Profession wastewater treatment technician

Wastewater treatment technicians aid wastewater treatment operators in the operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment equipment, and the purification procedure of wastewater, in sewage plants. They perform repair duties.

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Personality Type

Skills

  • Maintain specified water characteristics

    Turn valves and place baffles in troughs to adjust the volume, depth, discharge, and temperature of water as specified.

  • Maintain desalination control system

    Maintain a system to obtain potable water from saline water.

  • Maintain records of maintenance interventions

    Keep written records of all repairs and maintenance interventions undertaken, including information on the parts and materials used, etc.

  • Apply health and safety standards

    Adhere to standards of hygiene and safety established by respective authorities.

  • Resolve equipment malfunctions

    Identify, report and repair equipment damage and malfunctions; communicate with field representatives and manufacturers to obtain repair and replacement components.

  • Monitor water quality

    Measure water quality: temperature, oxygen, salinity, pH, N2, NO2,NH4, CO2, turbidity, chlorophyll. Monitor microbiological water quality.

  • Maintain water treatment equipment

    Perform repairs and routine maintenance tasks on equipment used in the purification and treatment processes of water and waste water.

  • Report test findings

    Report test results with a focus on findings and recommendations, differentiating results by levels of severity. Include relevant information from the test plan and outline the test methodologies, using metrics, tables, and visual methods to clarify where needed.

  • Interpret scientific data to assess water quality

    Analyse and interpret data like biological properties to know the quality of water.

  • Ensure equipment maintenance

    Ensure that the equipment required for operations is regularly checked for faults, that routine maintenance tasks are performed, and that repairs are scheduled and performed in the case of damage or flaws.

  • Keep records of work progress

    Maintain records of the progress of the work including time, defects, malfunctions, etc.

  • Use testing equipment

    Use equipment to test performance and operation of machinery.

  • Replace machines

    Evaluate when to invest in replacing machines or machine tools and take the necessary actions.

Optional knowledge and skills

perform sample testing test samples for pollutants dispose of sewage sludge use water disinfection equipment use personal protection equipment ensure proper water storage ensure compliance with environmental legislation operate sewage treatment plants on ships operate pumping equipment perform water treatments operate hydraulic machinery controls prepare samples for testing maintain water storage equipment laboratory techniques repair plumbing systems operate water purifying equipment

Source: Sisyphus ODB