Trainee Operator - Upper Occoquan Service Authority : Job Details

DescriptionWHAT WE ARE SEEKINGThe Upper Occoquan Service Authority, located in Centreville, VA, is a leader in water reclamation, has an immediate opening for a Trainee Operator within the Treatment Process Division. If you have the ability and willingness to increase your knowledge and skills and perform progressively complex and difficult tasks that aid in the continuous operation of UOSA's state-of-the-art water reclamation Plant, then UOSA has a need for you! RESPONSIBILITIES Treatment Process Operators work 24/7/365 on assigned fixed shifts. New hires will work all shifts, transitioning to an assigned shift dependent upon the plant's need after 6 months. The Trainee Operator is trained to perform a wide range of tasks of one section (Liquid Team sections; including SRF and Conventional Treatment, Chemical Treatment, AWT Physical Treatment and Activated Carbon Regeneration Furnace; or Solids Team sections; which may include Presses and Trucks, Centrifuge, Dryer Field, Dryer Driver, or Carbon Regeneration Furnace) of the facility. Work is performed alongside highly skilled UOSA employees and under the immediate supervision of a Treatment Plant (TP) Manager or experienced operator in accordance with the provisions of each section. Responsibilities of the position include; but is not limited to, operating and monitoring treatment equipment that may include pumps, motors, rake arms, and etc., the use of process equipment for assigned sections, perform house-cleaning tasks on a regular basis, collect samples for lab analysis and perform tests on samples collected, collects and records data required for logbooks, troubleshoot malfunctioning equipment and writes maintenance work order requests.Requirements

• Completion of high school or a GED program, preferably including basic mathematics and science courses. A two-year Associate degree program in mathematics or science is desirable; or any equivalent combination of education, experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Possession of a vehicle operator's license valid in the Commonwealth of Virginia is required.
• Must be able to meet physical requirements of position to include extensive walking, bending, stooping, climbing of stairs and ladders, lifting and/or carrying up to 75 pounds.
• Must be able to work in Permit Required Confined Spaces and to become Confined Space Entry certified.

The vacancy notice does not imply that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed in the position.All employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening, physical exam, and background check paid for by UOSA.In order to be fully considered for the position, all applicants must submit a complete online application along with an updated resume via the UOSA website: Uosa.org/Careers > Candidate Profile.