Treatment Plant Coordinator 1 (Wastewater)

Pickaway Correctional Institution (PCI)  // Orient, Ohio

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The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction has been tasked with front line crime reduction through rehabilitative treatment and programming efforts provided in a safe, secure and humane correctional environment and effective community supervision. Our goal is to protect the public through helping individuals turn away from crime and become productive, contributing members of our communities, ensuring a safer Ohio for all Ohioans now and in the future. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Monitor activities of operators, and/or inmates in operation and maintenance of and operates and maintains wastewater treatment facilities consisting of comminutors, sludge collectors, lift stations, primary and secondary settlings, trickling filters, chlorination, recirculation, aeration, sedimentation, tertiary sand filters, air diffusion piping, and other devices (e.g., adjusts flow patterns, chlorine and soda ash feed rate, cleans screening devices and sand filter, transfers sludge, reads water meters, lubricates moving parts, removes and replaces worn parts)

• Operates wastewater treatment plant facilities

• Monitors and performs chemical tests (e.g., alkalinity, hardness, pH, turbidity, chlorine, dissolved oxygen) and laboratory tests to determine levels of treatment and water quality

• Adjusts chlorine feed rate and automatic controls

• Collects biological samples and sends to state laboratory for analysis

• Collects samples of potable water and wastewater discharge

• Maintains treatment plant records

• Prepares daily and monthly reports on tests results and plant inspections

• Submits reports to EPA and appropriate sanitary section

• Oversees and/or performs general maintenance at wastewater treatment facility (e.g., tills seed beds, mows grass, paints buildings, plows snow)

• Performs operational modifications necessary in emergencies to meet EPA requirements

• Attends annual training, meetings and/or serves on committees

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Pay Range and Shift Hours:

• Compensation: $50,900 to $67,700. Starting pay will be based on qualifications, education, experience, and location

• Full-Time

Requirements and Qualifications:

• Required Certification: Class I Licensure in wastewater. 

  Certificate of class at least equal to that required by water system &/or wastewater works classification pursuant to Rule 3745-7-02, Environmental Protection Agency; 6 mos. exp. as treatment plant operator in water &/or wastewater treatment plant which included conducting routine laboratory tests on treatment plant flows. Note: The official position description on file with the designated agency is to reflect, in the minimum acceptable characteristics, the required experience/license (e.g., per OAC 3745, ORC 4506.1, ORC 4506.03, ORC 4506.12, ORC 4507.02). Only those applicants possessing the required technical experience/license listed in the position description are to be considered for any vacancies posted. The vacancy/job posting should also only list the required technical experience/license commensurate with the position in question. 
  
  -Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.

Job Skills:

• Waste Management, Environmental Services, Technical documentation, Regulatory Compliance, General Maintenance, Attention to Detail, Problem Solving, Flexibility, Time Management 

Benefits Working for Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction:

• At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

  Medical Coverage

  • Quality, affordable, and competitive medical benefits are offered through the available Ohio Med plans. 

  Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance

  • Dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums are free after completed eligibility period. Length of eligibility period is dependent on union representation.

  Time Away From Work and Work/Life Balance

  • Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave 

  • 11 paid holidays per year

  • Childbirth/Adoption leave

  Employee Development Funds

  • The  State of Ohio offers a variety of educational and professional development funding that varies based on whether you are a union-exempt employee or a union-represented employee.

  Ohio Public Employees Retirement System

  • OPERS is the retirement system for State of Ohio employees.  The employee contributes 10% of their salary towards their retirement.  The employer contributes an amount equal to 14% of the employee’s salary.  Visit the OPERS website for more information.

  Deferred Compensation

  • The Ohio Deferred Compensation program is a 457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan. Visit the Ohio Deferred Compensation website for more information.