Job Information
Town of Ocean City Wastewater Plant Operator I in Ocean City, Maryland
SUMMARYServes as an operator on an assigned shift in the wastewater treatment and outlying pumping stations. Performs any combination of the following duties pertinent to controlling the operation of the treatment plant.
The Wastewater Plant is a 24/7 operation and
shift work is required. Shifts are 730a-4p, 230p-Midnight, and 1130p-930a. Employee can be assigned to any shift depending on the operations need.
Job Duties
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESinclude the following.
- Supervises the operation of equipment throughout the treatment plant.
- Must maintain competency in all process areas and may rotate process area assignment and responsibilities.
- Supervises and maintains operation of pumps, valves, electric motors, chemical feed pumps (polymer, hypochlorite, bisulfite, magnesium hydroxide), clarifiers, sludge holding/thickening tanks, aeration basins, equalization tanks, oxygen generator, standby plant power generators, mechanical screens, rotary presses, sludge drying systems, dissolved air flotation units, disinfection equipment, and other relative wastewater process equipment.
- Makes visual inspections of wastewater through entire treatment process, includes Primary, Secondary, and Bio-solids processing.
- Reads meters and gauges and maintains records of readings; supervises or conducts required laboratory tests.
- Collect/compile data used for preparation of regulatory and operational reports.
- Reports results to the Process Shift Leader or Process Supervisor.
- Serves as a first responder on calls for assistance with sewer calls and SSOs.
- Maintain continuing operation of plant under standby generator power during emergency power outages and utility provider load sharing.
- Has functional knowledge the appropriate use of lock-out/tag-out safety procedures, relevant occupational hazards and standard safety precautions.
- Maintains and operates the plant in a neat and satisfactory manner; participates in the cleaning, preventive maintenance, grounds keeping and painting as required.
- Has functional knowledge of the appropriate use of lock-out tag-out safety procedures, relevant occupational hazards and standard safety precautions
- Other duties as assigned.