Operates a variety of equipment such as graders, water trucks, backhoes, boom trucks, trenchers, dump trucks, and front-end loaders, in a wastewater treatment facility, to maintain, transfer, and transport waste products;
Operates compactors and conveyors to move waste material and load dump trucks for transport to drying beds or landfill; Moves waste materials and loads dump trucks for transport to drying beds or designated landfill sites using appropriate equipment;
Watches for and removes materials or items that may clog the conveyor system; Removes debris or blockages to maintain safe and efficient equipment operation;
Assists in cleaning sludge from aerators, tanks, and ponds using a skid steer, crane, or dump truck and appropriate personal safety equipment or clothing, and must be confined-space certified;
Performs sludge removal from aerators, tanks, and ponds using heavy equipment while wearing appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).Uses hand tools or equipment to load sludge from the bottom of aerators into buckets for leading into dump truck;
Uses hand tools or equipment to clean and perform minor repairs on machinery, remove fallen debris, and clear areas that are too delicate for heavy equipment;
Hauls waste material to landfill, ensuring compliance with environmental and dumping regulations as needed;
Maintains drying beds clean and uses appropriate equipment to move waste material to assure even drying;
Uses a front-end loader, grader, and/or dump truck to maintain drying beds, ponds, and nearby areas free of weeds and trimming trees;
Uses a backhoe to excavate around high-volume lines and valves or repair sinkholes;
Operates vacuum trucks to clean out sumps;
Performs minor equipment repairs and servicing;
Participates in a variety of manual labor tasks when assisting mechanics and technicians;
Operate and maintain a 3:1 slope ratio on embankments;
Hauls liquid waste from outlying plants to designated disposal facilities using a semi-truck with a smoothbore trailer.
(Heavy equipment may include street sweepers, water trucks, asphaltic materials distributors, front-end loaders, grader/scrapers, backhoes, bulldozers, trenchers, tractors, tractor/semi-trailer combinations, and like equipment.).