Performs difficult technical, administrative, and managerial work planning, organizing and supervising the operations, maintenance and repair of a water reclamation facility.
Distinguishing Features of the Class
An employee in this class plans for twenty-four-hour operations of a plant to treat and dispose of wastewater in an environmentally safe manner. Work is performed in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations. This position shall serve as the backup Operator in Responsible Charge (ORC) of the wastewater treatment plant and the backup ORC for the City’s spray irrigation program, ensuring continuity of regulatory oversight, operational compliance, and proper reporting when the primary ORC is unavailable. Work involves planning and assigning work to subordinates, inspecting the operations of the plants through observation and interpretation of laboratory results, and ensuring proper preventive maintenance and repairs. The employee coordinates with laboratory staff to ensure plant integrity and that permitted limits are met. Work also involves participating in long- and short-range capital facilities and equipment construction and renovation, establishing and maintaining records and reports necessary for full compliance with all regulations and for effective management decision-making, requesting necessary resources in the annual budget, and training, motivating, coaching, and ensuring effective productivity of division personnel. Work involves public contact, initiative and judgement. The employee is subject to emergency call back work and may be subject to the hazards associated with working around raw wastewater and treatment machinery including hazards of noise, vibration, proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, exposure to chemicals, fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, poor ventilation, and may be required to enter crawl spaces, sewage and water line pipes, and other hazards and use protective breathing equipment. The employee may also be subject to the final OSHA standards on blood borne pathogens in coming in contact with raw wastewater. Work is performed under general supervision and is evaluated through conferences and reports for productivity, and compliance with required laws and regulations and for acceptance of customers and the general public.