Water Services Operator - Water Reclamation

Water Services Operator

Are you ready to make a difference within your local community? If so, the City of Flagstaff is seeking qualified individuals to fill the role of Water Services Operators in the Water Reclamation Section to join our team! As one of the City's newest Water Services Operators, you will actively support and uphold the City's stated mission and values. You will be walking through both the facilities, assessing equipment condition, performing lab work, data entry, data analysis, and driving heavy equipment such as bulldozers, front-end loaders, and forklifts. As an operator, you will also perform maintenance duties around the facility. Once you earn your Grade 1 Wastewater Treatment Certification, you'll also need to be on call and be available on weekends and evenings during those times. If this sounds like the job for you, apply today! By applying to this position, you are opening yourself to the opportunity to work in a critical division program and make a significant impact on our employees and the community we serve.

Examples of the Work Performed:

• Provides excellent customer service to both internal and external customers by answering questions/providing assistance and directing customers to the appropriate party promptly.
• Ability to comply with safety standards set forth by the OSHA and the City.
• Assures Facility(s) operations meet regulatory requirements.
• Assists in a wide variety of Facility(s) maintenance duties such as lubrication, adjustment, cleaning, inspection, and repair of equipment.
• Performs duties associated with solids handling and disposal process, such as dewatering, jar testing, injection, chemical dosages, dredging, and maintaining operational records.
• Monitors a wide variety of parameters during various stages of treatment, including turbidity, chlorine residual, pH, and other associated testing utilized at a Water Reclamation Facility.
• Utilizes a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system to track operational and Facility process control trends.
• Verifies the accuracy of computer-generated data.
• Performs routine facility and grounds maintenance, as well as custodial duties.
• Performs routine control and instrumentation maintenance.
• Accurately fills out daily logs, process control forms, and other forms and reports (both manual and computer data entry) as directed (to include planning and scheduling in CMMS).
• Recommends measures to improve methods, equipment use, changes in working conditions, and quality of work.
• Operates hand-held/power tools and other equipment as required for normal operations, including snow removal.
• Monitors and calibrates a wide variety of instruments and equipment used in wastewater treatment including turbidimeters, chlorinators, chlorine residual analyzers, Dissolved Oxygen (D.O.) and pH probes, chart recorders, etc.
• Performs duties associated with the septage, grease pretreatment process such as inspecting incoming septage trucks and checking manifests for septage contents and volume; sampling and analysis as needed; assisting in maintaining a historical analytical record of septage sources, types, mixtures, and their compatibility to the treatment process; collecting septage manifests, entering loads into a log book, and issuing charge sheets; and keeping the septage area clean.
• Performs a wide variety of instrument technician duties, including calibrating and tuning meters, valves, switches, and timers, as well as electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic components.
• Performs a wide variety of electrical duties such as troubleshooting, repairing, and replacing motors, electrical systems, and general electrical construction.