Primary Role

Maintains, installs, and repairs plant equipment and operates plant associated facilities.

Key Accountabilities

• Troubleshoots, installs, operates, maintains, inspects, repairs, and performs preventive maintenance duties on the equipment at the wastewater purification plants including, but not limited to, pumps, blowers, motors, chemical feed equipment, screens, mixers, filters, flow meters, gauges, valves, washwater processing equipment and related instrumentation and control equipment. Calibrates and adjusts chemical feed and process equipment including instrumentation and control systems. 
• Monitors the wastewater purification plants and makes adjustments as necessary to control their operations. Performs sampling, testing, and laboratory analysis to monitor process and determine compliance with Federal, State, and PAW's standards. Performs necessary emergency operating procedures and takes proper corrective action for continuous effective operation of the wastewater purification plants. 
• Maintains all necessary records, tools, and work equipment. Performs maintenance and custodial duties at the water purification plants. Performs light construction projects as needed including carpentry, plumbing, painting, electrical, masonry, etc. Specifies and initiates orders for parts and supplies. 
• Assumes duties of Plant Operator in the absence of the Operator. Performs delivery, loading, unloading, and placing of water treatment chemicals into storage, including chemical receiving and inventory. 
• Maintains grounds, buildings, roadways, screens, reservoirs, and rightof-ways. 

Knowledge/Skills

• Mechanical ability sufficient to understand the operation of pumps, valves, motors, and other mechanical equipment related to plant operation and maintenance.
• Knowledge of basic scientific and water purification concepts. 

Experience/Education

• High School graduate or state-recognized equivalency certificate.
• Technical college course work and/or degree in electrical, electronics, or applicable engineering curriculum is desirable.
• Successful completion of the following correspondence course: " Volume 1 - Water Treatment Plant Operation" offered by the University of California at Sacramento. 
• Prior experience maintaining equipment in an industrial setting is preferred.
• Prior wastewater treatment experience is desirable. 

Work Environment

• Works under adverse environmental conditions including contact with water, chemicals, fumes, odors and dust as a result of working with and handling potentially hazardous treatment and laboratory chemicals.
• Exposure to inclement weather mostly of short duration. 

Other

• Position is subject to 24 hour call-out and overtime

Competencies