Water Treatment Plant Manager

Position Summary:
The Water Treatment Plant Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations and
maintenance of the Kickapoo Water Treatment Plant. Incumbent supervises the treatment of
water including laboratory analysis, process control, reporting, administering personnel,
budgeting, and cost control. The WTP Manager is responsible for hiring, training, scheduling,
disciplinary action and performance evaluations of the WTP personnel.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
(The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be
performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the
work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this position).

Plans, organizes, controls, integrates and evaluates the work of the maintenance and operations
staff assigned to a water treatment plant; with staff, develops, implements and monitors work
plans to achieve goals and objectives; contributes to the development of and monitors,
implementing and evaluating plans, work processes, systems and procedures to achieve annual
goals, objectives and work standards.

Regularly monitors performance and provides coaching for performance improvement and
development; recommends compensation and provides other rewards to recognize performance;
subject to management concurrence, takes disciplinary action, up to and including termination, to
address performance deficiencies, in accordance with Kickapoo Employee Policy Manual.

Responsible for assuring a safe, adequate and potable water supply for the consumption of the
Kickapoo community and enterprises; conducts routine checks on water plant equipment and
operates equipment necessary for water production; routinely performs water testing such as
hardness, PH, chlorine, iron, and others as may be required, maintains related records and charts;
takes and sends water quality samples for testing as required by EPA regulatory standards and
requirements.

Responds to emergency calls regarding system failures as needed; investigates the use of new
materials and new methods of operations; prepares plant’s annual operating and capital
improvement budget request; monitors expenditures against goals and objectives; participates in
the analysis of trends such as population, industrial growth and the development of strategies to
meet and serve expanding reservations needs.

Desired Minimum Qualifications:
Knowledge of: Methods, practices, techniques and equipment used in operating and
maintaining a large state-of-the-art water treatment facility; federal, state and local laws
pertaining to the operation of water treatment facilities; administrative principles and methods
including goal setting, program development and implementation; safe work practices and
practices of budget preparation and administration; safety regulations, safe work practices and
safety equipment related to the work; computer application related to the work, including
modern, state-of-the-art supervisory control and data acquisition systems; codes, regulations and
guidelines pertaining to the work, office and records management practices and procedures,
principles and practices of sound business communications; principles and practices of effective
supervision.

Ability: Plan, assign, direct and coordinate a variety of functional specialties with overlapping
work areas; manage and motivate and evaluate staff and providing training opportunities for staff
development; exercise independent judgement and initiative within general guidelines; establish
and maintain effective working relationships with those encountered in the course of work; use
tact, discretion and diplomacy in dealing with sensitive situations and concerned customers and
Tribal Council members.

Training and Experience: A typical way of obtaining the knowledge, skills and abilities
outlined above is graduation from high school or G.E.D. equivalent; and four years
administrative or supervisory experience, preferably in a water treatment facility or program; or
an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Valid driver’s license in state of residency and maintain insurability throughout employment;
preferably supplemented by trade, technical or college level courses in operation of complex
pumping and piping systems; Kansas certificate level II, journeyman to achieve level III in one
year approved by EPA standards any other equivalent combination of formal training and
experience that will give the required abilities and experience; pass an entry and yearly physical
examination for fitness; must maintain a telephone at residence and be available for emergency
call-in while employed.

Physical and Mental Demands:
Physical Demands: While performing the duties of the position, the manager is regularly
required to use hands to finder, grasp, feel or operate objects, tools or controls and reach with
hands and arms.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy:
As a condition of employment, applicants must consent to pre-employment drug testing prior to appointment and abide by the Drug-Free Workplace Policy while employed by the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas.

Indian Preference:
Preference in filing vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with Indian Preference Act of 1934 (Title 25, USC, Section 472).  Verification must be submitted with the application if claiming Indian Preference.  Consideration will be given to non-Indian applicants in the absence of qualified Indian Preference eligible.