Wastewater Maintenance Technician/Trainee

Arlington County Government • Arlington, VA

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About The Position

The Department of Environmental Services (DES) is hiring a Wastewater Maintenance Technician Trainee in the Wastewater Pollution Control Plant (WPCP), for an on-the-job training/work apprenticeship program, which offers a career path to the highest level of mechanic at WPCP.
The apprenticeship program is a structured four-year process of training, certifying, and compensating employees, as they move through four trainee levels to a full-performance Wastewater Maintenance Technician (WMT) position within four years of hire date. Permanent status is achieved only after completing all training and certification requirements for full-performance WMT.
The WPCP is a state-of-the-art, highly automated advanced wastewater treatment facility, capable of treating more than 40 million gallons per day of high-quality effluent through wastewater treatment systems and equipment, such as automated de-watering centrifuges and influent lift stations.
The apprenticeship program includes:
Extensive County-paid technical courses and training using the TPC training system, such as wastewater systems overview, safety, CMMS, WEF pump computer, backflow preventer, crane truck/backhoe/skid loader/rigging/overhead crane operation, laser alignment, vibration analysis, root cause failure, oil analysis, and other required trainings;
A structural and pipe welding certification and CDL License;
Defined expectations of accomplishment at each level or subject to separation from training; and
A compensation plan based upon the achievement of new skills through comprehensive testing, certification, and demonstrated application of skills.

What This Job Offers

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