Wastewater Operator lll

This employment opportunity is open to all qualified candidates.

Early submissions are encouraged as applications will be reviewed on a regular and ongoing basis.

The City of Oxnard’s Wastewater Division is seeking a Wastewater Operator III to work with team members within the Operations group as well as the Maintenance, Collections, and Laboratory staff. Under general supervision, the Wastewater Operator III performs a variety of advanced journey-level duties, such as monitoring, operation, inspection, and minor maintenance and repair of wastewater treatment facilities and equipment.

• Performs the full array of duties assigned to classes in the Wastewater Operator series, including the operation of treatment system equipment and processes, facility and equipment upkeep in order to assure compliance with applicable discharge permits.
• Monitors plant and field processes, including solids processing; monitors computer alarms, instruments, gauges, and meters for process control.
• Instructs others and takes meter, gauge, and control panel readings and observes variations in operating conditions; interprets readings; monitors and changes flows, and processes within established parameters; reports readings and processing changes on operation logs and records.
• Collects samples and performs routine biological and chemical tests/analyses, records sampling and test results, prepares samples for testing in the central laboratory as needed; analyzes and evaluates in-house laboratory results, data, and procedures and takes corrective action as appropriate.
• Uses Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Manuals and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on a daily basis. Updates and maintains O&M manuals and SOPs to reflect actual working conditions.
• Makes recommendations for improving plant operations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Educational Incentive:
  The City offers an educational incentive award program for all employees, except classifications requiring a Bachelor’s Degree, that complete 30 work-related college semester units above the minimum education requirements for the position. The educational incentive is a 2.5 % increase in base wages.
• Tuition Reimbursement:
  Full-time employees receive reimbursement of educational expenses including the costs of tuition, registration fees, laboratory fees, and books at a rate of 50% for work related coursework. The maximum benefit is $500.00 per fiscal year.
• Certification Pay:
  The City will pay one hundred dollars ($100) per pay period differential to employees who receive a Treatment Certificate T3, T4, TS, a Distribution Operator Certificate, D3, D4, D5, or a Wastewater Operator Certificate Grade III, IV, V, or a Collections Systems Maintenance Certification Grade III that is at least one (1) level above the minimum requirement of the classification they are occupying.
  
  When the employee promotes into the next classification, the differential will be considered a component of base salary when computing the promotional pay rate. If an employee promotes and possesses a certification more than one (1) level above that required for their classification prior to promotion, the differential will not be computed into base salary. Once promoted, the employee will continue to be eligible for the certification pay pursuant to this section.

Plant Operator, Principal

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