Treatment Plant Operator Trainee

Salary : $44,459.01 - $51,127.86 Annually

Location : Goose Creek, SC 29445

Job Type : Full Time

Job Number : 01504

Department : BCWS Treatment Plant

Opening Date : 01 / 09 / 2025

Closing Date : Continuous

Job Summary and Essential Functions

This position typically provides assistance in the operation of the water and / or wastewater facilities.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS :

• Sets up, adjusts, calibrates, cleans, maintains and troubleshoots laboratory and field equipment.
• Collects samples and maintains proper documentation as required by DHEC.
• Performs visual and auditory inspections of plant equipment and maintains appropriate logs.
• Performs routine maintenance and cleaning tasks with a variety of hand tools for equipment, buildings and grounds.
• Records flow, rainfall and other data, changing charts as required by DHEC.
• Monitor equipment and facilities utilizing computer terminal.
• Performs routine grounds keeping, utilizing mowers and weed trimmers.
• Receives, monitors and mixes chemicals.
• Operates sludge de-watering equipment.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements to Perform Work

Special Requirements :

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

Physical Demands

This position requires the employee to reach with hands and arms; stand; use hands to handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; use mental acuity; and walk, talk and hear. The employee must frequently lift and / or move up to sixty (60) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Conditions

The work is regularly performed in a dynamic environment that requires sensitivity to change and responsiveness to changing goals, priorities and needs. This position operates on a rotating 12-hour shift schedule. Shifts run 7 : 00 - 7 : 00 respectively on a 36 / 48-hour work rotation. Scheduled hours / days, job location, duties and any other information contained herein is subject to change. May be required to work extra hours and to perform extra or different duties during emergency situations.

Berkeley County offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package to its employees, including :

Do you have a valid High School diploma or equivalent?

Do you have a valid driver's license?

Do you have six (6) months of related experience?

Required Question

Salary : $44,459 - $51,128