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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