Water and Sewage Plant Operator Trainee (Interim)

Kentucky Personnel Cabinet•Greenup, KY

9d•$14 - $21•Onsite

About The Position

Greenbo Lake State Resort Park in Greenup County, Kentucky, is seeking a dependable and hardworking Interim Waste Water Trainee to help maintain the park’s trails, recreational areas, public facilities, and wastewater treatment plant grounds. The role performs a variety of unskilled and semi-skilled duties essential to park operations, including grounds and facility maintenance and operation of equipment. Other duties may be assigned. This is an interim position established to address a one-time or recurring need lasting less than nine months. Interim employees are eligible for paid leave and paid holidays. The position is eligible for overtime pay and is listed at 37.5 hours per week.

Requirements

High school graduation.
No experience, training, or skills are required.
Must maintain any required licensure, certification, or other credentials for the length of employment in the job classification.
Ability to perform physically demanding outdoor work in varying weather conditions.
Ability to work around wastewater, sludge, chemicals, machinery, confined spaces, and other industrial hazards while following required safety procedures.
Ability to lift, carry, push, pull, and move equipment, tools, materials, and supplies.
Ability to follow written and verbal instructions and safety procedures, departmental policies, and regulatory requirements.
Ability to wear and properly use required personal protective equipment.
Ability to maintain reliable attendance and punctuality and establish and maintain effective working relationships.
Ability to work flexible schedules, including weekends, holidays, overtime, or emergency call-ins when required.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of basic groundskeeping and facility-maintenance principles and practices.
Knowledge of the basic operation and maintenance of lawn-care and grounds-maintenance equipment.
Knowledge of proper use and care of hand tools and power tools.
Knowledge of basic building, plumbing, carpentry, painting, and mechanical maintenance practices.
Knowledge of general wastewater treatment plant operations and terminology, or ability to learn these concepts.
Knowledge of basic safety practices applicable to wastewater treatment facilities.
Knowledge of proper handling and use of cleaning products, maintenance materials, and chemicals.
Knowledge of preventive maintenance principles and workplace safety practices, including PPE requirements and hazard recognition.
Ability to safely operate mowers, tractors, trimmers, blowers, utility vehicles, and other equipment.
Ability to use hand and power tools safely and effectively; perform routine groundskeeping and general maintenance; clean and maintain plant facilities, equipment, and work areas; and perform basic repairs.
Ability to recognize equipment problems, leaks, unusual conditions, and potential safety hazards.
Ability to maintain simple maintenance records and complete work orders.
Ability to communicate effectively with supervisors, coworkers, wastewater operators, contractors, and the public.
Ability to work independently and as part of a maintenance or wastewater treatment team.
Ability to learn wastewater treatment plant processes, equipment, and operating procedures and identify basic mechanical and operational problems for appropriate reporting.
Ability to work around unpleasant odors, wastewater, mud, sludge, insects, and other conditions associated with wastewater treatment facilities.

Responsibilities

Perform routine grounds maintenance at wastewater treatment plant facilities, including mowing, trimming, weed control, landscaping, and removing brush and vegetation.
Maintain lawns, drainage areas, access roads, fences, gates, and other grounds surrounding the treatment facility.
Operate lawn mowers, weed trimmers, blowers, tractors, utility vehicles, and other grounds-maintenance equipment.
Clean and maintain plant buildings, offices, restrooms, storage areas, walkways, work areas, and other facilities.
Pick up litter, trash, debris, and other materials from plant grounds and dispose of waste properly.
Assist wastewater treatment plant operators with routine cleaning and maintenance of treatment equipment and facilities.
Clean screens, channels, tanks, structures, equipment, and other treatment plant areas as directed.
Assist with routine inspections of pumps, motors, valves, piping, tanks, buildings, fences, and other plant infrastructure, and report problems to the appropriate supervisor or operator.
Perform basic maintenance and minor repairs to buildings, grounds, equipment, fences, gates, signs, and other facility structures.
Assist with painting, pressure washing, plumbing, carpentry, landscaping, and other general maintenance activities.
Assist with maintenance and cleaning of wastewater treatment plant equipment under the direction of qualified personnel.
Assist with loading, unloading, moving, and storing tools, equipment, supplies, chemicals, and materials according to established safety procedures.
Keep tools, vehicles, mowers, tractors, and other assigned equipment clean and serviceable.
Assist with preventive maintenance activities and routine inspections.
Assist with storm cleanup, snow and ice removal, flooding, vegetation control, and other emergency or weather-related maintenance activities.
Maintain clean and safe work areas and promptly report unsafe conditions, equipment damage, leaks, spills, or other hazards.
Follow established procedures for chemical handling, personal protective equipment, confined spaces, lockout and tagout, and other applicable safety requirements.
Assist with maintaining accurate maintenance records, work orders, inspection logs, and equipment records.
Provide assistance to wastewater treatment plant operators and maintenance personnel as directed.
After appropriate training, assist with sampling, monitoring, or other basic plant activities under the direction of qualified wastewater treatment personnel.
Perform other related duties as assigned.