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WATER/WASTEWATER TREATMENT APPRENTICE

DEPARTMENT: Water Production/Wastewater Treatment GRADE: H9

LOCATION: Water Plant DATE: March 25, 2026

GENERAL PURPOSE

Generally, this position is a training position in order to learn to

perform a variety of semi-skilled technical and

maintenance work in the operation, maintenance, and repair of a potable

water production facility, and is

responsible for maintaining the superior quality of water and wastewater

treatment.

Supervision Received

Works under the general supervision of the Superintendent, Assistant

Superintendent, and Operator of the

Water/Wastewater Treatment Department.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

Generally none. May serve as a lead worker over lower-level operators or

maintenance workers.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Monitors the performance of all equipment, gauges, and charts in the

plant and pump stations; Records

statistical data concerning plant operations; maintains, operates,

repairs, and replaces equipment as necessary;

charts lab results for trend analysis and maintains accurate records of

analyses and test results; evaluates data

and writes reports as required.

Operates, maintains, and repairs malfunctions at the plant; repairs

gauges, pumps, filters, and other controls

and equipment.

Collects samples and identifies concentrations or chemical, physical,

or biological characteristics of raw,

potable, and waste water in accordance with local, state, and federal

requirements; Gathers samples from local

industries to be sampled for compliance with the citys Industrial

Pretreatment Program.

Performs quality control tests on lab equipment and lab analyses;

Evaluates results of lab samples from

outside laboratories to ensure compliance of wastewater from local

industries with the Industrial Pretreatment

Program.

Assures that plants and industries operate within required standards.

Attends schools and reads related

professional literature to stay informed of existing and proposed state

and federal environmental requirements

as related to the impact on the utility.

Assists lesser-skilled operators in acceptable lab methods and

procedures.

Calibrates, modifies, or repairs instrumentation and control

equipment, including recorders, flow meters, and

other water quality monitoring equipment.

Once trained, the job requires the ability to be on Call and perform

duties after hours and on weekends when

required, and to maintain a 30-min response time for emergencies.

Other duties as assigned.

PERIPHERAL DUTIES

Serves on various employee or other committees as assigned.
Must be knowledgeable and comfortable with computers.
Monitors the performance of electrical systems, circuits, or equipment

of the treatment plant(s).

Desired Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience:

Graduation from high school or GED equivalent.

Necessary Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

CITY OF IOLA WATER WASTEWATER TREATMENT APPRENTICE JOB DESCRIPTION

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Knowledge of equipment, facilities, materials, methods, and procedures

used in potable water and wastewater

treatment plant maintenance and operation, and working knowledge of

laboratory procedures and practices,

would help but are not required for this position.

Skill in the operation of some of the listed tools and equipment.
Ability to perform process control calculations; ability to work

safely; communicate effectively verbally and

in writing; ability to establish and maintain effective and polite

working relationships with employees, other

departments, and with the public; ability to understand and carry out

written and oral instructions; ability to

perform various complex calc ulations pertaining to chemical feed rates,

etc., using modern mathematical

methods.

Special Requirements

Must be able to obtain at least a Class 1 Water treatment

certification within one (1) year from the date of

employment or within such a time the Kansas Department of Health &

Environment will allow the employee

to take the Class 1 examination.

Must possess a valid Kansas State drivers license and maintain a clear

MVR.

Must have cell phone service for emergencies.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED

Motorized vehicles and equipment, saws, pumps, compressors, generators,

common hand and power tools,

shovels, wrenches, monitoring equipment, mobile radio, phone, cell

phone, fax, copy machine, laptop and

desktop computers, email, computer software programs, such as Microsoft

Office, Outlook, word, excel, power

point, SCADA, PLCs, analyzers, and turbidimeters.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that

must be met by an employee to

City of Iola, KS

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