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POSTING WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL FILLED. PLEASE ENSURE YOUR APPLICATION IS COMPLETE IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED.
Have you ever been curious about the inner mechanical workings of a water treatment facility? Want to know where our drinking water comes from, and how it gets from point A to B? We have a fantastic opportunity available to join our crew at the Lynn R. Morgan Water Treatment Plant!
Under the general supervision of the Plant Superintendent, you will participate in the operation, maintenance and monitoring of a water system to ensure adherence to standards and efficiency of operations.
At the entry level (Level I), work involves closely supervised training and a limited range of duties while you train to become D-level certified.
Schedule: This position does require rotating shift work (includes weekends), typically within the hours of 7am-3:30pm. On-call shifts will be assigned on average once per month.
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Hourly Pay Rate by Level |
Water Plant Operator I |
$23.68/hr - $31.03/hr |
Water Plant Operator II |
$25.46/hr - $33.35/hr |
Water Plant Operator III |
$27.37/hr - $35.85/hr |
Water Plant Operator IV |
$31.63/hr - $41.43/hr |
CORE COMPETENCIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Essential Duties
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Plant Operator I/II/III/IV: High school diploma or equivalent (GED) and a valid driver's license and satisfactory driving record are required.
Plant Operator I: One (1) year of experience in utility maintenance or plant operations and a valid Class D water treatment certificate preferred. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
If candidate does not currently possess a Class D water treatment certificate, ability to obtain a Class D water treatment certificate required within the first 6 months to 1 year of employment.
Plant Operator II: Two (2) years of experience in utility maintenance or plant operations and must have a valid Class C water treatment certification.
Plant Operator III: Three (3) years of experience in utility maintenance or plant operations and must have a valid Class B water treatment certification.
Plant Operator III: Four (4) years of experience in utility maintenance or plant operations and must have a valid Class A water treatment certification.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES REQUIRED:
Knowledge of: standard principles of biology, chemistry, mathematics, and the overall operation of a water system. Knowledge of the regulations concerning treatment plant operation and of the safety precautions relating to work around machinery and laboratory chemicals. Knowledge of laboratory procedures and tests performed in monitoring treatment plants and distribution and collection systems and maintenance procedures of treatment plant equipment.
Skills in: operating the equipment necessary to perform the essential functions of the job, including but not limited to SCADA system, computers, analyzers and laboratory instruments. Must have the ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions; use standard office and water management software; add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Must be able to work on call (stand by), shift work and a variable work schedule. Must be able to work in a team environment and build strong working relationships with supervisor and peers. Able to communicate effectively to both supervisor and peers.
Environmental Factors:
Work is performed in a standard office environment as well as an outside setting, with frequent to constant use of a personal computer. Work may involve competing demands, performing multiple tasks, working to deadlines. Tasks frequently require both inside and outside work, exposure to chemicals, and local travel. Employee may occasionally be walking on uneven surfaces and working with heights. Employee may occasionally be exposed to extreme temperatures, gases/fumes/dust, moderate to high noise levels, vibrations, and light to heavy equipment operations. Employee may rarely work in traffic or be required to travel out of town.
Physical Factors:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is constantly grasping, fingering, and handling items as well as talking and hearing. Employee will frequently be sitting, standing, or walking for extended periods of time, use of near visual acuity and frequently moving objects weighing over 10 pounds. Occasionally tasks require stooping, kneeling, squatting, climbing, balancing, reaching, moving objects weighing over 50 pounds, use of far visual acuity, depth perception, color discrimination and peripheral vision. Employee may rarely have some tasks requiring running or moving objects weighing over 100 pounds.
Town of Erie Benefits:
The Town of Erie offers a comprehensive benefit package and pays a major portion of the employee premium to make these benefits more affordable for you. Coverage of these benefits begin the 1st of the month following date of hire for benefited employees regularly working an average of 30 hours per week. Each year you will have the option of changing your elections through open enrollment.
Designated full time employees are eligible for the following benefits:
EEOC Statement:
The Town is dedicated to the principles of equal employment opportunity in any term, condition or privilege of employment. Applicants, employees and former employees are protected from employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age (40 or older), disability and genetic information (including family medical history), veteran status, marital status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. This prohibition includes unlawful harassment or discrimination based on any of these protected classes. Unlawful harassment includes verbal or physical conduct, which has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with an individual's work performance or creating a severe, intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment. This provision applies to all employees, including directors, supervisors, co-workers, and non-employees such as residents, members of all boards and task force groups, contractors, vendors, consultants, etc.