JOB
FLSA: Non-Exempt Monterey One Water is looking for a positive individual who is interested in the water/wastewater field. The ideal candidate should be eager to learn, proactive, and helpful.Join the Monterey One Water Team!DEFINITIONUnder close supervision, to perform a variety of routine duties and learn more complex tasks in wastewater treatment plant and related collection and pumping system equipment operation and maintenance; and to perform other job-related duties as required. CLASS CHARACTERISTICSThis is the trainee level classification in the Operator series. Positions at this level are assigned to basic labor, repair and maintenance tasks. Employees are required to have basic mechanical knowledge, skills and aptitudes but no previous experience with the types of equipment or facilities associated with wastewater treatment. Employees in this class normally work under the close and continuous supervision of more experienced staff performing a group of relatively repetitive or closely related duties according to established procedures. While a variety of tasks may be assigned, each step usually fits a pattern which has been established and explained before work is started. Generally, work is observed and reviewed both during its performance and upon completion, and changes in procedure or exceptions to rules are explained in detail as they arise. Operator-in-Training are normally considered to be on a training status, and as assigned responsibilities and breadth of knowledge increase with experience, may reasonably expect to be assigned more technical responsibilities involving operation, maintenance and repair of the wastewater facility.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Assists higher level Operators in monitoring and controlling the operation of a wastewater treatment plant, incorporating chemical feeding equipment, filtration equipment, and storage tanks.Assists in completing Checks of automatic pump and valve regulating equipment and adjusts or repairs as needed.Assists in repairing leaks in pipelines, pumps, tanks, reservoirs and related equipment.Assists in performing preventive maintenance on pumps, motors and other equipment.Takes samples and performs basic chemical tests.Takes samples of influent and effluent water and may perform a variety of other chemical tests.Keeps neat and precise records of plant operation, chemical tests and equipment maintenance.Washes filters and flushes water lines.Keeps work area clean.Assists in making adjustments and repairs to pressure regulating equipment.Assists in Removing and replacing chlorine cylinders.Assists in operating, adjusting, maintaining and repairing chemical feeders.Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
PHYSICAL DEMANDSStanding & Walking - Standing for extended periods of time and/or walking distances (1 or more miles): 15 minutes up to 6 hours per day.Lifting - Ability to safely lift up to 40 pounds overhead and 70 pounds to waist level; both these requirements include bending at knees to facilitate proper lifting techniques: 1 minute up to 45 minutes per day.Climbing - Ability to ascend 10 ft. or more upstairs, ladder(s) and manhole rungs: 10 minutes up to 60 minutes per day.Pulling - The ability to safely pull, hand over hand, up to 60 pounds attached to a rope (retrieval of equipment from tanks, vaults and manholes): 1 minute up to 30 minutes per day.Manual Dexterity - The ability to perform multiple work activities requiring a significant level of physical and mental coordination, such as handling emergency situations; trouble shooting Operational equipment and repairs; accurate field measuring; repair and calibration of instruments; computer keyboard; writing: 1 hour up to 8 hours per day.Visual - Acuity to monitor computer screens for long periods; reading pertinent literature for long periods; industry warning signs and instruments; reading O&M manuals and diagrams, computer screen: 30 minutes up to 8 hours per day.Job requires a good deal of the following activities: instruct, research, sitting, reaching, stooping, bending, and squatting: 15 minutes up to 4 hours per day.Reflexes - Ability to quickly and automatically respond to emergency and safety situations: 1 minute up to 8 hours per day.Ability to function in confined spaces and/or hazardous environment: 10 minutes up to 4 hours per day.Ability to don and carry on back a self-contained breathing apparatus weighing up to 45 pounds for extended periods: 10 minutes up to 4 hours per day.Ability to work various shifts as scheduled: 8 hours up to 12 hours per day.ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTSWastewater treatment/tertiary plant environment; exposure to noise, dust, grease, smoke, fumes, gases, potentially hazardous chemicals, computer screens, waste and infectious materials; work in or with water and on slippery or uneven surfaces.