Treatment Plant Operator Assistant

Job Title

City of East Chicago Sanitary District

Process Operation, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting. This dimension includes the following specific duties and responsibilities:

• Operate wastewater treatment plant equipment (pumps, engines, generators, clarifiers, conveyors, bar screens, meters, valves, UV disinfection equipment, sludge dewatering presses, and gates) to control flow and process wastewater, sludge, and effluent.
• Monitor plant gauges, meters, SCADA, automated composite samplers, and equipment control panels to ensure proper processing of wastewater,
• Observe, and interpret operational variations/problems, and make appropriate corrective adjustments as needed
• Report significant problems requiring additional assistance to the plant operator and operations manager, and call out appropriate maintenance personnel.
• Sampling. This dimension includes the following specific duties and responsibilities:
• Operate and maintain plant-refrigerated automated composite samplers.
• Collect WWTP samples in accordance with NPDES requirements for inappropriate laboratory-supplied sample bottles and refrigerate them until pick-up by lab personnel.
• Collect seasonal bacterial samples in accordance with the WWTP NPDES permit
• Maintain chain of custody for all environmental samples collected and prepared for off-site chemical and biological analysis.
• Sludge Blanket Readings. This dimension includes the following specific duties and responsibilities:
• Use a core sampler to periodically assess depth in each of the five tanks,
• Record measurements on the process control sheet.
• Lab Testing. This dimension includes the following specific duties and responsibilities:
• Conduct physical settling tests of mixed liquor and return sludge,
• Complete pH and dissolved oxygen testing of wastewater and record test results on daily data collection sheets,
• Enter daily data and import analytical data from the contract laboratory into the HACH software program, as directed
• Preventive Maintenance:
  This dimension includes the following specific duties and responsibilities:
• Perform preventive maintenance as needed, or complete a repair order for additional assistance.
• Monitor operation of plant treatment equipment (bar screens, pumps, filters, UV bulbs, etc.),
• Perform weekly sand filter maintenance, including draining, disinfecting, cleaning with an enzyme, and refilling of sand filters.
• Record Keeping. This dimension includes the following specific duties and responsibilities:
• Maintain daily shift log,
• Record meter and gauge readings,
• Enter daily data and import analytical data from the contract laboratory into the HACH software program, as directed
• Provide copies of all records to the Chief Plant Operator or Operations Manager.
• Public Service and Communications This dimension includes the following specific duties and responsibilities:
• Receive and respond to emergency calls from city residents,
• Interact with members of the public in a polite, courteous, considerate, and helpful manner,
• Provide answers to questions from members of the public or direct them to someone who can respond,
• Call out wastewater division personnel to respond to problems or emergencies.
• Housekeeping. This dimension includes the following specific duties and responsibilities:
• Maintain clean, well-organized conditions throughout the plant,
• Request and coordinate assistance for large-scale cleaning tasks
• Inform the vactor truck crew when hoppers are filled
• Complete snow removal and apply ice melt to plant walkways and work zones during the winter months
• Teamwork. This dimension includes the following specific duties and responsibilities:
• Work effectively with other members of the plant operations team,
• Work effectively with personnel from other departments in the Sanitary District
• Work effectively with personnel from other departments/divisions within the city government
• Attend and contribute to plant operations team meetings on workplace issues and problem-solving,
• Support decisions made by the plant operations team,
• Go out of the way to help other team members,
• Listen to other team members' ideas and suggestions.
• Safety:
  This dimension includes the following specific duties and responsibilities:
• Perform all job tasks in a safe manner,
• Comply with all department and division safety policies, rules, and regulations,
• Identify and correct/report safety hazards when they occur.

Other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty…