Water Production Journeyman Operator

Position: WATER PRODUCTION JOURNEYMAN OPERATOR
POSITION SUMMARY

Under general supervision, performs daily work assignments for the Water Production Division of the Utilities Department in accordance with the Employee Manual, Department Policies and Procedures, City of Alamogordo Ordinances, and any applicable State or Federal authority.

RECRUITMENT QUALIFICATIONS

Required at the time of hire:

* High School Diploma or GED equivalent;

* Current Water Supply Level 4 (WS4) certification
* issued by the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission; and

* Valid New Mexico Driver's License with a driving record acceptable to the City of Alamogordo (valid out-of-state license may be considered acceptable until NM CDL is obtained).

Required within sixty (60) days:

* Successful completion of NM811 training (Excavation Law Class).

Required within six (6) months:

* Valid New Mexico Class A Commercial Driver's License with Tank (N) endorsement and a driving record acceptable to the City of Alamogordo. Skills testing shall be performed in a commercial vehicle equipped with a manual transmission. Drivers shall be granted a period of six (6) months to upgrade and remove an automatic transmission (E) restriction if one exists.

Required within twelve (12) months:

* Valid Traffic Control Supervisor (TCS) certification.

* The NMED Utility Operator Certification Program determines minimum qualifications for a WS4 certification. Testing eligibility and renewal requirements are subject to change in accordance with the Program.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential Duties

* Understands water treatment theory/technology and applies that knowledge to the water treatment process;

* Ensures that water operations comply with operating guidelines and that treated water is safe and acceptable entering the distribution system;

* Monitors, operates, maintains, troubleshoots, and adjusts potable water treatment process equipment, including pumps, motors, pressure-reducing valves, pressure-sustaining valves, pump control valves, water tanks, wells, chemical feed systems, and related plumbing components;

* Controls the application of hazardous materials and chemicals associated with water treatment processes;

* Regulates pressures and flow rates in accordance with demand, storage, and production from other sources;

* Assists with daily rounds of wells, booster stations, and reservoirs; measures and records flow, pressure, and chemical feed dosages; records gallons pumped and number of hours each system ran the previous day;

* Monitors, interprets, and adjusts computerized Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) controls;

* Performs the more complex troubleshooting, maintenance of equipment, and water treatment process;

* Generates SOPs for troubleshooting, maintenance of equipment, and water treatment process;

* Interprets all charts, trends, graphs, and test results;

* Reads, records, and interprets information taken from computers, gauges, dials, and other instruments; acts on the information as appropriate;

* Runs routine laboratory tests to determine proper chemical treatment;

* Maintains chemical feed pumps to ensure proper dosage of chemicals;

* Calibrates water process equipment;

* Maintains and calibrates various electronic and mechanical equipment;

* Collects various water samples for laboratory analysis and performs simple water quality analysis tests;

* Collects water samples to monitor and analyze residuals for disinfection control when needed;

* Assists with the collection of all water compliance samples as required by the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED);

* Conducts water analysis tests to ensure safety and water quality by collecting representative water samples and testing for contaminants and properties associated with water treatment processes;

* Collects representative water samples to be used by other agencies for water analysis testing for regulation compliance;

* Installs, maintains, repairs, modifies, troubleshoots, and services potable water production operations machinery and equipment, including pumps, valves, motors, meters, tanks, reservoirs, feeders, and online analyzers; changes lubrications;

* Performs preventative maintenance; oils, greases, cleans,…