American Water Works
Plant Operator
Coordinates activities of associates engaged in the Operation and Maintenance of Winters Run Treatment Plant and all other facilities within the district to include the Impoundment, Bynum Well, and Booster Stations, & Tanks. This position is an overnight position. The shifts are as follows: Week 1 - Monday/Tuesday (7p-7a), off Wednesday through Friday; Saturday/Sunday (7p-7a). Week 2 - off Monday/Tuesday, Wednesday through Friday 7p-7a. You will work night shift every other weekend. Assist in developing and maintaining Standard Operating Procedures. Comply with all Company Health and Safety Standards and Training. Knowledge of all plant and lab equipment and ability to perform routine maintenance on all equipment. Ability to create and dispatch Mapcall Production orders. Control, operate, and monitor mixers, vacuum pumps, sludge blanket Levels, sludge blanket concentrations and sludge removal to clarify the water. Monitors SCADA to remotely adjust and control pumps, motors, and chemical feed equipment, to regulate pressures, water elevations, flow of water and quality of water in the distribution system. Monitors filter operation to maintain water quality and determine backwashing scheduling. Collect and test water samples water from various process points to determine acidity, color, turbidity, pH, bacteria content, treatment application odor and other impurities using various laboratory equipment such as electrodes, colorimeters, mixers, turbidimeters, titrators, mixers and hot plates. Maintain and test online analytical instruments monitoring water quality. Record data such as test results, chemical dosages, weights, and volumes, water quality information, operational problems, and compliance monitoring as required by various State and Federal regulations. Respond to consumer complaints, emergencies, answer telephone or make notification to appropriate supervisors about same. Order, load/unload/receive chemicals and materials used to purify and operate the water treatment systems. Clean, paint and maintain workplace. Other duties as assigned by Supervisor. Math Skills: Requires mathematical development sufficient to be able to: Calculate surface, volume, weights and measures. Calculate square roots, variable formulas. Calculate plane and solid figures circumference, area and volume. Understand kind of angles, and properties of pairs and angles. Language Skills: Must have developed language skills to the point to be able to: Read and understand instructions, safety rules, state/federal regulations, etc. Write reports with proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar, using all parts of speech. Speak with poise, voice control and confidence using correct English and well-modulated voice. Specific Vocational Preparation includes an occupationally significant combination of vocational education, apprentice training, in-plant training, on-the-job training, or essential experience in less responsible jobs. High school graduate or equivalent. Operator experience preferred. A valid Maryland driver's license. Must presently hold a Maryland Class 4 Water Operator License and maintain or obtain within 4 years of being awarded the position. Environmental Conditions: Both: inside and outside: a job is considered "both" if the activities occur inside or outside in approximately equal amounts. Wet and humid: Wet: Contact with water or other liquids. Humid: Atmospheric condition with moisture content sufficiently high to cause marked bodily discomfort. Noise and Vibration: Sufficient noise, either constant or intermittent, to cause marked distraction or possible injury to the sense of hearing, and/or sufficient vibration (production of an oscillating movement or strain on the body or its extremes from repeated motion or shock) to cause bodily harm if endured day after day. Hazards: Situations in which the individual is exposed to the definite risk of bodily injury. Exposure to: Odors, toxic conditions, chemical dust or dust or poor ventilation. Ability to wear a respirator and work in confined spaces. Physical Demands: Lifting 100 lbs. maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 50 pounds. Stooping. Kneeling. Crouching. Crawling. Reaching. Handling. Fingering. Feeling. Seeing. Walking up and down flights of stairs. Working in confined areas. Climbing up and down ladders. Work on a ladder. Champions safety, Customer obsessed, Cultivates innovation, Nimble learning, Drives Results, Collaborates.
Coordinates activities of associates engaged in the Operation and Maintenance of Winters Run Treatment Plant and all other facilities within the district to include the Impoundment, Bynum Well, and Booster Stations, & Tanks. This position is an overnight position. The shifts are as follows: Week 1 - Monday/Tuesday (7p-7a), off Wednesday through Friday; Saturday/Sunday (7p-7a). Week 2 - off Monday/Tuesday, Wednesday through Friday 7p-7a. You will work night shift every other weekend. Assist in developing and maintaining Standard Operating Procedures. Comply with all Company Health and Safety Standards and Training. Knowledge of all plant and lab equipment and ability to perform routine maintenance on all equipment. Ability to create and dispatch Mapcall Production orders. Control, operate, and monitor mixers, vacuum pumps, sludge blanket Levels, sludge blanket concentrations and sludge removal to clarify the water. Monitors SCADA to remotely adjust and control pumps, motors, and chemical feed equipment, to regulate pressures, water elevations, flow of water and quality of water in the distribution system. Monitors filter operation to maintain water quality and determine backwashing scheduling. Collect and test water samples water from various process points to determine acidity, color, turbidity, pH, bacteria content, treatment application odor and other impurities using various laboratory equipment such as electrodes, colorimeters, mixers, turbidimeters, titrators, mixers and hot plates. Maintain and test online analytical instruments monitoring water quality. Record data such as test results, chemical dosages, weights, and volumes, water quality information, operational problems, and compliance monitoring as required by various State and Federal regulations. Respond to consumer complaints, emergencies, answer telephone or make notification to appropriate supervisors about same. Order, load/unload/receive chemicals and materials used to purify and operate the water treatment systems. Clean, paint and maintain workplace. Other duties as assigned by Supervisor. Math Skills: Requires mathematical development sufficient to be able to: Calculate surface, volume, weights and measures. Calculate square roots, variable formulas. Calculate plane and solid figures circumference, area and volume. Understand kind of angles, and properties of pairs and angles. Language Skills: Must have developed language skills to the point to be able to: Read and understand instructions, safety rules, state/federal regulations, etc. Write reports with proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar, using all parts of speech. Speak with poise, voice control and confidence using correct English and well-modulated voice. Specific Vocational Preparation includes an occupationally significant combination of vocational education, apprentice training, in-plant training, on-the-job training, or essential experience in less responsible jobs. High school graduate or equivalent. Operator experience preferred. A valid Maryland driver's license. Must presently hold a Maryland Class 4 Water Operator License and maintain or obtain within 4 years of being awarded the position. Environmental Conditions: Both: inside and outside: a job is considered "both" if the activities occur inside or outside in approximately equal amounts. Wet and humid: Wet: Contact with water or other liquids. Humid: Atmospheric condition with moisture content sufficiently high to cause marked bodily discomfort. Noise and Vibration: Sufficient noise, either constant or intermittent, to cause marked distraction or possible injury to the sense of hearing, and/or sufficient vibration (production of an oscillating movement or strain on the body or its extremes from repeated motion or shock) to cause bodily harm if endured day after day. Hazards: Situations in which the individual is exposed to the definite risk of bodily injury. Exposure to: Odors, toxic conditions, chemical dust or dust or poor ventilation. Ability to wear a respirator and work in confined spaces. Physical Demands: Lifting 100 lbs. maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 50 pounds. Stooping. Kneeling. Crouching. Crawling. Reaching. Handling. Fingering. Feeling. Seeing. Walking up and down flights of stairs. Working in confined areas. Climbing up and down ladders. Work on a ladder. Champions safety, Customer obsessed, Cultivates innovation, Nimble learning, Drives Results, Collaborates.