TITLE: Water Plant Operator DEPARTMENT: Municipal Utilities REPORTS TO: Water Plant Supervisor EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Regular Full-time, Non-Exempt
SUMMARY:
Performs duties related to the operation of the water treatment plant.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Record hourly meter readings.
- Collect samples and perform turbidity, chlorine, fluoride, pH, alkalinity, and hardness tests and record and comprehend results.
- Follow clean-up duty schedule.
- Possess good customer service skills when dealing with the public during emergencies.
- Acts as dispatcher to coordinate trouble truck assignments.
- Responsible for checking pumps and screen at river pump house.
- Position requires shift work, including weekends, on a rotating basis.
- Other duties as assigned.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Must have the ability to lift and handle 50-pound chemical bags.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES REQUIRED:
- Mechanical knowledge as to the operation of machinery.
QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCES AND/OR TRAINING REQUIRED:
- High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
- Class C Missouri Water Operator’s license. (If there are no applicants who possess the Class C license, then consideration will be given to applicants with a Class D license, contingent upon obtaining the Class C license within the required timeframe.)
- Minimum two (2) years of relevant experience.
RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS:
- Must live within twelve (12) miles of the Highway 60/67 intersection in Poplar Bluff.
Applications and resumes can be submitted via www.poplarbluff-mo.gov or at City Hall, 501 Vine Street, Poplar Bluff, MO. Applications must be received by Tuesday, November 3 at 4:00 p.m. The City of Poplar Bluff is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
Water Plant operators are required to work shift work, including weekends, on a rotating basis.
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