Plant Operations Supervisor Wastewater Division

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The Department of Public Utilities Wastewater Division is seeking a highly qualified experienced and licensed Wastewater Utility plant supervisor to supervise the Citys 75 MGD design flow Wastewater Treatment Plant including the bio solids production as needed this a 24 hours 7 days a week utility.

The Utility Plant Supervisor is responsible for plant permit compliance. Duties included but are not limited to monitoring chemical feeds and chemical levels controlling the treatment process monitoring workstations via SCADA and plant observation tours supervising the work and schedules of 3 direct reports; performing evaluations and approving time sheets for operators holding monthly tailgate (safety/training) meetings and interpreting laboratory and operational data & make operational adjustments to maintain 100% compliance. The Utility Plant Supervisor position is a Broadband title salary ranging from Zone 1 to 5.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Class 1 Wastewater license
• High School diploma/GED
• Two years experience in wastewater treatment operations or an equivalent combination of training and experience
• Must have a valid Drivers license.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts electrical currents vibrations etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes odors dusts gases and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people imminent danger and a threatening environment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Due to the nature of work assignments incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple concurrent tasks with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. The essential duties of this classification may require the ability to balance stoop kneel crouch crawl reach stand walk push objects pull objects lift use fingers and grasp objects. The working conditions may include exposure to noise ascending and descending stairs dust grease smoke fumes gases and potentially hazardous chemicals hazardous physical conditions and extreme terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties this classification is considered to be medium work exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally up to 20 pounds of force frequently and up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

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