Plant Operator III

Job Summary

Collier County strives to be an employer of choice, and many of our employees build long-term careers with us. The salary listed in the job description reflects the full pay range for this position, from entry level through advanced career stages. NEW EMPLOYEES ARE HIRED AT, OR NEAR THE ENTRY POINT SHOWN, DEPENDING ON QUALIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE. Oversees shift operations and coordinates activities involving operation, monitoring, and maintenance of water/wastewater treatment plant systems and related equipment to provide quality drinking water for public use and to produce quality effluent water in compliance with federal, state and local requirements.

Provides direction, training, guidance and assistance to employees; coordinates daily work activities; organizes, prioritizes, and assigns work; monitors status of work, inspects completed work, and troubleshoots problem situations.

• Assists in ensuring divisional compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies and procedures; assists in ensuring adherence to established safety procedures; coordinates safety training activities; monitors work environment and use of safety equipment to ensure safety of employees and other individuals; initiates any actions necessary to correct deviations or violations.

• Oversees shift operations and activities; develops work schedules to ensure adequate coverage; schedules and monitor overtime; conveys relevant information to staff members; compiles payroll forms and submits for payment; provides data for budget preparation; prepares and maintains safety records; writes and submits work orders; assists in developing plant operating protocols.

• Compiles data for regulatory reports and enters data into computer; produces operational reports for submission to regulatory agencies.

• Assists in supervising plant operations; oversees and monitors the treatment process and laboratory analysis; inspects work performed by mechanics and outside service providers; schedules plant/station projects; schedules plant shutdowns to perform work; performs periodic safety checks; monitors feed rates of chemicals and hazardous materials; oversees entry of operational and inventory data into computer.

• Monitors inventory levels of division equipment, chemicals, and supplies; ensures availability of adequate materials to conduct work activities; initiates orders/requisitions for new or replacement materials; obtains competitive price quotes; receives incoming orders of chemicals and supplies; conducts periodic inventory counts; prepares and maintains asset inventory records.

• Controls water treatment plant or wastewater treatment plant operations in accordance with all established regulations, standards, and procedures; operates and monitors plant/systems via computer; conducts visual plant inspections and monitors plant operations/processes to ensure proper operations and to detect equipment failures, potential leaks, or other problem situations; conducts field inspections or remote station inspections; troubleshoots outlying wells and pump stations;

makes adjustments in plant operations as appropriate; performs preventive maintenance checks and procedures on plant equipment; reports faulty equipment or problem situations to appropriate personnel.

• Operates water treatment plant equipment to maintain adequate water flow, proper water treatment, and proper plant functions; monitors plant treatment process and distribution system; shuts down and starts plant as necessary; fills and pumps tanks at remote pump stations; monitors chemical levels in water; monitors and fills day tanks of sulfuric acid, caustic, scale inhibitor, fluoride, phosphate, and salt; transfers chemicals from bulk storage to day tanks to fill hoppers;

adjusts and fills chemical feeders as needed; adjusts and monitors ammonia feeds and chlorine feeds; monitors and records differential pressures on cartridge filters; runs reverse osmosis series; monitors membrane and reverse osmosis membranes for efficiency; monitors and adjusts pH of pre-/post-feeds to membranes and distribution system;…