WATERWASTEWATER TREATMENT OPERATOR

Essential Duties: Operate wastewater treatment facilities, septage receiving facility, bar screens, grit separator, screen press, recirculation pumps, flow meters, aeration blowers, sewer lagoons, digester, drying beds, settling clarifier, subsurface drain fields and operate a vacuum pumper truck. Maintain wastewater treatment plant by exercising valves, adjusting aeration blowers, troubleshoot electrical pumps and controls, and aeration lagoon diffuser lines, remove sludge accumulation from lagoons, clarifier, drying beds, and operate stand-by generators. Perform monthly wastewater sampling, complete chain of custody and maintain sampling logs. Operate wastewater collection facilities, lift stations, recirculation pumps, flow meters, and inspect and maintain new service connections. Maintain the wastewater collections system, pump septic tanks at regular intervals, exercise valves, air relief valves, detect and repair leaks, and troubleshoot electrical pumps and controls. Operate water production and distribution facilities by controlling well production, storage reservoir volumes, booster stations, pressure reducing stations, and establishing new connections. Maintain collection mains by exercising valves, detecting and repairing leaks, and troubleshooting electrical pumps and controls. Locate service utility lines by reading and understand as built/record drawings and use electronic equipment to find buried mains lines and service lines. Establish new sewer service connections. Operate live tap machines and fusion equipment for HDPE pipe. Steam thaw mains and service connections, pump vaults, septic tanks, and service key boxes by operating a mobile steam boiler. Perform weekend rounds and security checks on systems and facilities, record data on pumps, wells, and reservoir activity, collect samples for measuring Cl2, pH, D.O. and adjust equipment as required. Ability to respond to utility call outs within 20 minutes from call, follow check list to troubleshoot problems, and repair and bring systems back into service. Perform other job-related duties and special projects as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Knowledge of standard methods in water/wastewater fields and associated State and Federal regulations. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Basic computer skills along with the skill of effectively reading equipment and construction schematics. Ability to operate basic vehicles, sewer pump truck, Rodder vacuum truck, dump truck, front-end loader, rubber tire backhoe, and a forklift. Homeland Security orientation tests (Incident Command Systems) will be required as a term of employment taken on-line Entry level IS-100.b within fifteen days of date hire, and IS-200.b, IS-700.a, and IS-800.b within 45 days of date of hire.

Experience, Education Certificates, and Licenses: One year experience in sewer and water operations. Must possess State of Alaska level I certification in wastewater collection and wastewater treatment. Must obtain a provisional certification in water treatment and water distribution within 1 year from date of hire. Must convert water provisional certifications to a level I and wastewater certificates to a level II within 3 years from date of hire. Must possess a valid State of Alaska Class A or B Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with Tanker endorsement within 6 months from date of hire and be able to operate a motor vehicle. Must provide a current driving record (dated within 30 days of request) from the State of Alaska Department of Motor Vehicles.

Benefits: The City of Wasilla offers a robust benefit package for employees. In addition to retirement, health and life insurance, and paid leave, employees may elect supplemental benefits through payroll deduction. Health insurance is provided through Blue Cross Blue Shield. The City pays the majority of the monthly premium, and employees contribute $20.75 per month toward the cost of coverage. This plan includes medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, disability, and other benefits for employees and eligible dependents. The deductible for individual/family coverage is $300/$600, and the out-of-pocket maximum is $2,300/$4,600.

Important: There is a one-month gap between the month an employee becomes eligible and the month coverage begins. Health insurance coverage does not begin the month immediately following the employee's hire date. For example, regardless of the date an employee is hired in July, health insurance coverage will begin September 1. An employee hired on July 1, July 15, or July 31 will have the same coverage effective date of September 1. Therefore, an employee hired in July will not have health insurance coverage beginning August 1. Plan benefits, premium contributions, and employee costs are subject to change.24/7 Telemedicine via SwiftMD. These visits are covered in full and are not subject to the annual deductible or coinsurance provisions of the plan. Full-time employees receive 11 paid holidays: New Years Day, President's Day, Seward's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Alaska Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and Christmas Day.302 members receive two additional floating holidays every July 1st. Employees with 0-3 years of service with the City of Wasilla will accrue 144 hours/year (12 hours/month) of paid time off. After 3 years, they will qualify for 16 hours/month, and after 8 years of service, employees qualify for 20 hours of PTO per month. PTO may be cashed out twice per year. Retirement is provided through the State of Alaska PERS (Public Employee's Retirement System). Employees who first became members on or after July 1, 2006, participate in PERS Tier IV, the Defined Contribution Plan. Participation in PERS is mandatory and the current contribution rate is 8% of gross wages. Defined Benefit (Tier I, II, III) current contribution rate is 6.75% of gross wages. Employees in this Defined Benefit are eligible to participate in the Voluntary Savings Account. The City of Wasilla matches 5% of employee contributions for Tier IV employees and a 22% Cost Share for Tier I-III employees. Upon reaching 5 years of employment with the City of Wasilla, an employee will become fully vested. State of Alaska Supplemental Benefit System (SBS) annuity plan is provided in lieu of Federal Social Security (deductions for Medicare will still be required). Participation in this program is mandatory. The current employee contribution is 6.13% of gross wages and is matched by the City. Information can be found online through the State of Alaska Division of Benefits and Retirement at http://doa.alaska.gov/drb.Life insurance is provided through Symetra Life Insurance Company at no cost to eligible employees. Employees receive $50,000 in life insurance coverage. Eligible dependents are also covered, with $2,000 in life insurance for an eligible spouse and $1,000 for each eligible child. Coverage begins on the first day of the month following 30 days of continuous employment. This is a portable policy, allowing employees to continue coverage after separation from employment by assuming responsibility for the premium payments. The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is free to employees and their entire household. The EAP includes valuable work/life balance tools ranging from fitness and nutrition, eight counseling sessions, and legal services. Magellan Health.com/member 1-800-478-2812.Supplemental benefits are available through AFLAC, MetLife, Mission Square, New York Life, Colonial, and Symetra at a cost to employee.