Wastewater Treatment Plant Trainee

Wastewater Treatment Plant Trainee

Posting No: 26-012

Posting Dates: Open Date: 5/13/2026 Close Date:
Until filled

The purpose of this position is to perform responsible technical work in maintaining the City of Decatur’s lift stations. Work involves monitoring the lift stations; inspections, performing needed preventive maintenance, and repairs, identify pump and motor failures and determine solutions; maintaining and updating records and logs. Serve in a training capacity and perform routine technical work in operating the City of Decatur’s wastewater treatment plant.

Work involves ensuring the plant is operating efficiently; monitoring, pumping, chemical distribution, feed and flow rates, the plant operations; performing needed preventive maintenance. All work performed by this position must be under the direct supervision of an employee with at least a Wastewater Class C Operator’s License.

• Inspects lift stations in 22 different locations in accordance with standards and guidelines outlined by State and Federal agencies. Monitors lift stations, performing needed preventive maintenance on stations and equipment ensuring continuous and effective operation. Identify pump and motor failures and determine solutions. Reads meters, gauges, and dials; records statistical data and maintains a variety of logs/records including flowcharts, production reports, operation logs, etc.
  
  Must be under the direct supervision of an employee with at least a Wastewater Class C Operator’s License.
• Collects samples; performs laboratory tests; and maintains records of findings and water characteristics. Calibrates test equipment. Must be under the direct supervision of an employee with at least a Wastewater Class C Operator’s License.
• Drives a utility service truck throughout the City of Decatur for the purpose of monitoring lift stations, responding to calls for service and completing City of Decatur work orders. Refers to maps and schematics as necessary to locate and identify meters and related equipment. Investigates meter’s operating condition; calibrates meter if needed; diagnoses and repairs problems; replaces parts such as couplings, washers, meter boxes, etc.;
  
  and/or replaces meter if necessary. Must be under the direct supervision of an employee with at least a Wastewater Class C Operator’s License.
• Performs a variety of maintenance and repair work in support of the utility distribution systems. Must be under the direct supervision of an employee with at least a Wastewater Class C Operator’s License.
• Assists in the operation of a wastewater treatment plant in accordance with standards, and guidelines outlined by State and Federal agencies. Monitors ensuring continuous and effective operation; checks system components; identifies any problems and makes necessary adjustments. Takes daily meter readings; records data; and keeps logs of readings. Must be under the direct supervision of an employee with at least a Wastewater Class C Operator’s License.
• Ability to be on call for after-hour emergencies. Performs emergency procedures as necessary. Must be under the direct supervision of an employee with at least a Wastewater Class C Operator’s License.
• Cleans, performs preventive maintenance and repairs plant equipment and facilities. Drains sludge to dry beds; empties dry beds into dumpsters and moves waste sludge to digester, scrubs clarifiers, washes down walls in influent structure and digester and removes build up from bioreactor. Cleans grit and contact chambers. Coordinates and performs filter changes in blowers. Reports any problems or need for equipment repair.
  
  Runs belt press as needed for waste disposal. Performs a variety of maintenance and repair work, cleaning, mowing, and general grounds keeping. Must be under the direct supervision of an employee with at least a Wastewater Class C Operator’s License.
• Responds to customer complaints. Works to educate customers on program policies and procedures. Performs other duties as instructed. Must be under the direct supervision of an employee with at least a Wastewater Class C Operator’s License.
• Regular attendance is…