What are the responsibilities and job description for the Water Treatment Plant Operator position at City of Winchester?
Starting Salary based on Licensure:
Operator 4 - $42,598.40
Operator 3 - $46,987.20
Operator 2 - $51,771.20
Operator 1 - $54,371.20
Lead Operator - $61,110.40
**Earn Additional Pay with Eligible Evening, Night & Weekend Shifts**
- Oversees the proper functioning of pumps, motors, instrumentation, filters and chemical feeders
- Maintains operational parameters as specified by the Facility Manager, Chief Operator, or Shift Leader
- Checks equipment and records data
- Collects samples from designated points
- Performs routine physical and chemical analyses, records results or takes samples to the lab for more extensive analysis
- Makes adjustments to operating equipment and notifies superiors of need for repair work
- Keeps chemical systems adjusted
- Keeps basins free from foreign matter
- Performs general housekeeping duties which include but are not limited to floor maintenance, washing windows, painting, mowing grass, trimming hedges, containing weeds, and cleaning equipment
- Contributes to a positive work environment
- Any combination of education and experience equivalent to a High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED) is required.
Certificates, Licenses and Registrations
- Possession of a valid and appropriate driver’s license.
- Possession of a valid Waterworks Operators License, ability to obtain, within 6 months, equivalent license from the State of Virginia, Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation.