Utah County, UT | Plant Operator

• Performs a variety of journey level, technical duties related to the operation, maintenance and repair of treatment plant equipment to assure efficient processing of influent raw sewage.
• Monitors own performance to assure efficient and effective operations and timely completion of designated projects; determines project priorities and assigns shift personnel.
• Checks and assures that all stages of the wastewater treatment processes are maintained in working condition; periodically checks pumps, flow, mechanical, and chemical processes and pump stations.
• Monitors plant control panels and operation processes including raw pumps, station alarms, final clarifiers, chlorine building, raw sludge pump house, digester facility and generator facility.
• Inspects plant head works such as bar screens, grit chambers and air lift pumps; observes operations to assure proper processing of influent waste and effluent water; checks chlorination equipment and maintains proper flow of chlorine; processes checks for U.V. system.
• Operates valves and pumps necessary to transfer sludge to digester; monitors valving, pumps, gauges, levels, temperatures, pressures and processes; records daily readings on various charts; prepares and sets up valving for transfer pumps.
• Monitors valves, pumps, gauges, and processes in raw sludge pumping building; makes daily readings and records findings; checks sludge lines and pumps for plugging; cleans pumps as needed; sets sludge pump timers as needed to meet changing raw sludge conditions.
• Pump scum from clarifiers scum sumps to digester through variable speed raw sludge pumps; revalves as needed to minimize transfer of water; maintains clean, unobstructed processing equipment.
• Takes laboratory samples from various stages of treatment process; calibrates gauges, meters and measuring devices.
• Performs general equipment maintenance and cleaning; cleans sludge pumps, removes sticks and other obstructions; removes debris clogging grease troughs and clarifiers; back pumps as needed to clear lines; operates high pressure cleaning equipment.
• Operates front-end loader, backhoe, dump truck, compost turner, trommel screen, etc.; digs trenches, transports materials and waste; monitors UV building for proper operation of equipment and; maintains pump packing for proper drainage and repacks pumps as needed.
• May perform general plant maintenance and cleaning on buildings; mops and waxes floors; cleans dump truck; collects bar screens; hauls debris to disposal sites; assists with painting of various plant areas; assists in cleaning clarifiers and 
  transporting sludge.
• Performs related duties as assigned by Foreman or District Manager. 

Job description and application may be picked up at the District office located at 6400 North 5050 West, Utah County, Utah (South of American Fork), Monday – Friday, between the  hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Individuals may request the application and job description be emailed or faxed to them by contacting Shannon at 801-763-5927 or by email at shannon.hansen@timpssd.org.