Job Summary: The Treatment Plant Technician and Compliance Assistant is responsible for supporting the daily operations, maintenance, and monitoring associated with the Stormwater/Wastewater Treatment Facility (SWTF) and collection system. Assists with regulatory monitoring, sample collection, and environmental compliance.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Follows Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety principles to maintain safe operation of water treatment facility.
- Schedules and conducts regular inspections and minor maintenance of mechanical valves, pumps, slide gates, flow control piping, aerators, return sludge pumping system, and other equipment.
- Conducts monthly inspections of spill gates, including remote operation, and schedules maintenance as required.
- Regularly inspects debris racks on storm water conveyances and spill gates and schedules cleaning when necessary.
- Maintains effective internal and external working relationships with employees, tenants, contractors, consultants, and suppliers.
- Provides assistance when needed to escort contractors and consultants.
- Records inspection and maintenance activities in the MNAA Environmental Management System.
- Conducts sampling and analysis of wastewater and surface water.
- Works with outside consultants.
- Supports storm water compliance inspections.
- Works with maintenance staff and equipment manufacturers during routine and emergency equipment maintenance.
- Supports inspection and maintenance of MNAA fill sites.
- Coordinates and provides oversight for cleaning and inspection of treatment plant impoundment liners.
- Operates treatment system controls equipment, including programmable logic controllers and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Maintains regular on-time attendance.
- Follows all safety regulations.
- Supports MNAA’s commitment to its culture and values, including Respect, Integrity, Service and Excellence (RISE).
- Performs other duties as assigned.
