Wastewater Operator

Cape Fear Public Utility Authority•2311 N. 23rd Street, NC

About The Position

Incumbents participate in the operation, maintenance, and repair of wastewater treatment facilities. The level assigned depends on the employee’s certification. This position is assigned to a Step Program in pay grade G15. In an emergency, all employees are considered essential personnel and may be required to perform alternate duties.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Six months of general work experience.
Certification requirements by level: Trainee—none; Level 1—Biological WWT 1; Level 2—Biological WWT 2; Level 3—Biological WWT 3; Level 4—Biological WWT 4.
Biological WWT 1 must be obtained within one year of hire.
Use interpersonal skills such as seeing, hearing, and speaking to develop positive interactions with customers.
Comprehend and use technical or professional language, written or spoken, to communicate complex ideas.
Perform numerical operations using basic counting, addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division.
Travel between CFPUA sites is required.
Use or repair small/light equipment, including power tools; medium equipment and machinery, including vehicles and commercial mowers; and heavy or complex machinery, including HVAC systems, construction equipment, and water plants.
Physical demands described include prolonged standing or walking; pushing, pulling, carrying, and lifting up to 50 pounds, and lifting more than 50 pounds with assistance; and potentially bending, squatting, stooping, reaching, and climbing.

Nice To Haves

HAZWOPER training.

Responsibilities

Monitor, operate, and maintain wastewater treatment plant equipment.
Perform preventive maintenance and repairs, and assist maintenance personnel with major repairs.
Check equipment and monitor processes.
Monitor and operate valves, start and stop pumps to adjust flow, and collect wastewater samples.
Operate and maintain heaters.
Perform or assist with transferring sludge from digesters and pumping raw sludge to digesters.
Monitor the SCADA system for plant equipment alarms and contact emergency personnel when system failures occur.
Conduct laboratory tests and analyze laboratory data and results; take corrective action based on results.
Change pH, flow, and temperature charts.
Conduct plant tours.
Maintain plant buildings and grounds.
Perform monthly safety inspections and prepare safety logs and paperwork as required for OSHA compliance.
Enter data and use the Operator 10 computer program to generate reports and graphical output.
Perform inventory and property management.
Perform other related job duties as assigned.