Water Production Supervisor

The Town of Cave Creek operates two separate water systems, Cave Creek and Desert Hills. The Cave Creek Water System consists of treated water from the City of Phoenix and a 3 million gallon per day (MGD) surface water facility that treats and delivers Central Arizona Project (CAP) water. The Desert Hills system is groundwater based that is supplemented with treated CAP water from the Cave Creek system to meet both demands and the need for arsenic blending.

Under the general direction of the Utilities Director, oversees the Town’s Water Treatment Operations to ensure compliance with Federal and State safe drinking water and clean water act regulations. This is accomplished through providing leadership, supervision, and training to all water treatment plant operators. Required to be listed as the Water Treatment Operator of Record for both the Cave Creek and Desert Hills water systems.

The Plant Supervisor is responsible for developing cost-effective and efficient staffing schedules that reflect the needs for production, hours of operation and manning based upon seasonal demands.

The water supply system consists of purchased water from the City of Phoenix through a local interconnect, as well as a surface water treatment facility with raw water delivery pipeline capable of operating seven days per week. Management of these two water sources is based on average day, peak day, and peak hour production system needs. The Production Supervisor is responsible for the management of the interconnect and for overseeing and scheduling routine plant maintenance activities to ensure optimal facility performance.

The Production Supervisor will also oversee the operations of remote water sites in both water systems. In addition, the Production Supervisor participates in the facility’s operational shift schedule. This position requires shift work, weekend coverage, standby assignments, and call-back duty as needed.

• Provide daily oversight, operations, and maintenance of a water treatment plant including all required regulatory compliance.
• Provide daily oversight and management of water deliveries from Phoenix
• Plans, prioritizes daily work assignments. Monitors all aspects of operations, maintenance, and repairs.
• Performs various administrative tasks including: established operational and maintenance procedures and standards; assists in writing bid specifications; assists in the development of budgets and monitoring expenditures; reviews expenditures of assigned staff; reviews and approves time sheets and maintain attendance records.
• Oversee collection for daily water samples for in-house and off-site laboratory analysis.
• Be proficient in the operation and documentation of daily process information using the in-house water process control laboratory. Able to calibrate and repair water process laboratory analytical equipment.
• Can diagnose and correct water process chemistry.
• Be capable and familiar with providing general periodic maintenance for all water process equipment including pumps, blowers, chemical feed equipment, solids, residuals, screens and dewatering equipment, filtration equipment, and other unit process equipment.
• Assures that buildings and grounds in a clean condition and inspection ready.
• Provides information required by management, local, state, and federal agencies.
• Coordinates projects and work activities with other divisions, departments, contractors, and outside agencies.
• Assures a comprehensive Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) is maintained to tracks plant assets and maintenance activities. Manages inventory systems and fixed asset records.
• Supervises and trains all treatment staff with an emphasis on developing and…