Water Operator in Training

Inframark•Danville, VA

About The Position

The Water Operator in Training is an entry-level position responsible for basic cleaning, painting, washing filters, cleaning basins, minor maintenance, and grounds maintenance at water plants, tanks, intakes, and wells. The role also involves operating and maintaining water facilities, controlling water flow and pressure, conducting tests, making process adjustments as instructed, maintaining records, and handling chemicals. The employee may be required to respond to emergency duty outside scheduled work hours and work non-standard or overtime hours as needed. The position involves exposure to varied environmental conditions and workplace hazards, including extreme temperatures, wet or humid conditions, noise, vibration, fumes, mechanical parts, electrical hazards, heights, traffic, wildlife, and toxic or caustic chemicals. Frequent standing, kneeling, bending, and climbing are required, along with very heavy physical exertion, including regularly lifting over 50 pounds and exerting over 100 pounds of force.

Requirements

Must have a valid state driver’s license and meet minimum driving standards.
Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Ability to collect and interpret daily logs.
Ability to prepare routine records and logs.
Ability to perform mathematical computations.
Ability to work emergency duty during non-scheduled work hours.
Ability to distinguish between different shades of color.
Ability to use hands to operate and manipulate tools and equipment.
Ability to meet the position’s physical demands, including frequent standing, kneeling, bending, and climbing, and regularly lifting over 50 pounds and exerting over 100 pounds of force.
Normal visual acuity and field of vision, hearing, and depth perception.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED, or specialized vocational training in chemistry or a closely related field.
Water treatment operations experience.
Minimum certifications.
Knowledge of professional water plant and well operations and laboratory analysis.
Knowledge of water treatment flow schemes.
Knowledge of safety practices, procedures, and equipment.
Knowledge of mechanical unit processes, including vertical turbine pumps, chemical metering pumps, and centrifugal pumps.
Knowledge of the use and documentation of QA/QC.
Knowledge of treatment processes, including disinfection and sedimentation.
Skill in operating hand or power tools, water plant equipment, and laboratory testing equipment.

Responsibilities

Operate pumps, valves, and electric motors to transfer and distribute water and regulate water pressure and flow during assigned shifts.
Operate, maintain, repair, and replace air-vacs.
Operate and maintain blow-offs.
Repair and replace water service lines and water meters.
Monitor panel boards and adjust controls to regulate water flow and distribution.
Maintain, clean, and stock materials on trucks and equipment.
Perform facility and grounds upkeep, including picking weeds, cleaning tanks and equipment, and sweeping and mopping floors.
Calibrate testing equipment used during assigned shifts.
Collect samples and perform tests such as pH, H2S, and CL2 residual testing; analyze results and make process-control changes as instructed by the immediate supervisor.
Document readings, test results, and equipment adjustments, and enter data into computer databases and paper records to maintain records and produce periodic and special reports.
Monitor, observe, and inspect equipment, meters, and gauges.
Make chemical feed adjustments as necessary.
Transport and handle chemicals as required.
Attend safety classes and comply with and reinforce company safety policies.