The City of Billings is seeking a Water Treatment Plant Technician III to perform a variety of skilled and semi-skilled work involved in operation and maintenance of water treatment, pumping and storage systems and related equipment. Performs a variety of complex repairs and adjustments to equipment, machinery, structures, and grounds.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Understands and employs operational theory, protocols, practices and procedures needed to operate and control the wastewater treatment process.
- Uses HMI software and SCADA systems to monitor and adjust processes and systems, and to diagnose and correct process problems or upsets.
- Manually operates essential treatment facilities, pumping systems and processing components during emergencies or automation system failures.
- Performs control testing and operator level quality control analyses required to monitor, control and adjust treatment processes.
- Performs operations level calibrations on monitoring and test equipment.
- Prepares operational logs and reports.
- Calculates and performs dosing and mixing of chemicals based upon operational requirements and protocols.
- Works with hazardous treatment processes or materials safely according to standard operating procedures.
- Ensures operations are consistent and uninterrupted.
- Performs preventative maintenance, diagnostics and repairs on pumps and hydraulic systems.
- Repairs and maintains piping systems using advanced plumbing and pipefitting skills.
- Troubleshoots, repairs and maintains pneumatic systems, mechanical drives, and power transmission equipment.
- Performs skilled welding, metal working, fabricating and carpentry skills.
- Understands and employs the automated maintenance management scheduling and tracking system.
- Understands and employs safety protocols and requirements.
- Operates and maintains light, medium and heavy equipment.
- Observes potential problems and corrects them or reports them to the proper personnel.
- Knowledgeable in emergency response protocols and procedures and performs them in response to emergencies.
- Knowledgeable in security protocols and procedures and actively participates in keeping water system supplies, facilities and infrastructure secure.
- Observes activity in and around the building and grounds and notifies proper personnel when required.
Required Qualifications and Skills:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Possession of a Class 1B Water Treatment Operator Certificate issued by the State of Montana or must be obtained within one (1) year of employment.
- City of Billings Maintenance Certification Program must be completed within four (4) years of employment.
- Must be able to wear an air-purifying respirator for 80% of the assigned shift.
- Must be able to successfully pass a pre-employment drug test, and a Federal and State criminal history background check.
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Preferred Qualifications and Skills:
- Two (2) years of formal training in scientific, technical, mechanical, or related fields, or related work experience.
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. This schedule may vary based on operational needs.
$26.5705 per hour. Salary reflects Step 1 of a 7-step pay scale.
Equal Opportunity Employer.