Waste Water Operator Job at City of Manchester in Manchester

Overview

Operates sewage treatment, sludge processing, and disposal equipment in a wastewater (sewage) treatment plant to control the flow and processing of sewage by performing the duties described below.

Responsibilities

• Monitors control panels and adjusts valves and gates manually or by remote control to regulate the flow of sewage.
• Observes variations in operating conditions and interprets meter and gauge readings and test results to determine load requirements.
• Starts and stops pumps, engines, and generators to control the flow of raw sewage through filtering, settling, aeration, and sludge digestion processes.
• Maintains a log of operations and records meter and gauge readings; collects sewage samples and conducts laboratory tests.
• Operates and maintains power generating equipment to provide steam and electricity for the plant.

Qualifications

• Education and/or Experience: Less than high school education; or up to one month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with common units of money and measurement.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions; work with a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: COL

Physical Demands

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk; occasionally sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently up to 50 pounds, and occasionally up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job Details

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Management and Manufacturing
• Industries: Government Administration