Job opening: WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR
Salary: $34 - 39 per hour
Published at: Sep 04 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
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Duties
You will be responsible for the operation of a Class II water treatment plant with a rated capacity of 3.17 MGD.
You will determine treatment and operational changes needed to remain within regulatory limits of purity, chemical requirements, and water production needs.
You will analyze present and anticipated raw water quality, evaluates test results, and changes chemical feed rates, filtration rates, and other parameters to keep operations within established limits.
You will perform duties monitoring and controlling the water supply and finished water-pumping operations.
Requirements
- Must be a US Citizen.
- Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
- Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
- New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
- Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
- Must possess and maintain an appropriate Virginia State Water Treatment Plant Operator Claas I or II Certification by the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation.
- Incumbent is required to work on a rotating shift basis 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
- Work conditions require the employee to drive a government motor vehicle. The employee is required to possess and maintain a valid driver's license.
- Emergency recall and overtime may be required.
- Must be able to safely and properly wear all personal protective equipment including respiratory protection (respirator) required of the trade/shop.
- The employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
- A pre-employment physical is required.
- The position is subject for random drug testing
- This position is key essential .
Qualifications
Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, you must show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position at the level for which you are applying. Qualification requirements emphasis is on quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the job elements and screen out listed below.
This job has a screen-out element which will be used to determine minimum eligibility for this job. Applicants who do not receive a minimum of two points on the screen-out element(s) will be found ineligible. The Screen-out Element for this position is: the ability to do the work of the position without normal supervision in monitoring and controlling the water treatment systems that includes chemical addition, coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, chlorination, filtration, ph control and fuoridation, and maintain adequate potable water supplies for firefighting and personal use
Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualification Handbook for Trades and Labor Occupations. Additional qualification information can be found at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/federal-wage-system-qualifications/#url=List-of-Approved-Job-Elements
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/classifying-federal-wage-system-positions/standards/3600/fws3602.pdf
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
Contacts
- Address MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO
2004 Barnett Avenue
Quantico, VA 22134
US
- Name: Richard Scruggs
- Phone: 703-784-3346
- Email: [email protected]
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