Argonne is in search of a Waste Water Treatment Operator in our Facilities Division. This is a union position with a CBA negotiated pay rate of $38.31/hr. Under the supervision and direction of the Foreman, the WWTO starts, stops, and adjusts the operation, of all equipment as necessary for proper operation of the four water treatment facilities; sanitary waste treatment plant, industrial waste treatment plant, domestic water treatment plant, and the canal water treatment plant. Equipment includes all pumps, filters, chemical feeders, chlorinators, air compressors, agitators, valves, scrapers, deionizers, sludge scraper and blow off, digesters, trickling filters, clarifiers, tanks, and automatic controls and related equipment.

Position Requirements

This job description documents the general nature of work but is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all activities, duties and responsibilities required of job incumbent. Consequently, job incumbent may be required to perform other duties as assigned. This position is on a rotating shift that may cover weekends, afternoons, evenings, and dayshift rotations.

Specific Duties

At the treatment plants:

• Performs routine inspections and readings for proper operation
• Collects daily samples
• Performs prescribed chemical tests such as hardness, pH, turbidity, sludge percent chlorine residual, etc. and records analyzed results
• Adjusts equipment as indicated by test results to maintain prescribed quality of water
• Calculates and records daily consumption and flow of water, chemicals, dosages, etc.
• Pumps and processes sludge at prescribed intervals
• Collects wastewater samples from influent and effluent flows as directed
• Perform prescribed operational tests on samples including residual chlorine, pH, slide %, suspended solids, and B.O.D. samples and records analyzed results
• Cleans sand filters and sludge beds periodically

Requirements

• Basic knowledge of mechanical systems including pumping equipment operation is required
• 1-3 years related experience in operating water treatment equipment
• Good knowledge and use of a PC are required
• Collaborate with other employee to work in a team environment
• Good skills in oral and written communications
• Must be able and willing to work night and weekends or rotation shifts as assigned

Preferred

• Certification as an IEPA water systems operator or wastewater treatment operator is desired
• Experience with Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) is preferred

Safety, Security, and Environmental Protection

All activities, as they apply to work performed by self and working with others will be executed in compliance with Environment, Safety & Health (ES&H) and security responsibilities established by Argonne National Laboratory's ES&H policies, Safeguards and Security policies, work rules, and safe practices.

Argonne Core Values:

All activities, as they apply to work performed by self and working with others will be executed in compliance with the core values of Impact, Safety, Respect, Integrity and Teamwork.

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