WW Treatment Technician

Summary

Waste Water Treatment Technician is responsible for managing a system of pumps and machines to transfer or treat water or wastewater.

Job Duties

• Operate and maintain the wastewater treatment system (WTS), sludge drying and various pre-treatment facilities used to treat process wastewater and waste by-products to meet or exceed all federal, state, and local environmental regulations and permit requirements.
• Monitors equipment for potential failures and may make minor repairs or adjustments as needed. Collects water samples for chemical analysis.
• Conducts tests and inspections on water or waste water and evaluates the results.
• Checks and fills chemical feed tanks as necessary.
• Empties filter press (keeps hopper empty) and cleans pH/ORP sensors and calibrates pH/ORP sensors.
• Completes water and facility logs.
• Washes down chrome scrubbers.
• Cleans filter baskets on P-11 and P-31.
• Pumps out containment trenches and pits as needed.
• Cleans clarifier troughs and overflow; cleans the Parshall flume.
• Performs drum cleaning and disposal.
• Collects wastewater samples daily.
• Adds salt to facility main RO system water softener brine tank.
• Changes the RO filters, 5 and 20 micron on facility RO unit.
• Maintains a clean waste water treatment area by washing down the area, equipment, and driveway.
• Monitors discharge pH twice per hour per EPA requirements.
• Performs maintenance and repairs on air pumps.
• Maintains required regulatory inspection paperwork
• Performs batch treatment of stored tank and drum waste.
• Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.
• Identify, remove, pack, transport, or dispose of hazardous materials, including asbestos, lead-based paint, waste oil, fuel, transmission fluid, radioactive materials, or contaminated soil. Specialized training and certification in hazardous materials handling or a confined entry permit are generally required.
• May operate earth-moving equipment or forklifts.

Educational and Work Experience Requirements

• High School diploma required. 3 years of waste treatment experience. Knowledge of waste management operations.
• Requires excellent written, verbal, mechanical, interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a production oriented environment.
• Background in industrial waste water treatment, particularly hexavalent chrome and cyanide.
• Ability to work with minimal guidance in a fast-paced and ever changing production environment. 
• Ability to organize and prioritize work and make appropriate decisions.

Essential Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift 50 pounds.
• Ability to alternate standing and sitting for 8 hours.
• Ability to see or correct to 20/20.
• Ability to hear.
• Ability to distinguish color (pass a colorblind test).
• Ability to communicate in both verbal and written forms.
• Ability to stoop and bend.
• Ability to use arms and hands.