Position Purpose:
This is a non-supervisory role which requires technical ability. The Operator I maintains and operates water treatment, processing, disposal and testing equipment in a water treatment facility to purify water to meet permit and operational requirements.
Primary Duties/Responsibilities:
- Monitor operating conditions, meters, and gauges
- Record meter and gauge readings and operational data
- Operate equipment to purify and clarify water or to process or dispose of waste
- Clean and maintain equipment, tanks, grounds and other work areas
- Follow the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and State of Florida regulations
- Ensure safety standards are met
- Tends to automatic and semi-automatic machines and related equipment including pumps, engines, generators, valves, gates, mixers, conveyors, blowers, and chemical feed.
- Monitors control panels and adjusts valves and gates manually or by remote control to regulate flow.
- Monitors flow meters, gauges, flow ratios, pressures and related controls through instrument panels, computer terminals and programmable logic control units in assigned areas.
- Monitors and records operating conditions observations and data in area shift log.
- Ensures conformance to process specifications.
- Inspect equipment and identify operational problems; report suspecting malfunctions and variances to the supervisor or designee
- Performs field tests (chemical, physical and biological) in order to pace chemical dosages for process or alter unit processes.
- Prepares chemical solutions
- Monitors process chemical supplies and recommends reorder.
- Performs lab tests applicable to permit testing and related reports per procedure.
- Performs manual labor including filling and emptying of machine bins and cleaning equipment, facilities and grounds as required.
- Performs minor maintenance including, but not limited to, routine preventive maintenance, lubrication and minor adjustments under guidance of the supervisor or designee
- Operates vehicles for plant operational purposes.
- Practices good housekeeping in assigned areas and properly disposes of waste according to safety and environmental policies.
- Models compliance with all work practices, policies and procedures.
- Must follow established operational, process control, safety and emergency response procedures.
- Must adhere to specifications and production schedule.
- Assists in other areas of the plant as needed.
Work Environment:
- Spends 100% of the time in an operations environment.
- May need to work outside in inclement weather conditions and drive company vehicles to perform duties.
- Company service vehicles are used as required.
- Possible Work Hazards: May be exposed to possible operations hazards including fumes, toxic and caustic chemicals, heavy machinery, high pressure, hot or cold work environment temperatures, slippery surfaces, water hazards and electrical equipment.