Job Specification
SUPERVISING WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR
DEFINITION:
Under direction, supervises and works with a group of employees
engaged in the operation, adjustment, regulation, and maintenance
of plant machines and equipment; does other related duties.
NOTE: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative
purposes only. A particular position using this title may not
perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely,
all duties performed on the job may not be listed.
EXAMPLES OF WORK:
Supervises and works with a group of operators involved in
operating, adjusting, and regulating water treatment plant
pumps, valves, and other equipment.
Supervises the activities of employees.
Issues work assignments.
Enforces safety regulations.
Trains new employees and makes recommendations regarding
appointments, promotions, reassignments, transfers, disciplinary
actions, or other personnel transactions.
Makes recommendations for changes in procedures.
Supervises and works with other employees in the filtration
process, sludge processing, pumping stations, flocculation
and sedimentation, adjustment of chemical feed equipment,
routine water testing, and other operations related to the water
treatment purification plant.
Starts, stops, and controls electric motors, pumps, valves,
and generators to regulate flow of raw water into treating plant.
Controls filters and agitators.
Dumps specified amounts of chemicals into water or adjust
automatic devices that admit specified amounts of chemicals
into tanks.
Monitors panelboard and adjusts controls to regulate flow rates,
loss of head pressure, and water elevation and distribution of
water.
May supervise and/or perform tasks related to cleaning of
tanks and filter beds, using backwash.
May perform minor repairs and lubricate machines and
equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
Test water samples from varied locations to determine
concentration impurities, using colorimeter, turbidimeter,
and conductivity meter.
Makes routine bacteriological analysis of water to determine
water purity and to meet state and local health laws.
May record data, such as residual content or chemicals, water
turbidity, water pressure, and varied meter and gauge readings.
Evaluates logs/reports from operators.
Inspects work areas to determine material and equipment needs.
Prepares suitable reports.
Keeps records and files.
Reviews performance of employees and determines assignments.
Supervises and leads the activities of employees to attain
optimum results in terms of costs, quality, and morale of
a group.
Provides instruction and development opportunities for
personnel, communicating agency policies, and other
pertinent information as appropriate.
Maintains standards of job performance for subordinates, and
requires good performance.
Takes appropriate action when employees excel, meet, or fall
below work performance standards.
Handles personal relationship with employees - interviewing,
transferring, disciplining, etc.
Carries out agency policies and programs as they apply to a
unit, and performs special assignments as given by a superior,
preparing reports with recommendations as appropriate.
May also operate primary pumping equipment in order to
transfer raw water to treatment plant or to distribute treated
water to residential, commercial, or industrial establishments.
Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic
and/or manual recording and information systems used by
the agency, office, or related units.
REQUIREMENTS:
EXPERIENCE:
Three (3) years of experience in operating, adjusting,
regulating, repairing and maintaining electric motors, pumps,
valves, and other electrical and mechanical equipment used
in a water treatment plant or pumping station or filtration plant.
NOTE: Appointees in Municipal Water Utilities Authority may
be required to attend Incident Management training within a
specified timeframe as determined by the appointing authority.
Such training may include but not be limited to:
ICS-700 NIMS, An Introduction
ICS-100 Introduction to ICS or equivalent
ICS-200 Basic ICS or equivalent
LICENSE:
Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license
valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle rather
than employee mobility is necessary to perform essential
duties of the position.
Appointees may be required to possess a valid Public Water
Treatment Operator license of the appropriate class depending
on the permit level of the facility, issued by the New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection.
KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES
Knowledge of the problems, procedures, and methods used in
adjustment, operation, and maintenance of water treatment plant
equipment and machinery.
Knowledge of the varied equipment, materials, and supplies
used in these processes.
Knowledge of the safety precautions to be observed.
Knowledge of supervisory techniques.
Ability to apply technical training.
Ability to communicate technical knowledge to persons supervised.
Ability to work along with subordinates in difficult phases of job.
Ability to follow established procedures, standards, and
specifications.
Ability to determine work to be accomplished.
Ability to issue assignments, and to train and evaluate
subordinate personnel.
Ability to safeguard and store needed equipment, materials,
and supplies.
Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual
recording and information systems used by the agency,
office, or related units.
Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate
in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position.
American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered
as acceptable forms of communication.
Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long
as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without
reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be
made because it would cause the employer undue hardship,
such persons may not be eligible.
This job specification is applicable to the following title code: | | Job
Spec
Code | Variant | State,
Local or
Common | Class of
Service | Work
Week | State
Class
Code | Local
Class
Code | Salary
Range | Note | | 06544 | | L | C | | N/A | 09 | | - |
This job specification is for local government use only.
Salary range is only applicable to state government.
Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions.
6/26/2009 |
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