Certified Dual Class B - Lead Water/Wastewater Operator

Summary

Position Purpose:  Leads assigned team in operating and maintaining water/wastewater treatment, processing, disposal, and testing equipment to consistently purify water and meet all permit and operational requirements. Serves as Primary Operator with full responsibility for state reporting and regulatory compliance. Demonstrates advanced expertise in complex treatment functions and provid

Wastewater Responsibilities

Position Purpose:  Leads assigned team in operating and maintaining water/wastewater treatment, processing, disposal, and testing equipment to consistently purify water and meet all permit and operational requirements. Serves as Primary Operator with full responsibility for state reporting and regulatory compliance. Demonstrates advanced expertise in complex treatment functions and provides technical guidance to team members. Ensures facility operations maintain the highest standards of water quality and environmental stewardship. Primary Duties/Responsibilities:  In conjunction with supervisor, or in his/her absence, reviews daily team requirements. Overseas work assignments to ensure that schedules are met. May recommend changes to schedule to optimize production and/or reduce costs. Ensures that labor reporting is accurate and balances with labor tracking system. Provides feedback to Supervisor on labor, material and equipment demands needed to achieve schedule. Tends automatic and semi-automatic machines and related equipment including pumps, engines, generators, valves, gates, mixers, conveyors, blowers, chemical feed and odor control and vacuum filters used to decontaminate wastewater by settling aeration and sludge digestion. Monitors control panels and adjusts valves and gates manually or by remote control to regulate flow. Monitors flow meters, gauges, flow ratios, pressures and related controls through instrument panels, computer terminals and programmable logic control units in assigned area. Monitors and records operating conditions observations and data in area shift log. Provides proactive technical guidance and troubleshoots operational issues, implementing cost-effective solutions while ensuring strict adherence to process specifications. Diagnoses equipment malfunctions and variances, taking immediate corrective action per established procedures and reporting findings to supervisors. Models best practices in problem-solving and mentors team members in identifying efficient, sustainable solutions. Performs routine and preventative maintenance to optimize equipment performance and minimize downtime. Prepares work orders either manually or from a Computer Maintenance Management System as required and prepares work related reports, procurement requisitions, charts, graphs and data submittal requirements in an accurate and timely manner. Performs field tests (chemical, physical and biological) in order to pace chemical dosages for process and odor control units or alter unit processes. Samples wastewater, sludge and gases (odor control, digester, etc.) according to schedule. Prepares chemical solutions and services automatic samplers. Monitors process chemical supplies and recommends reorder. Performs lab tests applicable to permit testing and related reports per procedure. Performs instrument calibration for portable meters including, but not limited to, dissolved oxygen, pH, H2S, percent oxygen, lower