Water Treatment Plant Operator

We are seeking a qualified and experienced Water Treatment Plant Operator.

The Water Treatment Plant Operator position will maintain, operate and carry out repairs of water treatment plants to efficiently achieve compliance with current plant criteria and adopted operating procedures.

We are seeking a technical specialist to assist in the maintenance and operation of Council’s water treatment and catchment assets including Bray Park, Uki and Tyalgum Water Treatment Plants; Clarrie Hall Dam; and Bray Park and Tyalgum Weirs. The ideal applicant will hold a Certificate III in Water Operations - Water Treatment.

**What's on offer**:

- working within a team environment
- an attractive base salary ranging from $1,282.38 per week with competency-based increments up to $1,505.56 per week, plus 10.5% super
- 38 hour week, 9 day fortnight
- training and development opportunities
- flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
- generous employment conditions (we have too many to list - **click here** for more).

**We are seeking someone with**:

- certificate III in Water Operations (Water Treatment) or relevant equivalent qualification and water industry experience
- demonstrated water treatment process experience including diagnosing and troubleshooting treatment process problems in sophisticated water treatment plants (such as Membrane Plants) and make process adjustments to maintain operational targets
- demonstrated knowledge of physical, biological and chemistry parameters and processes through all stages of the drinking water treatment
- laboratory testing skills including sampling, verification and calibration of complex inline process and bench instrumentation
- demonstrated knowledge and experience in the use of SCADA systems
- demonstrated ability to work in a small team environment as well as work independently and without supervision when required
- demonstrated ability to effectively communicate technical information to a broad range of people
- demonstrated knowledge of WHS and legislative requirements relating to water treatment plants and dams

**About us**:

- Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
- The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.
- Join an **employer of choice**. Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government.

**Where it's located**:
This position is based in Bray Park, and can be directed to work from any Council work site.

**Position closes**:
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**Pre-Employment Screening**:
Tweed Shire Council conducts pre-employment assessments as part of its recruitment process.

Job offers are not made until screening has been completed. Tweed Shire Council uses third-party providers to undertake:

- Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct. Click here for more information.

**Immunisations**:
This position is identified as at risk of contracting vaccine-preventable/manageable diseases and as a consequence impacted employees are strongly recommended to participate in Council’s workplace vaccination program.

**How To Apply**:
You may wish to prepare your responses in a Word document. You can then COPY and PASTE your answers from Word into the below fields:

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- Fill out all questions below. Click 'Next'. For tips on how to address the selection criteria, click here
- You'll then be prompted to attach your resume and other documents (if applicable). Click 'Next'.

**If you'd like to COPY and PASTE selection criteria fields into a separate Word document to work on over time, please find them listed below**:

- Certificate III in Water Operations (Water Treatment) or relevant equivalent qualification and water industry experience.
- Demonstrated water treatment process experience including diagnosing and troubleshooting treatment process problems in sophisticated water treatment plants (such as Membrane Plants) and make process adjustments to maintain operational targets.
- Demonstrated knowledge of physical, biological and chemistry parameters and processes through all stages of the drinking water treatment chain including but not limited to pathogens, blue-green algae and their toxins, turbidity, metals, alkalinity, pH and hardness, and the ability to make responding process changes.
- Laboratory testing skills including sampling, verification and calibration of complex inline process and bench instrumentation.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the use of SCADA systems.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a small team environment as well as work independently and without supervision when requ