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Water Plant Operator III

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

• Oversees laboratory operations; maintains quality control and quality assurance programs, maintains inventory, analyzes water samples, and collects water distribution samples.
• Oversees maintenance operations; installs, repairs and maintains equipment, maintains adequate records on maintenance and work performed, and manages inventory.
• Performs routine laboratory analysis. May perform laboratory analysis to assure compliance with state and federal laboratory and testing requirements.
• Operates and maintains system reservoirs and booster stations, monitoring tank levels and other system functions.
• Serves as the Cross Connection Control Officer, responsible for: testing RPZ's in City's water system and maintaining records of results
• Reviewing site plans for new and existing establishments for cross connection issues; inspecting for cross-connections and backflow prevention measures in the city and overseeing hydrant flushing program.
• Performs custodial services for the City's water treatment plant and ancillary structures.
• Operates the water treatment plant, conducting bi-hourly walk-throughs to inspect equipment, chemicals and water pressure.
• Controls pumps at the plant and at remote pump stations; adjusts chemical feeds, backwashes filters and completes the daily laboratory samples when scheduled.
• Maintains and repairs equipment.
• Maintains plant structures and grounds.
• Unloads shipments of chemicals and supplies.
• May collect and deliver water samples to laboratories for testing.
• May assist laboratory, maintenance and cross connection control personnel with their duties.
• May perform all duties as required of the Water Plant Operators I and II. May serve as supervisor in the absence of the water plant superintendent.
• Must operate equipment and perform all duties and tasks in accordance with safety rules and regulations.
• Perform other related duties, as required.

SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• High School diploma (or GED) required, college degree or course work preferred, with one (1) to three (3) years of water plant operations, laboratory analysis, water testing, and/or cross connection inspection experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this position.
• Must possess Grade III State Water Filtration certification.
• Must possess a valid driver's license. May be required to possess RPZ certification.
• Ability to analyze, categorize, compare, count, differentiate, measure and/or sort data and information
• Ability to assemble, copy, record, and transcribe data. Ability to classify, compute and tabulate data.
• Ability to utilize design data and information such as high tech manuals, computer languages, accounting methods, engineering manuals and educational curricula.
• Ability to add, subtract, measure, multiply and divide, and calculate percentages, fractions, and decimals.