Treatment Plant Operator - Wastewater

Broward County•Pompano Beach, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates for Treatment Plant Operator - Water & Wastewater Services Division. This announcement will remain open until a sufficient number of applications are received and may close at any time. The Treatment Plant Operator (Wastewater) is responsible for operating equipment related to wastewater treatment plant processes, including aeration tanks, clarifiers, belt filter press, sludge flotation units and digesters under close supervision, and checking equipment to see that it is operating properly. This role also involves performing minor repairs and adjustments to equipment as needed, assisting the Plant Maintenance Crew on maintenance projects, and performing a variety of cleaning tasks in various areas of the facility. The position requires knowledge of general operating principles and practices, maintenance requirements of mechanical and electrical equipment, understanding and following operating and recording procedures, analyzing and troubleshooting issues, performing basic mathematical calculations, and learning/performing work activities associated with the operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment systems. The role performs skilled operational and regulatory work in the testing and treatment of City water in compliance with all applicable regulations and guidelines, working under general supervision and independently developing work methods and sequences.

Requirements

Requires six (6) months experience in operation or maintenance of mechanical, hydraulic, or electrical equipment similar to that utilized in treatment plant operations OR completion of the Pre-Apprenticeship program in either Water Operations or Wastewater Operations through Junior Achievement of South Florida.
Must obtain the Class C Water or Wastewater Plant Operator License within two (2) years of hire.

Nice To Haves

Vocational/Technical School Certification in Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Environmental science, Water or Wastewater Treatment, or a closely related field.
Associates Degree OR higher in Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Environmental science, Water or Wastewater Treatment, or a closely related field.
Possession of “C" Florida State Operator license in Wastewater
Possession of a "C", “B” or “A” Florida State Operator license in Water.
Possession of “C
B
A
Collection certification in Wastewater.

Responsibilities

Operating equipment related to wastewater treatment plant processes, including aeration tanks, clarifiers, belt filter press, sludge flotation units and digesters under close supervision.
Checking equipment to see that it is operating properly.
Performing minor repairs and adjustments to equipment as needed.
Assisting Plant Maintenance Crew on maintenance projects.
Performing a variety of cleaning tasks in areas or structures, such as chemical rooms, chemical feed equipment, various wastewater treatment units, pumping stations, electrical rooms, secondary containment areas, head house bar screens, and general grounds keeping.
Understanding and following specified operating and recording procedures.
Analyzing and troubleshooting various issues.
Performing basic mathematical calculations involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and/or division.
Learning/performing a variety of work activities associated with the operation and maintenance of a variety of pumps, valves, filters, and related equipment associated with wastewater treatment systems.
Understands, implements, maintains and assists the processing of millions of gallons of wastewater entering the plant and following various biological, mechanical and chemical processes to return treated waters meeting state and federal safety standards back into the environment.
Performs routine to complex maintenance and repair duties of water equipment and facilities.
Collects water samples for testing.
Performs and records chemical adjustments and laboratory sampling and testing.
Ascertains treatment performance and quality.
Monitors and sets chlorine machinery to obtain proper chemical usage readings.
Operates and maintains pump stations.
Records daily pump readings, records flows, time of flows, pressures, and chemical usage.
Performs clerical duties, data entry, process control, calculations and runs quantitative and qualitative analysis and interprets data for performance evaluation.
Runs vacuum building system.
Collects samples from off sight station.
Receives chemical deliveries on and off sight.
Maintains and monitors backwash filter.
Checks plant equipment and troubleshoots plant problems.
Diagnoses, troubleshoots and writes work orders when a malfunction has been discovered.
Performs frequent rounds checking the status of water and wastewater treatment units, tanks and machines.
Performs a variety of routine cleaning activities in order to ensure the safety and cleanliness of facility/treatment plant.
Proper start up and shut down of different tanks and pumps according to conditions and supervisor directives.
Resets plant to proper operating conditions caused by storms and power outages.
Computes a variety of work orders to document treatment plant activity, request maintenance, repairs, and compile statistics for periodic reports.
Monitors treatment plant operations to ensure compliance with State and County regulations standards and verifies process is operating efficiently and effectively.
Checks on storage and inventory of chemicals.
Performs related work as assigned.

Benefits

County employees strive to demonstrate the County's four core behavioral competencies © . Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
Customer focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
Instills trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
Values differences: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
County is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to inclusion.
County is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities.
Support the hiring of people with disabilities; therefore, if you require assistance due to a disability, please contact the Professional Standards Section in advance at 954-357-6500 or email [email protected] to make an accommodation request.
During emergency conditions, all County employees are automatically considered emergency service workers.
County employees are subject to being called to work in the event of a disaster, such as a hurricane, or other emergency situation and are expected to perform emergency service duties, as assigned.
All Broward County employees must serve the public and fellow employees with honesty and integrity in full accord with the letter and spirit of Broward County's Employee Code of Ethics, gift, and conflict of interest policies.
All Broward County employees must establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, co-workers, elected and appointed officials and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or gender identity and expression.