Water Treatment Plant Operator

Job Summary

This position controls treatment plant machines and equipment to purify and clarify water. Coordinates all maintenance and repair work and outages in a manner that minimizes the disruption of potable water services. This position is located at the United States Naval Academy. Our mission is to provide highly responsive and quality facility support to the midshipmen, staff, faculty and sailors located in Annapolis at USNA and Naval Support Annapolis.

• Operates and controls electric motors, pumps, and valves to regulate flow of raw water into treating plants.
• Dumps specified amounts of chemicals such as chlorine, ammonia, and lime into water, or adjusts automatic devices that admit specified amounts of chemicals into tanks to disinfect, deodorize, and clarify water.
• Mixes chemicals and allows impurities to settle to bottom of tank, turns valves to regulate water through filter beds to remove impurities, pumps purified water into water mains, monitors panel board and adjusts controls to regulate flow rates, loss of head pressure and water elevation and distribution of water.
• Cleans tanks and filter beds, using backwashing, repairs and lubricates machines and equipment with hand- and power tools, and tests water samples to determine acidity, color, and impurities.
• May operate portable water‑purification plants to supply drinking water and purify wastewater from plant preparatory to pump water into rivers and streams or city mains.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Experience in similar plants and systems.
• Required to work overtime, holidays, and weekends.
• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing.

This position may also be eligible for a wide range of benefits based on applicable bargaining unit agreements.

Pay rate: $42.16.