Sanitary Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator

Wastewater Operator

As an Operator, you'll join a collaborative team ensuring that our clients can deliver their services—uninterrupted. Based in Tucson, you'll perform a variety of tasks in the operation and maintenance of a wastewater treatment plant. You'll contribute to the success of our program with efficient preventive maintenance, establishing and maintaining effective sample procedures of plant operations and effluent, and providing effective solutions to complex challenges that may arise. You'll diagnose operating problems, make process control adjustments, and direct and perform necessary corrective action. You'll also prepare reports, collect samples, perform laboratory testing, determine proper chemical flow rates, maintain shift logs, and perform other duties as required. Most importantly, you'll take action to ensure the safety, health, and well-being of you and your team.

Here's what you'll need:

• Experience operating a wastewater treatment facility
• Experience with sound safety principles and practices
• Experience with computer operations with the ability to prepare spreadsheets and word processing documents, and enter information into maintenance management system
• Possess a valid driver's license.

Ideally, you'll also have:

• Knowledge of the principles, methods, and tools employed in the general operation of engines, pumps, valves, motors, and related equipment; general maintenance work; safe work practices; principles and methods of biological and chemical sewage analyses; effects and problems of industrial waste in water/wastewater treatment processes; principles of supervision
• Knowledge of computer software including but not limited to Microsoft Office Suite and data management systems and the ability to operate plant PLCs and SCADA systems

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements:

This position will spend a substantial amount of time performing safety-sensitive labor or services. Due to the nature of the job, passing a Fitness for Duty testing is required to ensure candidates for this position are physically and functionally fit to perform the essential physical work functions of this safety-sensitive position without posing a direct threat to the health or safety of themselves or others.

The physical and environmental demands required to perform the essential duties of this position include standing, walking, sitting, coordination, balance, and agility demands, which may include the ability to stoop, kneel, squat, grasp, reach, and perform repetitive hand movements. Additional demands may involve a specific level of dexterity, grip strength, climbing, and cardiorespiratory demands. The work areas may be indoor or outdoor and have loud noise, active machinery, high-pressure fluid systems, electrical equipment, confined spaces, heights and depths, fumes, airborne particles, noxious gases, and chemicals. The use of appropriate safety equipment will be mandatory in these areas to prevent hazardous contact.