Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator

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Operates a Wastewater Treatment Plant which provides the full range of treatment, including that required for meeting National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) permit conditions.

Operates a variety of pumps, valves, gates, feeders, flocculates, clarifies, filters, and other controls and equipment to move waterborne domestic and industrial waste through the various stages of treatment.

Collects samples, runs tests on influent, intermediate stages, and effluent, and adjusts chemical additions according to specified requirements.

Performs operator maintenance, maintains records and logs as required by permits and NBAF standard operating procedures (SOP), and observes all safety rules and procedures.

Works either as a team member and/or works alone with shift responsibility on rotating shifts and on weekends and holidays, on a regular and recurring basis as required to man the plant continuously.

Operates comminutor or barmintor, grit removal system, splitter boxes, valves, pumps, collector systems, and primary settling tanks to move sewage and sludge through the pretreatment and primary treatment stages.

Operates secondary clarifiers, trickling filters, rapid mix chambers, lime feed systems, pumps, valves, collector systems, and electronic monitoring equipment.

Performs tertiary operation functions.

Responds to warning signals of the variety of alarm systems in the plant, investigates the reason, and takes appropriate action to correct the problem.

Regulates and controls chemical treatment processes, tests and analyzes sewage and sludge at prescribed points: and calibrates/maintains electronic analyzers to assure wastewater effluent follows all parameters as governed by KDHE and NPDES permits.

Operates a vacuum coil filter or a belt filter press for final sludge disposal.

Performs operator maintenance on all equipment utilized by oiling, greasing, replacing parts, and adjusting in accordance with Technical Manuals, SOPs, manufacturers manuals, and written and oral instructions of supervisor.

Maintains required records, operator logs, flow charts, and calibration charts.

Operates a computer and software programs such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, Internet Explorer, and Excel.

Operates government-owned vehicles for official purposes.