Waste WTP Operator

Waste WTP Operator

Amentum, a global leader in critical mission support, engineering, technology, and national security solutions, is seeking a Water / Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator to support a government contract based in Kings Bay, Georgia.

The Water / Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator will:

• Control treatment plant machines and equipment to purify and clarify water for human consumption and for industrial use.
• Operate and control electric motors, pumps, and valves to regulate flow of raw water into treating plant.
• Dump specified amounts of chemicals, such as chlorine, ammonia, and lime into water or adjust automatic devices that admit specified amounts of chemicals into tanks to disinfect, deodorize, and clarify water.
• Start agitator to mix chemicals and allow impurities to settle to bottom of tank.
• Turn valves to regulate water through filter beds to remove impurities.
• Pump purified water into water mains.
• Monitor panel board and adjust controls to regulate flow rates, loss of head pressure and water elevation and distribution of water.
• Clean tanks and filter beds, using backwashing (reverse flow of water).
• Repair and lubricate machines and equipment, using hand- and power tools.
• Test water samples to determine acidity, color, and impurities, using colorimeter, turbidimeter, and conductivity meter.
• Record data, such as residual content of chemicals, water turbidity, and water pressure.
• May operate potable water-purification plant to supply drinking water.
• May purify wastewater from plant preparatory to pumping water into rivers and streams or city mains.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High School education or equivalent.
• Must possess Wastewater Operator license.
• Must possess or obtain and maintain Class II Water Operator license within 4 months of selected candidate's date of hire and throughout employment in this role.
• Must provide verifiable evidence of a minimum of 12 months experience in the maintenance mechanic field.
• Must possess the tools of their trade.
• Must possess a valid state driver's license.
• Must have and wear hard-toed safety shoes which meet ASTM F2413-05 standards.
• Successful candidate will be subject to a government security investigation and must continually meet requirements for access to all areas of Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret US Government Clearance.
  
  Note:
  
  US Citizenship is required to obtain a Secret Clearance.