Water Treatment Plant Operator

Examples of Duties

• Operates equipment to control water flow and maintain proper operating levels.
• Monitors the SCADA system and adjusts treatment operations to ensure proper plant operations.
• Services, maintains, operates, and repairs facilities and equipment, including large‑scale pumping devices, chemical feed systems, storage facilities, and related equipment.
• Collects samples; performs laboratory analyses to ensure that treatment facilities are operating efficiently; carries out corrective actions based on chemistry and biology of plant operations and regulatory requirements.
• Makes rounds of plants; reads gauges and meters; records readings.
• Maintains, calibrates, and repairs a variety of mechanical and electrical equipment, including pumps, motors, controllers, valves, charts, and plant instrumentation.
• Maintains chemical analysis records; prepares operations and maintenance logs, records, and reports, including required local, state, and federal reports.
• Maintains plant facilities.
• Reads and interprets plans, maps, and specifications.
• Responds to after‑hours emergencies.
• Attends required training classes.
• Performs related duties.

• Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with completion of specialized training in the field of work, in addition to basic skills typically associated with a high school education.
• Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position, usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having had a similar position for one to two years.
• Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver’s license issued by the State of North Dakota for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.