What are the responsibilities and job description for the SURFACE WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR I position at Montgomery Water Works & Sanitary Sewer Board?
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Hourly Rate $24.16 to $37.79
Hourly/Full Time/Biweekly Non-Exempt
KIND OF EXAMINATION
:Applicants will be screened based on education and experience as submitted in the application and supplemental questionnaire forms online atwww.mwwssb.com. For this reason, applicants are urged to answer all questions on the application form and questionnaire completely, providing detailed information concerning the kinds of jobs they have held, the dates they held them, where, and exactly what their duties were. An application is not considered complete if the Supplemental Questionnaire is not submitted with your application. Application and Supplemental Questionnaire information will be accepted
PURPOSE OF EXAMINATION
:To establish an employment register to fill future vacancies with the Water Works and Sanitary Sewer Board of the City of Montgomery.
CLOSING DATE
:Application and supplemental questionnaire information will be accepted online atwww.mwwssb.combeginning
10/7/2025 to 11/4/2025
NATURE OF WORK
This is semi-skilled to skilled work in the operation of a Grade IV Surface Water Treatment plant and associated distribution system.
Work includes a variety of duties essential to the operation of a surface water treatment plant, distribution system, and unmanned ground water plants. Employees work under the general direction of a Senior Operator and the specific supervision of a Certified Plant Operator II, checking with Plant Operator on unusual problems and keeping necessary operating records and readings. Work is checked through a review of records, inspection, and observation.
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ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include, but are not limited to, the following:
Operates a Grade IV surface water treatment plant including unmanned, remotely operated, systems and instrumentation, and associated distribution system.
Makes periodic rounds of plant checking charts, gauges, meters, electric motors, pumps, filters and other equipment.
Monitors and controls the treatment process from control panels and through SCADA.
Picks up water samples by hand throughout the plants.
Performs mathematical computations.
Monitors and controls various treatment processes including coagulant feed, mixing, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration and disinfection.
Monitors and controls the addition of acids and other dangerous chemicals to the treated water to provide the customer with high quality water.
Monitors and controls water quality by performing laboratory tests at different stages of the treatment process. Including tests for Cl
2residual, Fluoride, chlorite residual, pH, turbidity, hardness, alkalinity, iron, manganese, phosphate, and other tests as necessary to maintain water quality.
Calibrates laboratory equipment and maintains laboratory records.
Determines chemical dosage and makes adjustments to plant processes as necessary.
Reads gauges and meters; interprets data to maintain the proper treatment process, proper distribution operation, security, and alarm status; makes flow adjustments.
Operates pumps and valves utilizing a SCADA system; operates and monitors systems for alarms, make adjustments, and provides appropriate response and notifies stand-by or other personnel as necessary to respond to problems.
Operates mechanical equipment including pumps and motors, chemical feed pumps and systems, air compressors, and manual, electrical, and pneumatically operated valves.
Operates disinfection equipment related to the sodium hypochlorite and chlorine dioxide feed system.
Takes delivery of bu k chemicals from tanker trucks and verify correct shipment.
Maintains operational logs and records.
Monitors facilities through the use of computers/camera to ensure adequate security.
Performs filter backwashes.
Collect bacteriological samples and perform testing and quality control tests for the laboratory.
Assists maintenance on treatment plant equipment; assists in repairs to equipment.
Lubricates mechanical equipment and packs pumps
Operates the water distribution system including elevated tanks and booster stations.
Monitors other water treatment facilities according to system demands and levels of elevated tanks within the distribution system. Can make accurate decisions on system demands in accordance with operating the surface water plant.
Hourly Rate $24.16 to $37.79
Hourly/Full Time/Biweekly Non-Exempt
KIND OF EXAMINATION
:Applicants will be screened based on education and experience as submitted in the application and supplemental questionnaire forms online atwww.mwwssb.com. For this reason, applicants are urged to answer all questions on the application form and questionnaire completely, providing detailed information concerning the kinds of jobs they have held, the dates they held them, where, and exactly what their duties were. An application is not considered complete if the Supplemental Questionnaire is not submitted with your application. Application and Supplemental Questionnaire information will be accepted
- ONLINE*atwww.mwwssb.com
PURPOSE OF EXAMINATION
:To establish an employment register to fill future vacancies with the Water Works and Sanitary Sewer Board of the City of Montgomery.
CLOSING DATE
:Application and supplemental questionnaire information will be accepted online atwww.mwwssb.combeginning
10/7/2025 to 11/4/2025
NATURE OF WORK
This is semi-skilled to skilled work in the operation of a Grade IV Surface Water Treatment plant and associated distribution system.
Work includes a variety of duties essential to the operation of a surface water treatment plant, distribution system, and unmanned ground water plants. Employees work under the general direction of a Senior Operator and the specific supervision of a Certified Plant Operator II, checking with Plant Operator on unusual problems and keeping necessary operating records and readings. Work is checked through a review of records, inspection, and observation.
_____________________________________________________________________________
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include, but are not limited to, the following:
Operates a Grade IV surface water treatment plant including unmanned, remotely operated, systems and instrumentation, and associated distribution system.
Makes periodic rounds of plant checking charts, gauges, meters, electric motors, pumps, filters and other equipment.
Monitors and controls the treatment process from control panels and through SCADA.
Picks up water samples by hand throughout the plants.
Performs mathematical computations.
Monitors and controls various treatment processes including coagulant feed, mixing, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration and disinfection.
Monitors and controls the addition of acids and other dangerous chemicals to the treated water to provide the customer with high quality water.
Monitors and controls water quality by performing laboratory tests at different stages of the treatment process. Including tests for Cl
2residual, Fluoride, chlorite residual, pH, turbidity, hardness, alkalinity, iron, manganese, phosphate, and other tests as necessary to maintain water quality.
Calibrates laboratory equipment and maintains laboratory records.
Determines chemical dosage and makes adjustments to plant processes as necessary.
Reads gauges and meters; interprets data to maintain the proper treatment process, proper distribution operation, security, and alarm status; makes flow adjustments.
Operates pumps and valves utilizing a SCADA system; operates and monitors systems for alarms, make adjustments, and provides appropriate response and notifies stand-by or other personnel as necessary to respond to problems.
Operates mechanical equipment including pumps and motors, chemical feed pumps and systems, air compressors, and manual, electrical, and pneumatically operated valves.
Operates disinfection equipment related to the sodium hypochlorite and chlorine dioxide feed system.
Takes delivery of bu k chemicals from tanker trucks and verify correct shipment.
Maintains operational logs and records.
Monitors facilities through the use of computers/camera to ensure adequate security.
Performs filter backwashes.
Collect bacteriological samples and perform testing and quality control tests for the laboratory.
Assists maintenance on treatment plant equipment; assists in repairs to equipment.
Lubricates mechanical equipment and packs pumps
Operates the water distribution system including elevated tanks and booster stations.
Monitors other water treatment facilities according to system demands and levels of elevated tanks within the distribution system. Can make accurate decisions on system demands in accordance with operating the surface water plant.
Salary : $24 - $38