Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator I, II, III, or IV

• Monitors the proper functioning of pumps, motors, chlorinators, filters, and chemical feeders making adjustments as necessary to maintain proper flow.
• Develop and implement system control methods to maintain required parameters.
• Conducts operation of computerized Supervisory Control and Data Acquisitions system (SCADA).
• Records readings of meters and indicators.
• Changes charts on recording meters and gauges; collects wastewater samples from designated points.
• Makes regular tours of plant and checks engines, generators, pumps, aerators, mixing basins, settling basins, digesters, filters, clarifiers, and other equipment for proper functioning; makes routine physical and chemical tests, recording results.
• Regulates and adjusts motors, pumps, blowers, valves, and other apparatus to meet changing operating conditions.
• Makes process adjustments and notifies superiors of the need for equipment repair.
• Maintains a safe work area.
• Performs other tasks as required.

• Knowledge of the principles, practices, equipment, and methods used in wastewater treatment
• Knowledge of the occupational hazards of the work and necessary safety precautions
• Knowledge of biology and chemistry as related to the specific treatment process 
• Ability to adjust pumps, chemical feed machines, and other plant equipment 
• Ability to check the operation of equipment and to detect defects in operation 
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing 
• Ability to take accurate readings, ability to keep routine records, and to make mathematical computations 
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with others.  
• On-the-job training is available to a successful candidate who does not have wastewater treatment plant operations experience.

• High school diploma
• Possession of NC Grade IV Biological Wastewater Operator Certificate

• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount and kind of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.
• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Kneeling: Bending legs at the knee to come to rest on the knee or knees.
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the leg and spine.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods.
• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Pushing:   Using the upper extremities to press against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
• Pulling: Using the upper extremities to exert force to draw, drag, haul, or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of the fingertips.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas using the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal spoken word levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine discriminations in sound, such as when making fine adjustments on machined parts.
• Repetitive Motions: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. 

• Preparing and analyzing data and figures 
• Accounting; transcription 
• Computer terminal 
• Extensive reading 
• Visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and operation of machines (including inspection)
• Using measurement devices; assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes.  

• The worker is subject to both environmental conditions: Activities occur inside and outside.
• The worker is subject to extreme cold: Temperatures below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour.
• The worker is subject to extreme heat: Temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour.
• The workers are subject to noise: There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout to be heard above the ambient noise level.
• The worker is subject to hazards: Including a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat, or exposure to chemicals.
• The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions: One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system of the skin: Fumes, odors dusts, mists, gases, or poor ventilation.
• The worker is required to wear a respirator.  

• Must possess a valid appropriate driver's license with an acceptable driving history. 
  

•  Facilities operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Permanently assigned shifts cannot be guaranteed. 
  

Salary : $46,562 - $83,730