Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator

Job Description

Job Description

Copper River Technologies is seeking an experienced Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator to join our team in Quantico, VA. The Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator will operate the wastewater treatment plant and the wastewater collection system to meet all established regulations and guidance. This position performs operator level maintenance and preventive maintenance work.

This position is designated as Mission Essential and required to report for duty or held in a duty status to provide support before, during, and / or after special emergency situations, such as, but not limited to, destructive weather, disasters, or periods of an increased security threat. The candidate may be required to carry a duty cell phone.

Responsibilities (include but are not limited to) :

• Perform primary wastewater treatment and monitor wastewater treatment equipment and gauges
• Adjust wastewater treatment process pumps and control valves
• Controls and maintains current status on operating and emergency conditions throughout the system
• Controls the flow of wastewater from various pumping stations, increasing or decreasing according to inflow demands
• Perform testing to determine biochemical oxygen demand, suspended solids, dissolved solids, and dissolved oxygen
• Monitor and adjust chemical agent usage based upon test results
• Selects and mixes chemical compounds in correct amounts and feeds into the equipment in correct quantities and sequence
• Adjusts equipment to regulate chemical input as well as wastewater flow
• Perform secondary wastewater treatment by operating wastewater treatment equipment such as aeration tanks, sand filters, and clarifiers to properly separate settleable matter from the liquid and process non-settling solids through secondary stage equipment
• Operate rapid mix chambers and return activated sludge pumps
• Operates settling tanks to remove and retain settleable solids
• Treat industrial wastewater by removing nitrogen, phosphorous, soluble chemicals, oils, and heavy metals such as copper and chrome

Requirements :

Skills / Experience :

About Copper River & The Native Village of Eyak :

Owned by the Native Village of Eyak (NVE), a federally recognized Alaska Native Tribe, the Copper River Family of Companies are a collection of entities that deliver a complementary set of solutions and services to support the diverse missions and requirements of our clients. Proud participants of the Small Business Administration's (SBA) 8(a) Business Development Program since 2006, our companies consist of both current and graduation SBA 8(a) entities. It is our collective purpose to support the Tribe and diversify the NVE's ability to facilitate economic advancement.

The income generated from our companies helps the Native Village of Eyak fund health and social services, economic development, natural resource / environmental education, jobs, job training, and other benefits to the NVE in a manner that is consistent with Alaskan Native cultural values and traditions.

Copper River's Culture

The Copper River Family of Companies has a positive, supportive, and thriving culture. At the foundation of our culture is a focus on collaboration. No matter your role or which operating company you work for, we are ONE TEAM working toward the same goals for our customers and for our collective owner- The Native Village of Eyak. How we treat each other is just as important as the work we deliver.

Benefits

Note : These benefits are only applicable to full time, regular associates at Copper River.

Disclaimer :

The Copper River Family of Companies provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.