WWW Water Treatment Technician II- Department of Public Works

** salary range:*****$58,537 - $76,379 / annually
****** hiring salary range:******$58,537*** ***–*** ***$58,537*** ***/annually
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** job summary:
** a www water treatment technician ii operates filters, chlorinators, dry chemical feeders and other mechanical and electrical equipment in a water treatment plant or remote stations. Work of this class involves no supervisory duties or responsibilities.incumbents receive moderate supervision from a technical superior. Employees in this class work a rotating shift with evening, night, weekend and holiday hours and may include being on-call or held over until properly relieved or for emergencies.

Work is performed in a water treatment plant where there is exposure to chemical dust and fumes and liquid chemical leaks. Work requires moderate physical exertion walking distances between sites at the filtration plants and transferring equipment in and out of boats, and may require strenuous physical exertion in the maneuvering of 150-pound chlorine cylinder tanks; work may also require the wearing of breathing apparatus when handling hazardous chemicals.
** minimum qualifications:*
* *** on or before the date of filing the application, each candidate must:
***** education:
** have graduated from an accredited high school or possession of a ged certificate.
** and
* *** experience:
** have three years of experience in the operation of water filters and mechanical and electrical equipment in a water treatment plant or monitoring and switching chlorine cylinders; or completion of the city's operations technician i apprenticeship program.
** or
* *** equivalency notes:
** have an equivalent combination of education and experience
** licenses, registrations, and certificates:
** have a valid maryland class c noncommercial driver's license or an equivalent driver's license and eligible to obtain a baltimore city driver’s permit.
** provisional driver’s license or learner permits are not acceptable.
**** note:*
* ** you must upload a copy of your valid driver’s license with application at time of applying.
**** employees are required to hold and maintain a valid temporary state of maryland water treatment class 4 operator’s certificate, issued by the board of waterworks and waste systems operators, throughout employment.
**** employees are required to have a maryland department of the environment water sampler certification prior to employment and must maintain and renew this certification every three years as a condition of continued employment.
** the following is required for positions in this class assigned to chlorine unit:
* employees must obtain within two months of hire a maryland basic boating certificate from the maryland department of natural resources.
* employees must obtain within three months of hire, maintain and renew annually a baltimore city fire department hazardous materials and emergency response certification.
* prior to appointment and annually thereafter, employees must pass pulmonary function test.
* employees must be able to wear respirators and self-contained breathing apparatus and participate in chlorine emergency situations.
** Final date to receive applications:*
* * please submit your application no later than 12:00 am on the closing date to be…