Water Treatment Plant Operator

This position is responsible for performing specialized duties in the operation of a water treatment plant.

• Operates equipment to control water flow and maintain proper operating levels.
• Monitors the SCADA system to ensure proper plant operations.
• Services, maintains, operates, and repairs facilities and equipment, including large-scale pumping devices, chlorination and other chemical feed systems, storage facilities, and related equipment.
• Collects samples; performs laboratory analyses to ensure that treatment facilities are operating efficiently; supervises and carries out corrective actions.
• Makes rounds of plants; reads gauges and meters; records readings.
• Maintains, calibrates, and repairs a variety of mechanical and electrical equipment, including pumps, motors, controllers, valves, charts, and plant instrumentation.
• Maintains maintenance and chemical analysis records; prepares logs, records, and reports, including required local, state, and federal reports.
• Maintains plant facilities; paints interior and exterior surfaces; makes minor building repairs.
• Reads and interprets plans, maps, and specifications.
• Responds to after-hours emergencies.
• Attends required training classes.
• Performs related duties.

• Knowledge of treatment principles, operations, and equipment.
• Knowledge of computers and job-related software programs.
• Knowledge of chemistry, mathematics, hydraulics, and biology.
• Knowledge of division and city policies and procedures and federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
• Skill in the interpretation of plans, maps, and specifications.
• Skill in the operation and maintenance of mechanical and electronic equipment.
• Skill in planning, organization, and decision making.
• Skill in thinking clearly under difficult circumstances.
• Skill in oral and written communication.

• Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with completion of specialized training in the field of work, in addition to basic skills typically associated with a high school education.
• Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having had a similar position for one to two years.
• Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver’s license issued by the State of Georgia for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.
• Possession of or ability to readily obtain an appropriate state-certified license for water or wastewater treatment or distribution as appropriate.