Summary of Position and Duties:
The Human Resources Division of the Village of Addison is accepting applications to fill one (1) vacancy in the at-will, non-exempt, full-time position of Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Class 4 in the Public Works Department/Division of Water Pollution Control. The Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Trainee works 40 hours a week, 7:00am – 3:30pm, Monday – Friday. May be required to work weekends, holidays and overtime to complete job requirements, as well as be on 24-hour call when necessary. Under direct supervision this person performs a wide variety of beginning level, manual tasks, in a training situation, involving the operation, maintenance, and repair of wastewater treatment building and grounds, tools, and equipment. Work follows a scheduled program to ensure continued plant efficiency and conformance. Work is of routine difficulty and reviewed for progress and conformance to established procedures by the Water Pollution Control Foreman or his designee.

The primary responsibilities of the Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Class 4 will involve, but not be limited to:

• Monitors laboratory analysis on a regular basis to assess the performance of treatment units.

• Ability to safely and properly operate trucks, tools, and equipment involved in department operations and perform said duties in strict accordance with the Department/division SOP/safety manual; may serve on departmental safety committee.

• Must wear all required safety equipment (i.e., gloves, ear plugs, etc.) for the duty at hand according to department, equipment and regulatory specifications; report near miss accidents; comply with proper P.P.E. usage and follow required JSA’s; attend all required Village and department training; perform vehicle and work area evaluations (CDL Inspections) according to department specifications and as required on a daily basis; initiate training topics or issues as needed.

• Performs preventive maintenance and repair of pumps, motors, blowers, valves, gears, and related items; maintains buildings and grounds, i.e., painting, cutting grass, sweeping floors, trimming trees.

• Collects wastewater samples at various locations and stages in the system for laboratory analysis to assure compliance with established standards and parameters. Observes and makes simple adjustments to operational equipment to assure optimum performance. Reads and records daily readings in logs.

• Assists in assuring the operation and maintenance efficiency of equipment such as pumps, compressors, screens, gauges, meters, process tanks, etc.

• Acts as an intermediary with Village residents concerning service complaints, writes follow-up reports and maintains necessary records, if needed, prepares required reports and records. Provides said service to customers in a timely, professional and courteous manner.

• Maintains and repairs various types of equipment such as tractor, snow plow, salt spreader and other related machinery.

• Assists in the street snow and ice removal program and may assist in the repair of streets and sanitary sewer back-up calls as needed.

• Performs minor maintenance on tools and equipment.

• Responds to emergency calls 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

• Assists other workers with department operations ensuring assigned tasks are completed accurately, timely, safely, and according to instructed operating procedures. Also assists other workers in specified area(s) of expertise in the operation, instruction and implementation of safe working practices in the operation of all necessary equipment and tools; and, assists with the general preventative maintenance work and repairs on equipment. Maintains buildings, grounds, and related equipment.

• Employee must enter all jobs performed and the time to perform said jobs, on a daily basis, into the Public Works asset management software program, using a tablet or computer. This includes, but is not limited to: creating work orders from assets, adding a sub-task to a work order, adding photos to a work order, adding assets to existing work orders, including a valid address in a location, adding valid and complete crew comments to work orders, changing status of a work order, adding employees, materials, and equipment to a sub-task, populating dates and times in a sub-task, checking for work orders assigned to the employee, reporting problems with selecting any assets, and adding additional time to the employee’s time-sheet as needed.

All applicants must meet the following minimum requirements to be an eligible candidate for this position:

• Possess a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Possess a valid Illinois License CDL Class ‘D’ and/or Class ‘B’ or of the classification appropriate to the equipment to be operated free from incidence that may result in license revocation or suspension.
• Ability to work nights, weekends, and