Wastewater Treatment Operator

Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.•Shullsburg, WI

13h•Onsite

About The Position

The Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator is responsible for assigning, reviewing and participating in the day-to-day operations, mechanical maintenance and repairs of the plant wastewater treatment plant and facilities. Ensures plant is in compliance with state and federal requirements, represents plant operations with government control agencies, ensures work quality and adherence to established policies and procedures, coordinates assigned activities with other departments and outside company agencies, performs the more technical and complex tasks relative to assigned area of responsibility.

Requirements

Requires advanced knowledge of the processes and operations of wastewater treatment principles and practices and the ability to apply such knowledge in the operation of the plant.
Knowledge of mechanical equipment and preventative maintenance practices.
Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and oral
Must be able to work with WHC team members at all levels within the WHC organization
Must be able to work in potentially hazardous environments.
Must be able to verbally communicate, understand, and write in the English language.
Must be able to work flexible hours as required.

Nice To Haves

Prefer fundamental skills with Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

Plans, assigns and participates in the operation of the Wastewater Treatment Facility.
Assists in the required activities of the laboratory testing or sampling for industry testing facilities.
Maintains effective working relationships with staff, municipal counterparts, and the general public.
Accurately records equipment and instrument data in a format as prescribed to include computer data entry.
Required to meet or exceed mandated water quality standards.
Responsible for consistently meeting the NPDES discharge permit requirements by maintaining and adjusting intricate and complex wastewater process controls, including programmable logic controllers, variable frequency drives, system controls and data acquisition for monitoring, mixing and adjusting , food/microorganism ratio and the chemical sterilization process.
Oversees the collecting, transporting and analysis of all wastewater samples.
Determines waste and return activated sludge rates by lab analysis results.
Analyzes all laboratory data to determine proper operational parameters.
Advises and recommends any needed alterations, extensions, improvement to the plant, equipment and processes.
Supervises the cleaning and routine maintenance of assigned facilities.
Performs visual and operational inspections of various facility, mechanical and electrical equipment located outdoors and with the various buildings and structures.
Collects biological samples of wastewater and bio-solids from various treatment stages and performs analyses utilizing standard laboratory equipment and standards.
Performs work with independent judgment and self-initiative to meet facility operating requirements and correct treatment process abnormalities.
Works with Plant Maintenance Manager on maintenance and operation to the wastewater collection system.
Assist in any other areas of the plant when necessary.