Plant Shift Supervisor (Drinking Water or Wastewater)

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Shift Supervisor For Water And Wastewater Facilities

The purpose of this classification is to serve as the shift supervisor for water and wastewater facilities in compliance with federal, state, and local requirements for the operation of water treatment, distribution, storage facilities and/or wastewater collection, lift stations or treatment facilities. This classification is safety sensitive, subject to random drug testing in accordance with the County's Drug & Alcohol Policy.

Essential functions include supervising, directing, and counseling staff, completing performance appraisals, as well as career development plans. Performing daily rounds and assisting foreman to ensure maintenance staff responds to mechanical problems. Ensuring plant operations comply with all EPD and EPA regulations and assisting with the monitoring of the contractor for the Land Application Site; overseeing the update of data in departmental software; and checking all data to ensure compliance.

Training, instructing, and directing personnel in safe and proper equipment operations, maintenance, and repair of wastewater equipment; assessing the knowledge of the foreman and operators to determine their knowledge of the equipment; and instructing on proper operation of equipment when rotating and doing preventative maintenance.

Maintaining records and logs correspondences; corresponding with the maintenance, operations, fleet, building maintenance, chemical vendors, household supply vendors, purchasing, and contracting to ensure all equipment, vehicles, lawn equipment, and buildings are in good working order; purchasing operational chemicals, household cleaning supplies and toiletries; and receiving all deliveries to the plant in the Oracle program.

Conferring with engineers and others regarding the efficiency of the plant and equipment and recommending changes in plant design and operations for production and optimum wastewater quality; and conferring with the Plant Engineer and Pole Bridge Superintendent and other members of management to discuss operational issues and projects at both wastewater plants.

Managing crew workers and working to maintain efficiency of the plant; meeting weekly to determine the current needs of the plant; checking the supplies for various job assignments, requisitions supplies; and managing the maintenance and repair of all plant vehicles.

Minimum qualifications include a high school diploma or GED required; six years experience as a plant operator which included two years of experience as a Class I plant operator in a water or wastewater treatment facility; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.

Specific license or certification required: Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia driver's license; must possess and maintain a valid State of Georgia Class I Water or Wastewater Operator License.

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