Wastewater Treatment Operator II

Department:

Operations

Hours:

Monday - Thursday, 6am to 4:30pm (along with weekly rotating on-call)

Deadline:

Open until filled

Position Objectives:

The Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator II is responsible for the operation and maintenance of a 10 MGD Wastewater Treatment Plant including chemical feed systems, activated sludge process, solids handling process, and pump stations

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Completes laboratory analyses, instrument calibration, sampling, and record keeping in electronic data management system
  • Calculates chemical dosage, WAS pump rates, and solids loading rates. Able to interpret process control data and make appropriate adjustments to the process.
  • Maintains accurate daily and monthly plant operations reports
  • Operates heavy equipment including a boom truck, front-end loader, and forklift
  • Monitors and controls plant processes via the SCADA system
  • Develops basic knowledge of the drinking water distribution system
  • Participates in the on-call/duty rotation (weekly) including 2 hours on Saturday, Sunday and holidays. 

Minimum Requirements:

A South Carolina Biological Wastewater Treatment Class A or B license is required; as well as a South Carolina driver’s license

Desirable Training and Experience:

  • Extensive experience in activated sludge treatment processes
  • Experience in mechanical repairs and preventative maintenance
  • Regulatory knowledge including laboratory procedures, NPDES permitting/DMRs, solids disposal regulations, etc.
  • Belt press operation and optimization

Benefits:

Benefits can be found at www.summervillecpw.com/jobs

More Information:

Job application is available at www.summervillecpw.com/jobs. 

Please send resume and completed job application to Alicia Wilson at awilson@summervillecpw.com