Water Treatment Facility Operator

• Pay: $28.09 hr
• Shift: M-F / 8 am - 4:30 pm

Requirments:

• Criminal background check, drug test, and driving record check required
• High school diploma or GED
• NM Level 2 Water Certification
• Two years of experience in water operations
• Possess a valid driver's license
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of water treatment operations; operating principles of valves, pumps, and motors; principles and methods of water analyses and treatment
• Knowledge of computer software, including the development of spreadsheets, word processing documents, and entering information into data management systems

• The work area can involve a working environment indoors as well as outdoors, which could cause exposure to outdoor elements; proper environmental attire will be required. Some areas can have loud noise, active machinery, high-pressure fluid systems, electrical equipment, confined spaces, heights and depths, fumes, airborne particles, noxious gases, pathogens, and various chemicals. The use of appropriate safety equipment will be mandatory in these areas to prevent hazardous contact.
• Must be able to sit, stand, stoop, twist, and bend at the waist, turn, kneel, squat, raise arms above shoulder height, grasp, reach, perform repetitive hand movements, and have fine coordination to work on equipment, have vision sufficient to read blueprints; have hearing in the normal range with or without correction. In an 8-hour shift must be able to transport self across the facility, ascend and descend stair steps, lift objects up to 50 pounds from floor level to waist height, climb and work off of a ladder or scaffold; use arms and back to tighten and loosen nuts and bolts; carry a 50-pound toolbox up a flight of stairs; work in confined spaces and wear and use appropriate safety equipment.