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Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators
Operate or control an entire process or system of machines, often through the use of control boards, to transfer or treat water or liquid waste.
Other names for Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators:
Basin Tender, Biosolids Management Technician, Clarifying Plant Operator, Dispatcher, Disposal Operator, Disposal Plant Operator, Drinking Water Technician, Filter Tender, Filterer, Filtration Operator, Filtration Plant Operator, Industrial Waste Treatment Technician, On-Site Wastewater Systems Technician, Operator, Plant Operator, Process Operator, Purification Operator, Radioactive Waste Disposal Dispatcher, SCADA Operator (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Operator), Sewage Plant Operator, Sewage Treatment Plant Operator, Waste Disposal Plant Operator, Waste Treatment Operator, Waste Water Operator, Waste Water Treatment Plant Operator (WWTP Operator), Wastewater Treatment Operator, Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator, Water Filterer, Water Plant Operator, Water Pump Operator, Water Pumper, Water Purifier Operator, Water Reclamation Systems Operator, Water Supply Technician, Water System Operator, Water Treatment Plant Operator, Water Treatment Technician, Watershed Tender, Waterworks Employee, Waterworks Operator, Waterworks Pump Station Operator,
What do Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators do?
Add chemicals such as ammonia, chlorine, or lime to disinfect and deodorize water and other liquids.
Operate and adjust controls on equipment to purify and clarify water, process or dispose of sewage, and generate power.
Inspect equipment or monitor operating conditions, meters, and gauges to determine load requirements and detect malfunctions.
Collect and test water and sewage samples, using test equipment and color analysis standards.
Record operational data, personnel attendance, or meter and gauge readings on specified forms.
Maintain, repair, and lubricate equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
Clean and maintain tanks and filter beds, using hand tools and power tools.
Direct and coordinate plant workers engaged in routine operations and maintenance activities.
Do you enjoy these?
Carbon filtration equipment
Mixers or agitators
Sludge or sewage digesters
Mixers or agitators
Air samplers or collectors
Bacterial removal equipment
Water conditioners
Nitrogen or nitrate or nitrite analyzer
Packaged water treatment systems
Spectrophotometers
Autosamplers
Ultrafiltration equipment
Dissolved oxygen meters
Mixers or agitators
Organic carbon analyzers
Centrifugal pumps
Chemical pumps
Chemical pumps
Oxygen gas analyzers
Single gas monitors
Sludge collectors
Colorimeters
Sludge shredders
Water samplers
Oxygen generators
Conductivity meters
Conveyor screw
Chlorine handling equipment
Ammonia removal equipment
Desktop computers
Oxygen generators
Chlorine handling equipment
Air samplers or collectors
Water treatment dryers
Sludge pelletizers
Bacterial removal equipment
Mixers or agitators
Water purification equipment
Furnaces
Grit chambers
Heat exchangers
Hydraulic pumps
Hydrocarbons analyzers or detectors
Incinerators
Sludge collectors
Screw Pumps
Microcontrollers
Lift stations
Ultrafiltration equipment
Nitrogen or nitrate or nitrite analyzer
Notebook computers
Odor control equipment
Oil content monitors analyzers
pH meters
Drain or pipe cleaning equipment
Digital camcorders or video cameras
Sludge pelletizers
Positive displacement pumps
Ultrafiltration equipment
Microcontrollers
Water purification equipment
Wet scrubbers
Sludge or sewage removal equipment
Packaged water treatment systems
Sedimentological analyzing unit
Ultrafiltration equipment
Sludge or sewage digesters
Sludge disposal equipment
Chlorine handling equipment
Turbidimeters
Oil content monitors analyzers
Organic carbon analyzers
Hydrocarbons analyzers or detectors
Toxicology analyzers
Ultrafiltration equipment
Turbidimeters
Turbidimeters
Flow sensors
Ultraviolet disinfection equipment
Ultrafiltration equipment
Valve actuators
Water samplers
Technology used
Office suite software
Time accounting software
Document management software
Data base user interface and query software
Compliance software
Industrial control software
