Join a team dedicated to keeping clean, safe water flowing throughout the community. In this role, you’ll help ensure reliable drinking water, properly treated wastewater, and dependable irrigation systems. You’ll operate and maintain treatment plant equipment, monitor water quality, manage chemical dosing, troubleshoot issues, and perform routine maintenance. Together with your team, you’ll support plant safety, compliance, and keep facilities running smoothly and efficiently.  

Job Purpose:

Ensures safe drinking water, wastewater, and irrigation water, and operates and maintains Waste Water Treatment Plant

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

(Note: Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted, or changed at the sole discretion of Sycuan Management at any time)

Ensures safe wastewater and irrigation water by monitoring the control board, troubleshooting systematic problems within both software and hardware systems, making recommendations for solutions to physical plant, seeing repairs and maintenance through completion, determining chemical dosage for ferric chloride, chlorine, aqua ammonia, zinc orthophosphate, potassium permanganate, caustic soda, powdered activated carbon, and other chemicals, monitoring various treatment processes including coagulant feed, rapid mix, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, and disinfection, monitoring chemicals for corrosion control, making adjustments as necessary, and provides technical guidance to Waste Water/Water Treatment Operator staff. Monitors water quality by performing laboratory tests at various stages in the treatment process including tests for chlorine residual, fluoride residual, chlorite residual, pH, turbidity, hardness, alkalinity, odors, and other tests as necessary to maintain water quality. Keeps water distribution systems, wastewater and water treatment equipment operational by entering confined spaces, routinely inspecting the equipment and performing preventative maintenance service including replacing or repairing defective parts. Ensures water treatment plant(s) are clean and secured by storing chemicals separately, observing and inspecting waste lift system for leaks and odors, cleaning and removing biological and chemical waste, clearing debris and trash, and closing and locking doors and gates.

Job Specifications:

Education and Experience:

Essential:

High School Diploma or G.E.D. California State Water/Wastewater Treatment Operator Certificate T2 Water Treatment Certification D2 Water Treatment Certification Obtain Grade I Waste Water License within 18 months

Desirable:

Associate's Degree/Water/Waste Water Technical certifications Experience in chemistry and mechanics Grade II Waste Water License 2 year Potable water system, well system experience 1 year experience with R.O. potable water systems, other treatment technologies

Skills and Knowledge:

Essential:

Working knowledge of chemical water testing kits Working knowledge of Federal OSHA Regulations Ability to read water meters and monitor water availability Ability to read micro-biology probe instruments Ability to identify micro-organisms Ability to read and understand electronic chemical control boards Ability to wear full body protective gear Ability to wear protective respiratory equipment Ability to work electric emergency generator panels Ability to repair and maintain water regulator pumps Ability to communicate effectively in the English language Ability to perform simple mathematical calculations Ability to lift 75 lbs. Ability to maintain professionalism and composure Ability to understand and follow verbal and written directions Ability to accept constructive criticism Working knowledge of basic MS Word, Excel and Access Record-keeping and organizational skills Complete understanding of operating systems for Plants (ex: SCADA)

Desirable:

Supervisory/Managerial Accountability:

Direct:    None

Indirect:  None