applicable health and environmental standards and manage water flow and pressure through plant processes and the distribution network.
• Monitor and manage water quality and flow in distribution networks, pumping stations, and water storage facilities, and produce treatment biosolids meeting department requirements.
• For wastewater assignments, monitor and manage wastewater flow through the collection network and produce effluents and biosolids meeting federal and state standards.
• Use independent judgment to make work-related decisions and collect and report data using intermediate mathematical calculations and computer skills.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• An average of $22,000 annually contributed toward benefits and retirement.
• A comprehensive package supporting health and wellness, financial security, work-life balance, and personal and professional growth and development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed