City of Port Arthur
Treatment Plant Operator Trainee (Port Arthur, TX)
City of Port Arthur, Port Arthur, Texas, United States, 77640
Salary
Salary: $20,6201 – $25,6439, Hourly (DOE & Q) NON-EXEMPT
Opening & Closing Dates Opening Date:
04/25/2025 Closing Date:
Open until filled.
Job Summary To perform semi-skilled labor in construction, maintenance, and related services activities in the water/wastewater utility operation areas for the city; and to provide staff support to an assigned function or crew. Employees selected for this class must possess or obtain a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) license at the "D" level within six (6) months of appointment.
Distinguishing Characteristics This is the entry level class in the Treatment Plant Operator series. Positions in this class are normally filled by advancement from the Maintenance Worker II class, or when filled from the outside, require prior experience in the construction and maintenance of water/wastewater related facilities. All positions assigned to this class require the ability to work independently exercising judgment and initiative. Duties will normally require the ability to operate the full range of mechanical equipment related to a specific assignment.
Supervision Receives general supervision from upper-level staff. May exercise functional and technical supervision over lower‑level maintenance staff.
Responsibilities
Operate a variety of maintenance equipment including jackhammers, trucks, mowers, weed eaters, air compressors, sprayers, saws, drills, tapping machines, generators, bobcats, rollers and other similar equipment and machinery in maintaining and repairing various city facilities and properties.
Participate in a variety of activities involving travel between various city facilities and properties and other related external business and government agencies which may include collecting and delivering materials and supplies.
Spread asphalt in patching and repairing streets; cut and break obsolete concrete; pour and assist in finishing concrete; construct concrete forms and perform rough carpentry work.
Clean ditches, alleys, streets, culverts and storm drains.
Assist in repairing and replacing roofs, floors, doors, windows, screens and fences.
Install and replace insulation, tile and interior walls.
Collect and skim various liquid surfaces to remove debris.
Assist with rerouting main and service water lines.
Collect samples of water, waste and wastewater for testing; assist with testing of samples.
Answer questions and provide information to the public as necessary.
May build, refinish and repair furniture as requested.
Paint, remodel, clean and improve interior and exterior of city facilities.
Pack, unpack and issue supplies and equipment, stock shelves, distribute and receive supplies; maintain routine records of materials and supplies received and used.
Perform related duties and assigned.
Qualifications Knowledge of
Uses and purposes of general maintenance tools and equipment.
Basic operation of a variety of machinery, equipment and tools to perform assignments.
Safe work practices.
Methods, techniques, tools and the operational characteristics of mechanical equipment used in the maintenance of city facilities and properties.
City and departmental policies and procedures.
Ability to
Perform unskilled and semi-skilled tasks in a variety of maintenance activities.
Perform heavy manual labor.
Maintain effective audio-visual discrimination and perception needed for observing, reading, operating assigned equipment and communicating with others.
Interpret work orders and directions.
Elevate and move various equipment and materials; walk, stand, stoop, kneel or sit for extended periods.
Operate assigned equipment including a motor vehicle.
Effectively deal with personal danger including hazardous and toxic fumes, chemicals, confined or high places, loud noises, and traffic hazards.
Maintain assigned equipment and replenish fluid levels.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others encountered in the course of work.
Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Operate a variety of vehicular and stationary mechanical equipment safely and effectively.
Work independently in the absence of supervision.
Use and operate various hand tools required for work safely and efficiently.
Experience and Training
One (1) year of increasingly responsible experience performing field maintenance duties comparable to those performed by a Maintenance Worker II in the City of Port Arthur.
Must have completed the twelfth grade and possess a high school diploma or GED.
Licenses
Possession of, or ability to obtain, a Texas Class A or B Commercial Driver's License (CDL) within six (6) months of appointment.
Possession of, or ability to obtain, TCEQ licensure at the Class “D” level within six (6) months of appointment, and up to a Class “C” level by the expiration of the Class “D” license, which is two (2) years.
Posting Details Treatment Plant Operator Trainee – Purification – Posting #25-022.
City of Port Arthur, Texas 77641-1089 (EEO/AA/V/F/RC/H)
The City of Port Arthur is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
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Opening & Closing Dates Opening Date:
04/25/2025 Closing Date:
Open until filled.
Job Summary To perform semi-skilled labor in construction, maintenance, and related services activities in the water/wastewater utility operation areas for the city; and to provide staff support to an assigned function or crew. Employees selected for this class must possess or obtain a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) license at the "D" level within six (6) months of appointment.
Distinguishing Characteristics This is the entry level class in the Treatment Plant Operator series. Positions in this class are normally filled by advancement from the Maintenance Worker II class, or when filled from the outside, require prior experience in the construction and maintenance of water/wastewater related facilities. All positions assigned to this class require the ability to work independently exercising judgment and initiative. Duties will normally require the ability to operate the full range of mechanical equipment related to a specific assignment.
Supervision Receives general supervision from upper-level staff. May exercise functional and technical supervision over lower‑level maintenance staff.
Responsibilities
Operate a variety of maintenance equipment including jackhammers, trucks, mowers, weed eaters, air compressors, sprayers, saws, drills, tapping machines, generators, bobcats, rollers and other similar equipment and machinery in maintaining and repairing various city facilities and properties.
Participate in a variety of activities involving travel between various city facilities and properties and other related external business and government agencies which may include collecting and delivering materials and supplies.
Spread asphalt in patching and repairing streets; cut and break obsolete concrete; pour and assist in finishing concrete; construct concrete forms and perform rough carpentry work.
Clean ditches, alleys, streets, culverts and storm drains.
Assist in repairing and replacing roofs, floors, doors, windows, screens and fences.
Install and replace insulation, tile and interior walls.
Collect and skim various liquid surfaces to remove debris.
Assist with rerouting main and service water lines.
Collect samples of water, waste and wastewater for testing; assist with testing of samples.
Answer questions and provide information to the public as necessary.
May build, refinish and repair furniture as requested.
Paint, remodel, clean and improve interior and exterior of city facilities.
Pack, unpack and issue supplies and equipment, stock shelves, distribute and receive supplies; maintain routine records of materials and supplies received and used.
Perform related duties and assigned.
Qualifications Knowledge of
Uses and purposes of general maintenance tools and equipment.
Basic operation of a variety of machinery, equipment and tools to perform assignments.
Safe work practices.
Methods, techniques, tools and the operational characteristics of mechanical equipment used in the maintenance of city facilities and properties.
City and departmental policies and procedures.
Ability to
Perform unskilled and semi-skilled tasks in a variety of maintenance activities.
Perform heavy manual labor.
Maintain effective audio-visual discrimination and perception needed for observing, reading, operating assigned equipment and communicating with others.
Interpret work orders and directions.
Elevate and move various equipment and materials; walk, stand, stoop, kneel or sit for extended periods.
Operate assigned equipment including a motor vehicle.
Effectively deal with personal danger including hazardous and toxic fumes, chemicals, confined or high places, loud noises, and traffic hazards.
Maintain assigned equipment and replenish fluid levels.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others encountered in the course of work.
Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Operate a variety of vehicular and stationary mechanical equipment safely and effectively.
Work independently in the absence of supervision.
Use and operate various hand tools required for work safely and efficiently.
Experience and Training
One (1) year of increasingly responsible experience performing field maintenance duties comparable to those performed by a Maintenance Worker II in the City of Port Arthur.
Must have completed the twelfth grade and possess a high school diploma or GED.
Licenses
Possession of, or ability to obtain, a Texas Class A or B Commercial Driver's License (CDL) within six (6) months of appointment.
Possession of, or ability to obtain, TCEQ licensure at the Class “D” level within six (6) months of appointment, and up to a Class “C” level by the expiration of the Class “D” license, which is two (2) years.
Posting Details Treatment Plant Operator Trainee – Purification – Posting #25-022.
City of Port Arthur, Texas 77641-1089 (EEO/AA/V/F/RC/H)
The City of Port Arthur is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
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