Wastewater Operator
Summary
Operates and maintains wastewater treatment facilities, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations and performing routine testing and repairs.
Woodard & Curran is an employee-owned engineering, science, and operations firm dedicated to clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. We foster an inclusive, collaborative culture that supports professional growth, flexibility, and meaningful work, empowering our employees to make a lasting impact on our clients, communities, and the planet.
What you will be doing at Woodard & Curran
- Monitor wastewater treatment plant processes and equipment both manually and via SCADA automation, adjusting as necessary to control their operation.
- Perform water quality sampling, testing, and analysis to determine compliance with federal, state, and EPA standards.
- Operate, maintain, control, and perform routine repair of plant equipment, including preventive maintenance duties.
- Utilize software programs for maintenance work orders and maintain all necessary records.
- Perform general maintenance duties of plant and other assigned duties.
- Monitor and evaluate the operations of a medium, complex wastewater treatment facilities and its auxiliary systems; maintains plant log.
- Reviews trends, records, and reports to maintain proper procedure and standards; collects and tabulates operational log data for regulatory agencies.
- Recognize deviations or irregularities in the plant operation and maintenance; adjust the plant process and equipment in order to maintain the required quality standards of the federal, state, and county regulatory agencies.
- Sample, measure, and test plant values such as pH, chlorine residuals, temperature, levels, and others; make corrections and adjustments; collect required samples for on and offsite analysis.
- Collaborate with maintenance staff on specific projects; adjust or bypass job specific areas, processes, or equipment to ensure consistent water production, plant integrity, and safety.
- Test, monitor, record, evaluate, troubleshoot, and adjust the operation of plant emergency generator and auxiliary equipment.
- Assist contractors and consultants with specific tasks.
- Assist in preparing standard operating procedures.
- Oversee Plant operations to remain in compliance of all Federal, State, County and City regulations and standards.
- Ensure compliance with safety regulations and standard operating procedures.
- Work around high voltage, rotating equipment and various hazardous chemicals.
- Performs related work as required.
What you will need to succeed
- High School Degree or Equivalent.
- Valid Florida Driver's License required.
- Must possess a valid State of Florida Class "C" or higher Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators license.
- A dual certification in Water and Wastewater will be an added benefit for qualifications.
- Being able to make sound decisions in process control and follow instructions, as well as following safety procedures.
- Successful candidates will be required to complete a background check, pre-placement physical and drug screen before employment.
Woodard & Curran offers a comprehensive benefits package. For more information about our benefits & workplace policies visit Benefit & Policy Information - Woodard & Curran.
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