Water Plant Operator

Fayette County • Fayette County, OH

21h

About The Position

Fayette County Water is a fast-growing water system building a new 4.0 MGD surface water treatment plant and is seeking several operators. The Water Plant Operator independently operates, maintains, repairs, and inspects treatment systems, following parameters and goals established by management and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA). The role includes collecting water samples in accordance with state regulations, recording operational data, preparing regulatory reports, and adjusting chemical feed rates.

The operator monitors treatment processes using the plant SCADA system and other instrumentation, interprets operating data, and adjusts valves, chemical dosages and feed points, filtration rates, and pumping rates. The position also involves inspecting equipment and chemical storage, overseeing chemical deliveries, performing filter backwashing, logging readings and shift activities, operating standby generators, and assisting with chemical delivery and equipment inspections at various locations. Additional duties include snow and ice removal from plant walkways and related work as required.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Possess a Class I Water Supply Professional Operators Certificate issued by the OEPA, or obtain it within two years of employment.
• Valid State of Ohio driver’s license and ability to be insured.
• Ability to consistently lift 50 pounds.
• Ability to work in inclement weather.
• Ability to work alone and make informed decisions based on collected data to ensure consistent plant operation.

Nice To Haves

• Trade-specific courses.
• Class III Water Supply Professional Operators License issued by the OEPA.
• Three years of experience operating water treatment processes, ideally surface water and lime softening systems.
• Knowledge of equipment, operations, practices, and safety precautions relevant to the treatment and pumping of potable water.
• Knowledge of servicing and maintaining water treatment plant equipment.

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain, repair, and inspect water treatment systems at the treatment plant.
• Collect water samples in accordance with state regulations, record data, and prepare regulatory reports.
• Adjust chemical feed rates and other process settings within parameters and goals established by management and the OEPA.
• Monitor and operate water treatment processes using the plant SCADA system, process control switches, digital readouts, gauges, charts, and other instrumentation.
• Interpret operational data and adjust valve positions, chemical dosages and feed points, filtration rates, and pumping rates.
• Monitor and inspect chemical storage tanks and monitor chemical unloading from tanker trucks.
• Backwash filters and visually observe wash-water characteristics.
• Make rounds to visually and audibly inspect pumps, electric motors, valves, mixers, flocculators, sludge collectors, compressors, electrical generators, chemical feed systems, and flow meters.
• Drive to various locations to assist with chemical delivery and inspect process equipment.
• Log readings from gauges, meters, and instruments as needed.
• Operate standby generators during power outages or as a supplemental electrical power supply.
• Keep a log of activities during the shift.
• Remove snow and ice from plant walkways using a shovel, salt spreader, and/or snow blower.
• Perform related work as required.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage available for the employee, spouse, and family.
• Employee assistance program for employees and their households.
• Wellness program for employees and spouses enrolled in a medical insurance plan.
• Paid sick leave, if earned leave is available.
• Paid vacation.
• Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS).
• Deferred compensation plans available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED