JOB INFORMATION

• Employees in job classifications represented by AFSME Local 127 are scheduled to receive the following general wage increases:

• In addition to the scheduled general wage increases, the following special salary wage increase is also scheduled to take effect for Plant Operator Trainee:

• Eligible benefitted employees originally hired on or after July 10, 2021, will be automatically enrolled in the San Diego City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS).
• Plant Operator Trainee employees may be required to work overtime, including nights, weekends, holidays, and/or rotating shifts for which they may receive 5% additional pay.
• Water, Wastewater, and Potable Reuse treatment plants are staffed 24/7/365. Shifts may include overnight and weekends to meet the 24/7/365 staffing.
• This job typically requires the performance of physically demanding tasks. Plant Operator Trainee employees must be able to stoop, twist, turn, bend, squat, sit, and stand for long periods of time; lift items weighing up to 50 pounds; climb to heights of 25 feet; and enter confined spaces and chlorine environments.
• Plant Operator Trainee employees will be required to perform work that may involve exposure to all weather conditions typical of the outside environment; hazardous chemicals; electrical and mechanical hazards; respiratory hazards; noise hazards; eye/face hazards; uneven terrain/walking hazards; blood-borne pathogen biohazards; water/wastewater substances such as scum, screenings, grit, sludge; and enter confined spaces.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• WATER PRODUCTION DIVISION: Grade T2 Water Treatment Operator Certificate issued from the California State Water Resources Control Board is required within two years from date of hire; and a Grade T3 within three years from date of hire.
• WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL DIVISION: Operator-in-Training Certificate issued from the California State Water Resources Control Board is required within 60 days from date of hire; and a Grade II Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Certificate within two years from date of hire.
• PURE WATER OPERATIONS DIVISION: Operator-in-Training Certificate issued from the California State Water Resources Control Board is required within 60 days from date of hire; and a Grade II Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Certificate within two years from date of hire.
• Employees may be responsible for acquiring any additional education needed to qualify for the certificates, as well as any fees associated with obtaining the certificates.

• Associate's Degree in Wastewater or Water Technology or in a closely related field.
• Completion of an Internship program at a water, wastewater, or potable reuse treatment plant.
• Experience working on pumps, motors, and other related equipment used in an industrial setting or wastewater, water, or potable reuse treatment processes.

SCREENING PROCESS

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION