Are you ready to make a significant impact on your community and the environment? We are excited to offer a rewarding opportunity for a talented and experienced Sewer Operator Grade II to join our team. As a Grade II Operator, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of our wastewater treatment process. The Grade II Operator operates sewer treatment, sludge processing, and disposal equipment in wastewater (sewage) treatment plant to control flow and processing of sewage. You will also perform related work as required according to city practices, as well as state and federal regulations by performing the following duties.
Representative List of Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The list is not intended to be all-inclusive nor exclusive but is intended to provide examples of typical duties performed.
- Monitors control panels and adjusts valves and gates manually or by remote control to regulate flow of sewage.
- Ensures equipment is working properly. Cleans and maintains clarifiers, filters, UVs and rotors.
- Repairs and fixes broken sewer lines and frees obstructions.
- Performs sewer inspections and marks sewer lines and laterals.
- Observes variations in operating conditions and interprets meter and gauge readings and tests results to determine load requirements.
- Starts and stops pumps, engines, and generators to control flow of raw sewage through filtering, settling, aeration, and sludge digestion processes.
- Maintains log of operations and records meter and gauge readings.
- Collects sewage sample and conducts laboratory tests to ensure compliance with ADEM permit. Prepares samples for outside testing.
- Calibrates Oxygen and PH meters.
- Operates and maintains power generating equipment.
- Checks lift station pump run times and alarms to ensure proper functioning.
- Cuts grass and sprays weeds as necessary at lift stations and treatment plant as needed.
- Maintains mobile generators and dry prime pumps.
- Maintains sewer lines and pumps at all city facilities.
- Establishes and maintains effective work relationships with others.
Education/Experience: High school diploma or GED plus one month related experience and/or training in addition to Grade II Wastewater Certification.
Certificates and Licenses: REQUIRED: Grade II Wastewater Certification and a valid Alabama Driver’s License.
Physical Demands: The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Distance vision, Peripheral vision, Depth perception and Ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit.
Compensation: Compensation for this position is $45,342.00 - $61,709.00, depending on experience, education, and other training. The City of Pelham offers an excellent benefits package.
Applications are available on the City’s website and can be downloaded. A completed application and resume are required and may be emailed to HR@pelhamalabama.gov or mailed to the City of Pelham, Human Resources, at P.O. Box 1419, Pelham, AL 35124. The final date to apply is November 26, 2024, at 5:00 p.m.
The City of Pelham does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex (including pregnancy), color, age, national origin, disability, or any other protected status. We base our hiring decisions on a variety of factors, including skills and ability to perform the job, prior employment experience, employment references as to character and willingness to work, willingness to accept the offered salary and personal interviews. The City of Pelham is an equal opportunity employer.