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Water Reclamation Plant Operator II
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We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator II to join our team at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. As a key member of our operations team, you will be responsible for the control of the routine wastewater treatment process and coordination of sewage pumping and treatment operations associated with this process at a wastewater treatment plant.
Key Responsibilities- Supervision and Training
- Supervise or assist in the supervision of operators controlling the routine wastewater treatment processes, including training, and the coordination of wastewater pumping and treatment plus solids processing operations associated with the overall treatment process.
- Directs or coordinates the wastewater process seeing that proper adjustments are made to maintain quality of effluent and to ensure continuous operation of the plant.
- Process Control and Maintenance
- Directs the collection of process samples and may coordinate their transport.
- Determines or recommends process changes based upon current conditions and/or trends to ensure an efficient and effective treatment process.
- Leadership and Communication
- Gives direction to, or oversees, the work of laboring crews in the preparation of process units for operation and/or maintenance on treatment processes.
- Assists in the coordination of plant maintenance and construction project schedules to minimize process outages and to ensure the safety of all employees.
- Record Keeping and Reporting
- Completes written assignments including record keeping, description of malfunctioning equipment, performance appraisals, and daily operational and administrative records in a timely and proper manner.
- Emergency Response
- Reacts in timely and efficient manner to treatment plant upsets and/or emergency conditions.
- Graduation from a standard senior high school or the equivalent and four years of experience in wastewater treatment plant operations at a facility with a Group 1 designation by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
- Possession of a Class 4 certificate of competency in wastewater treatment works operations issued by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency may be substituted for one year of the required experience.
- Full time study at an accredited college or university majoring in engineering or science may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.
- Completion of comprehensive wastewater treatment plant operations courses as defined in the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency wastewater operator certification guide may be substituted for three months of the required experience for each course taken to a maximum of one year.
May involve exposure to a variety of operating mechanical equipment and loud noise and/or noxious odors. May include working in all types of weather conditions throughout the plant facility and collection system.
Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Abilities- Considerable knowledge of the operating equipment used in the wastewater treatment process, including those used in a computerized environment.
- Considerable knowledge of the operation and adjustment of mechanical pumps.
- Considerable knowledge of wastewater treatment standards according to EPA and NPDES guidelines.
- Considerable knowledge of safety principles and practices.
- Thorough knowledge of laboratory measuring devices, instruments and sampling equipment.
- Skill in making decisions using DCS trends, operational parameters, sample results, and flow and weather conditions.
- Ability to read and understand a variety of dials, meters and gauges.
- Ability to prepare and keep detailed logs of activities.
- Ability to plan and supervise the work of others in a manner conducive to full performance and high morale.
- Ability to use gas meters and other safety equipment to identify noxious gases and oxygen deficiency.
