Water Treatment Plant Operator In Training

Reporting to the Water Treatment Supervisor, the Water Treatment Plant Operator in Training (OIT) will provide world class service to our employees, customers and shareholders by working alongside experienced and licensed water treatment operators to gain experience on the job to prepare them for a career in water treatment. Employees of Connecticut Water will recognize the following core values in fulfilling their job responsibilities: honesty, trust, respect, communication, teamwork, personal accountability, and a positive attitude. The Water Treatment Plant OIT performs a variety of duties. Tasks include but are not limited to the following:

• Read and follow the Company safety manual including chemical and hazard communication requirements. Learn and practice job safety procedures to observe and perform operator and laboratory duties. Use personal protective equipment as needed, (i.e. safety glasses, gloves etc.).
• Learn and put into practice basic plant processes for surface water treatment. These will include coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation/clarification, filtration and disinfection. Learn and understand what treatment chemicals are used and for what purpose in the process. Learn and work with filtration with granular activated carbon and indicators for filtration process control. Learn and perform filter backwashing procedures and why this process is critical for compliance with the Surface Water Treatment Rule.
• Accompany plant operators, learn, and under the direct supervision of a water operator, perform daily operational and maintenance duties that are involved in the job. Learn what compliance record keeping (Water Information Management Systems - WIMS) and computer process control (Supervisory Command and Data Acquisition - SCADA) functions are required on a daily basis. Learn about the State of Connecticut Operator Certification Program and the different levels of treatment classification.
• Learn about State of Connecticut water quality compliance monitoring requirements for the public water systems served. Learn laboratory procedures and laboratory safety and conduct laboratory testing for plant process control. Learn how to collect representative water samples, and perform laboratory tests including odor, color, turbidity, pH, fluoride and microscopic examination for algae, phosphates, iron, and manganese and how jar testing is performed to optimize coagulation and clarification processes.
• The OIT will also become familiar with State and Federal regulations pertinent to surface water treatment including but not limited to: State of CT Department of Public Health effluent compliance, State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection discharge monitoring and reporting, minimum treatment requirements governed under the Environmental Protection Agency's Surface Water Treatment Rule and Safe Drinking Water Act.

The Water Treatment Plant OIT may also visit company Pump Stations and Watersheds which will include the following tasks:

• Accompany pump station attendants and water shed inspectors and learns the basic daily requirements and duties of their positions. Learn what chemicals are used to treat well water and learn about greensand filtration of well water to remove iron and manganese. Visits well stations, pump stations, and watersheds as needed.
• Learn how the water delivery and distribution systems are configured and operated in the systems served. Learn how the operators record and track water production and water quality information in the field using tough book computers.
• Connecticut Water is committed to providing a safe workplace. This position is responsible for learning, following and ensuring compliance with all safety rules. This includes rules and regulations in the Company Safety Manual, OSHA regulations and other state, federal, or governing body's rules and regulations.
• Performs other duties or special projects as required or as assigned.