ASSISTANT SEWAGE PLANT OPERATOR
Assistant Sewage Plant Operator is a non-competitive local-government civil service title, so there is no ranked exam. You qualify by meeting the stated education and experience.
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Assistant Sewage Plant Operator is used at one independent authority, New Jersey Water Supply Authority.
Independent authorities
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| New Jersey Water Supply Authority | 1 |
Where this title is used
Assistant Sewage Plant Operator is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.
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Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under the direction of an experienced operator, receives on-the- job training in the operation of a sewage plant, performs duties designed to acquaint and increase the knowledge of the employee with the various procedures involved in controlling the flow and processing of sewage which will lead to the development skills necessary to advance to the journeymen level; does other related duties.
Examples of work
- Performs routine tasks such as recording readings of relevant guages, reading and checking gas meters and regulating gas cocks.
- Opens and closes appropriate valves as required.
- Maintains liquid levels in pressure chambers.
- Operates and adjusts chlorinators.
- May perform tests on samples taken from sewage passing through the plants.
- Keeps records and files.
- Cleans and maintains plant equipment and property.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
License
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of the procedures used in recording readings of relevant gauges, reading and checking of Meters and regulating gas cocks.
- Ability to perform proper procedures used in operating, adjusting, and regulating sewage plant pumps, valves, and other equipment after a period of training.
- Ability to understand, remember, and carry out oral and written directions.
- Ability to determine whether equipment is working properly after a period of training.
- Ability to understand the use of different gauges after a period of training.
- Ability to keep required records.
- Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.