Licensed Treatment Plant Operator

Sign On Bonus

$3,000 to $5,000 (depending on license)

Veterans' Preference Applies

The City of Delray Beach does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability, marital status, family status or sexual orientation in employment or the provision of services.

Non‑Tobacco Workplace. The City will not consider applicants who have used tobacco or nicotine products for a period of at least three months prior to application for employment. Tobacco or nicotine products include cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, pipes, snuff, e‑cigarettes and nicotine patches or gum.

Technical work in the operation and maintenance of a Water Treatment Plant. Work is performed under general supervision.

• Treatment Plant Operator C – Pay Grade B10 – Starting Salary: $28.83, Bonus $3,000
• Treatment Plant Operator B – Pay Grade B12 – Starting Salary: $32.78, Bonus $3,000
• Treatment Plant Operator A – Pay Grade B13 – Starting Salary: $34.44, Bonus $5,000

• Operating water treatment plant equipment and facilities, supplying proper water quantity and quality, and maintaining proper pressures and flow volume for the city.
• Monitoring plant equipment through visual inspection for proper operating parameters and mechanical integrity; maintain a plant log detailing specific information. Assists in the operation and monitoring of all plant processes including filters, softening clarifiers, thickeners, vacuum filters, nanofiltration systems, degassifiers, scrubbers, etc., and chemical delivery systems for chlorine, lime, polymer, phosphates, fluoride, ferric chloride, sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide and ammonia.
• Obtains and records field and computer readings of flow, tank and silo levels. Ensures delivery of various chemicals to their appropriate tanks; monitors the transfer of chemicals; receives chemicals for laboratory analysis.
• Collects samples and assists with all laboratory tests and or analysis including for chlorine, ammonia, pH, fluoride, conductivity, color, turbidity, alkalinity and hardness;
  Operates and adjusts pumps, agitators, computers, valves, and other equipment to maintain the highest degree of treatment under supervision.
• Complies with safety regulations and standard operating procedures. Complies with all federal state and county regulations for safe drinking water.
• Reads a variety of charts meters and SOP’s; maintains accurate log sheet. Performs general maintenance tasks necessary to keep buildings, vehicles, equipment, and tools in operable condition, which may include inspecting equipment, replacing parts, washing/cleaning equipment, cleaning work areas, painting of building surfaces, pipes and equipment, maintaining grounds including removing trash and emptying trash cans, replacing light bulbs, refilling paper supplies, reporting faulty equipment or problem situations.
  
  Works around rotating equipment and various hazardous chemicals.
• Performs various skilled and manual tasks in support of plant operations, which may include cleaning tanks, inspecting/draining containment areas, hosing clear well decks, checking/cleaning service pump room, exercising/cleaning eyewash and showers, de‑scaling treatment basins, wiping down equipment and control panels, loading/unloading materials, lifting/moving heavy materials, painting building, piping and/or equipment surfaces.
• Utilizes a variety of mechanical tools which may include carpentry tools, shovel, pick axe, testing materials, diagnostic tools and radio communications equipment. Conducts periodic inventory counts of equipment, tools, chemicals, and supplies.
• Follows safety procedures while performing job functions, especially with the handling of caustics and acids; utilizes safety equipment when/where required, monitors work environment to ensure safety of employees and other individuals. Assists with maintaining and updating the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) logbook.
• As directed by supervisor, assists in supervising water plant staff in absence of superior; makes work assignments; monitors status of work in progress;…