WATER AND WASTEWATER OPERATOR I

Ensure safe, efficient, and economical operation, maintenance, and control of the city’s water and wastewater systems, including water production, water wastewater treatment, storage, distribution and collection system facilities.

• Assist Lead Operator in performing and interpreting standardized water and wastewater tests such as total and free chlorine residual, chloramines, free ammonia, pH, turbidity, alkalinity, total suspended solids, dissolved oxygen, and similar testing.
• Record daily data collection as required by TCEQ and assist the Lead Operator in maintaining those records.
• Assist Lead Operator with maintaining and updating the City Water Monitoring Plan; complete required testing at the intervals required, and coordinating with the TCEQ selected sampling contractor when necessary.
• Assist Lead Operator with collecting regular bacteriological samples as required by the Monitoring Plan.
• Flush dead-end mains as required, and records water used because of flushing.
• Through field investigations, testing and system flushing ensures that a high level of water quality is maintained throughout the water system.
• Assist Lead Operator when responding to customer complaints related to water quality, conduct an appropriate investigation, and resolve the issue (if any) and document the findings and steps taken.
• Monitor water and wastewater quality during the treatment process through visual inspection and the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system.
• Inspect, operate, and maintain system equipment including computer controls, telemetry systems, microprocessors, flow control devices, power-driven machinery, and chemical feed equipment.
• Monitor, inspect and maintain pump station and lift station equipment and respond to equipment alarms.
• Inspect remote sites daily.
• Troubleshoot and correct a variety of electrical and mechanical problems or potential problems involving pumping and measuring equipment and recalibrate equipment as required.
• Perform preventive maintenance duties, including painting equipment, cleaning of chemical screens, filters, and custodial and grounds maintenance.
• Operate equipment, such as engine-driven pumps, generators, compressors, hoists, forklifts, cranes, and other heavy equipment as necessary.
• Assist with Maintenance crew, Utility Billing, Wastewater and/or Streets Division as needed.
• Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

High school or GED, plus one (1) year of water or wastewater treatment experience is preferred.
Basic: Spreadsheet, Word Processing/Typing
Must possess a valid Class "C" Driver’s license when hired.
Ability to obtain a TCEQ D water and D wastewater treatment license within twelve months of hire.
Must pass a pre-employment drug screen, criminal background check and MVR check.

USE OF MACHINES, EQUIPMENT AND/OR COMPUTERS
Regular use of complex machines and equipment (desktop/laptop computer and software, road and production machines and equipment, small, medium, and large trucks, mowers, backhoe, front end loader, dump truck, sewer jet, probe rod, pumps, power tools, hand tools, driver's license/cdl, etc.)Outside or inside the working environment, there are potentially hazardous working conditions and life-threatening situations exist (fire, chemicals, electrical sources, heights, dangerous people, etc.) all the time per job duties and responsibilities. The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts, outdoor weather conditions; frequently exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals; and occasionally exposed to work in high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, risk of electrical shock, work with explosives, vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those an employee’s encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Most work performed is in an outdoor environment with frequent exposure to hazardous and unpleasant conditions. Work requires extensive stooping, lifting, standing, climbing, and other physical activities needed to repair the streets.
Ability to work overtime and/or be on call for the department during extreme weather and/or the rotation of schedules on night/weekends and the ability to respond to a call within thirty (30) minutes. Exerting force to lift, carry, or drag 50-100 pounds occasionally, 25-50 pounds frequently, or up to 10-20 pounds constantly. Other essential and important duties/functions require maintaining physical condition necessary for adequate physical performance abilities including moderate and heavy lifting, bending stooping, kneeling, crawling, climbing and the use of fingers, both hands and both arms, the use of both legs, walking, standing, or sitting for prolonged periods of time.
Ability to operate motorized equipment and assigned vehicles, adequate speech, hearing, and eyesight required, lift, carry, push, pull, drag, or hold moderate to heavy weight objects, visual acuity and ability to distinguish color.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations. Moderate diversity, moderately physical. Work activities which allow for a moderate amount of diversity in the performance of tasks which require somewhat diversified physical demands of the employee.
While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, talk, or hear; and frequently required to walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, taste, or smell; occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds; frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception; and ability to adjust focus.