Treatment Plant Operator I - Water Production - City of Pearland, TX

The City of Pearland, TX is seeking to hire a full-time Treatment Plant Operator I - Water Production to lead and improve aspects of the day-to-day operations of our Water Production Division.

The Treatment Plant Operator I - Water Production earns a competitive hourly salary of $20.58 to $22.27 based on qualifications. Additionally, the city pays all premiums for our employees' dental, long-term disability protection, and life insurance plus the majority portion of the medical premium for employees and their dependents. We also offer a retirement plan through the Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) with a 2:1 employer match, life insurance, disability, access to the city's recreation fitness center, employee assistance program, educational assistance, 11 paid holidays and 2 designated paid holidays, paid vacation, sick leave, and an active wellness program focusing on physical, mental, and financial health.

ABOUT THE CITY OF PEARLAND

The City of Pearland has received a Top Workplaces of 2023 USA award from Energage, a leading research firm that specializes in employee engagement and workplace culture each year across the United States.

Pearland is one of the fastest growing cities in Texas due to affordable housing, outstanding schools, safe neighborhoods, and superb quality of life. Ranked as one of the top ten safest cities in Texas, Pearland residents know their families are safe and secure in the community and surrounding areas. Our close proximity to Houston, just a short 20-minute drive to downtown, allows residents to experience all the city has to offer including professional sports, world-class cultural amenities, and recreation.

Employees of the City of Pearland use multi-directional communication and cross-functional teams to promote a greater understanding of the organization by employees at all levels. We have created a culture of continuous learning that encourages and supports employee development and growth. Our work environment is one where innovation is not only supported but encouraged.

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR I - WATER PRODUCTION

• Performs daily plant checks to ensure efficient production, treatment, storage, & distribution of public drinking water
• Identify, troubleshoot, & repair critical treatment processes
• Practice safe HAZMAT handling protocols
• Flushes all assigned dead-ends within the City's distribution system to maintain optimal water quality
• Analytical data entry, documentation, & recordkeeping
• Assists coworkers and supervisors in daily scheduled and unscheduled tasks
• Provide guidance to contracted vendors within Water Production Facilities
• Collects TCEQ (state) compliance bacteriological samples for laboratory testing
• Provide superior customer service during water quality investigations

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Responsible for guiding others, requiring frequent decisions, affecting the individual, co-workers and others who depend on the service or product; works in a somewhat fluid environment with rules and procedures, but many variations from the routine.
• Performs medium work that involves walking, standing, stooping, stretching, or lifting all of the time and also involves exerting between 20 and 50 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis or exceptional skill, adeptness, and speed in the use of fingers, hands, or limbs in tasks involving very close tolerances or limits of accuracy.
• Uses addition and subtraction, multiplication and division and/or calculates ratios, rates and percent.
• Reads technical instructions, procedures manuals and charts to solve practical problems.
• Valid Texas Driver's License.
• The ability to obtain a TCEQ "D" Water license within 6 months and a TCEQ "C" Groundwater license within 2 years of hire. A valid TCEQ "C" Surface Water license is acceptable as well.