Pretreatment Coordinator

CITY OF MANCHESTER•Manchester, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Operates and maintains the pretreatment program, coordinates with chief operator and operates sewage treatment, sludge processing, and disposal equipment in wastewater (sewage) treatment plant to control flow and processing of sewage by performing the following duties.

Requirements

Less than high school education; or up to one-month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Nice To Haves

Preferred Wastewater Collections II license, and Wastewater Treatment III license or higher.

Responsibilities

Conducts inspections and sampling on all pretreatment facilities and creates reports on such.
Completes SAR’s (Semi-Annual Reports).
Reviews monthly DMR reports from pretreatment facilities and enforces the permits.
Monitors control panels and adjusts valves and gates manually or by remote control to regulate flow of sewage.
Observes variations in operating conditions and interprets meter and gauge readings and test results to determine load requirements.
Starts and stops pumps, engines, and generators to control the flow of raw sewage through filtering, settling, aeration, and sludge digestion processes.
Maintains log of operations and records meter and gauge readings.
Collects sewage sample and conducts laboratory tests.
Operates and maintains power generating equipment to provide steam and electricity for plant.
Other duties may be assigned.