The Operations Technician is responsible for providing expertise in the operation of AlexRenew Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) in support of the team and Operations Supervisors to ensure effective and efficient operations of liquids and solids treatment processes. Assignments are of moderate difficulty involving working individually and in a team environment under minimal supervision.  Work requires considerable initiative and independent judgment while adhering to strict regulatory requirements and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Request for assistance may come from all areas of the facility. This position is designated as emergency personnel and must report to work in order to maintain the continuous operation of the water resource recovery facility and pumping stations. This position is responsible for the prevention and/or mitigation of any environmental impact associated with job-related tasks, accidents and emergency situations or conditions. 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities: 

• Monitor and operate work stations throughout the production processes of the facility. Perform process control setting changes/adjustments to make necessary process improvements.  Record operating data such as process conditions, test results, and instrument readings.
• Monitor Operator10 software system for accuracy; recommend changes in data collection and display.
• Recommend changes in process by analyzing short-term and long-term process data, including data in Operator10 and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), developing and interpreting graphs and tables.
• Create or redesign existing logs and complete incident and high-flow reports as needed.
• Provide on-the-job training in the operation of plant processes and off-plant pump stations and interceptor system, including start-ups, transitions, safety and shutdowns, and programs such as SCADA, Operator 10, Avantis, and Facility Information Management System (FIMS).
• Provide input and/or prepare standard operating procedures (SOPs). Evaluate and provide input on new production processes.
• Actively participate and support the Environmental Management System (EMS) program.
• Monitor recording instruments, flow meters, panel lights, and other indicators, and listen for warning signals, in order to verify conformity of process conditions.
• Control or operate chemical processes or systems of machines, using panel boards, control boards, or semi-automatic equipment.
• Confer with technical and supervisory personnel to report or resolve conditions affecting safety, efficiency, and product quality.
• Collect representative samples of products, and conduct quality control tests in order to monitor processing, and to ensure that standards are met.  Review laboratory test reports for process adjustments.
• Regulate or shut down equipment during emergency situations.
• Patrol work areas to ensure proper operations and maintenance of all equipment and infrastructure. .
• Maintain local supply inventory, and generate and close completed work order requests.
• Monitor and troubleshoot processes and equipment for the purpose of informing higher level multi-skilled workers and specialists of problems and potential problems.
• Monitor off-loading of chemicals from trucks to storage tanks and loading of sludge trucks to dispose of bio-solids.
• Recognize, troubleshoot, and remediate abnormal operating conditions. Monitor process for the purpose of informing other staff of problems and potential problems.
• Actively promotes safe behaviors and health awareness at all times in the execution of daily tasks.
• Other duties as required.