Treatment Plant Opr - Entry
About The Position
Learns and assists to operate the Water Reclamation Plant in a safe and efficient manner, ensuring compliance with all existing requirements and published operational procedures. This role involves learning to record instrumentation readings, review data, and take corrective actions. The position also includes learning to operate sludge de-watering equipment, perform routine cleaning of buildings, rinse tanks and flumes, and vacuum chlorine contact chambers. Additionally, the role requires learning to perform laboratory analysis, monitor equipment operational status, shift between automatic and manual operational modes, and perform checkout procedures and re-calibrations. The operator will also learn to make equipment adjustments, maintain plant operational and security status during weekends, holidays, and after normal working hours, and maintain daily records. There is also a requirement to learn and assist plant mechanics and perform preventive maintenance.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Must obtain a class C wastewater operator's certificate in accordance with Florida Statutes 403.101 and 468.540 552 and Regulation 61E1241, F.A.C. within two years of employment.
- Proof of a State of Florida Class E operator’s license required.
- Class “C” Wastewater License must be obtained by the end of the eighteen (18) months of employment.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of advanced wastewater treatment principles.
- Knowledge of the use of hand tools.
- Knowledge of computer use.
- Knowledge of safety rules.
- Skills in chemistry.
- Skills in biology.
- Skills in mechanical working.
- Skills in process control.
- Ability to learn to operate plant with minor supervision.
- Ability to interpret results of process control tests and adjust plant accordingly.
- Ability to maintain proper log sheets.
- Ability to communicate with preceding and following shift workers.
Responsibilities
- Learns and assists to operate the Water Reclamation Plant safely and efficiently.
- Learns and assists to record instrumentation readings and review data.
- Learns and assists to operate sludge de-watering equipment.
- Performs routine cleaning of buildings, tanks, flumes, and chlorine contact chambers.
- Learns and assists to perform required laboratory analysis.
- Learns and assists to monitor the operational status of all equipment.
- Learns and assists to shift from automatic to manual operational mode.
- Learns and assists to perform checkout procedures and re-calibrations.
- Learns and assists to make adjustments to equipment.
- Learns and assists to maintain plant operational and security status during non-standard hours.
- Learns and assists to maintain daily records.
- Learns and assists plant mechanics and performs preventive maintenance.
Benefits
- The costs of all books and instructions including one test will be paid by the University.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
