Responsible for monitoring and operating the City’s wastewater treatment plant.  Duties include hourly rounds of the plant, maintaining records, performing tests, documenting and/or repairing malfunctions, troubleshooting mechanical and electrical problems, taking water samples and performing related water treatment plant tasks.  Position requires general knowledge of the operating characteristics and maintenance requirements of a wastewater treatment plant, some knowledge of the occupational hazards of the work and necessary safety precautions, general knowledge of physics, chemistry, and biology, thorough knowledge of state and federal wastewater treatment guidelines and regulations.  Completion of high school, supplemented with additional vocational training in mechanics, electronics, chemistry, or biology is required.  Some experience (up to four years) in wastewater treatment is desirable.