Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator
ASRC Federal
- Reston, VA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Respond to facility outages as applicable and tend to mechanical components and issues.
- Operate and monitor water and wastewater works, distribution and collection facilities including all start-up, monitoring, optimization, and shut-down procedures in a safe manner.
- Obtain samples and analyze matrixes, make necessary systems adjustments to improve treatment and/or water quality; maintain records and logs of operations.
- Maintains inventories of all raw materials and chemicals necessary to run the system.
- Performs necessary tests to determine quality of water and adjust equipment to maintain it within specifications.
- Ensure all equipment is maintained and working properly and that federal, state, and local water and wastewater standards are maintained. Assist in maintaining grounds, buildings & equipment at and around treatment facilities.
- Connects hoses or couplings to receive raw ingredients from tanks or trucks.
- Record daily chemicals usage.
- Knowledge of the chemical compositions, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo.
- This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
- Perform other duties as determined and assigned by the department manager.
- HS Diploma or GED. NYS Class IIA Public Water. 2A / 3A Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Certificate.
- New York State Grade C Water Treatment Plant Certificate.
- Perform physical activities that require considerable use of your whole body.
- Utilization of appropriate PPE (personal protective equipment) such as safety shoes, hard hats, hearing, and eye protection is required. This is an industrial work environment that may include loud noise, heat stress, work indoors and outdoors.
- Ability to climb ladders, reach overhead and lift to 50lbs.
- Work schedule is subject to rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays.