WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR SUPERVISOR

With more than 10 million residents, Los Angeles County is the most populous county in the nation. As the largest employer in Southern California, over 112,000 employees in more than 36 Departments provide vital public services as diverse as law enforcement, property assessment, public health protection, water conservation, cultural activities and many more.

Don't miss this great opportunity! 

Who We Are :
Internal Services Department (ISD) provides a wide range of Alterations and Improvements for Los Angeles County facilities including modifying, remodeling, planning and installing new facilities capabilities. Our wastewater treatment workers are responsible for the day-to-day operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and handling of special problems of municipal, industrial, and other treatment plants. 

We are looking for an individual who :

• Empowers others and promotes teamwork and collaboration.
• Engages in continuous quality improvement activities, performance measurements, and benchmarking.
• Demonstrates a strong commitment to plant safety activities, practices, and standards.

• Plans, organizes, assigns, directs and evaluates the work of subordinates engaged in sewage plant maintenance and potable water operations.
• Ensures the proper operation and maintenance of assigned sewage treatment plants including pumps, sedimentation tanks, bio-filters, clarifiers, membrane bioreactors (MBR), digesters, chlorinators, extended aeration and activated sludge processers, advanced septic tank systems, and other related equipment used to treat raw sewage.
• Determines plant operation methods and procedures through the interpretation and evaluation of laboratory analyses of treated sewage.
• Schedules work assignments and maintenance, making requests for services and equipment as needed.
• Inspects plants for proper operating conditions, checking the condition of grease traps, filters, and sewer lines.
• Supervises the operation of a third party laboratory or vendor provided lab services providing tests and reports related to waste water treatment required by the State, County and other interested jurisdictions.
• Maintains plant and equipment records for ordering necessary materials, supplies and parts, and for determining the frequency and cause of breakdowns.
• Prepares necessary operational reports and correspondence to State and County health districts and the State Water Quality Control Board concerning the amount of sewage treated and disposed of and quality of final effluent released.
• Conducts sewage, water and wastewater plant safety and training programs.
• Prepares budget requests for the sewage treatment section.

A Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator's Certificate, Grade III or higher, issued by the California State Water Resources Control Board  and  a Water Treatment Facility Operator's Certificate, Grade I or higher, issued by the California State Department of Health or the California State Water Resources Control Board.*

LICENSE:
A valid California Class C Driver License is required to perform job-related essential functions of the position.**

PHYSICAL CLASS:
This position includes light physical effort which may include occasional light lifting to a 10 pound limit, and some bending, stooping or squatting.  Considerable walking may be involved.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
*APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF THE TWO (2) REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS WITH THEIR COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES JOB APPLICATION AT THE TIME OF FILING, OR WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) CALENDAR DAYS FROM THE DATE OF FILING YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION.   Failure to provide the required documentation will result in application rejection.

**Successful applicants for this position will be required to obtain and present a copy of his/her driving record from the California State Department of Motor Vehicles before final appointment.  Applicants should not present a copy of their driving history until asked to do so by the hiring department.  The County will make an individualized assessment of whether an applicant's driving history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job.  License must not be currently suspended, restricted or revoked. 

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