Water Production Operations Supervisor

Salary: $57,345.60 - $88,940.80 Annually

Location : Flagstaff, AZ

Job Type: Full-Time; Exempt; Benefit Eligible

Job Number: 068-24

Division: Water Services

Section: Water Production

Opening Date: 04/26/2024

Closing Date: Continuous

Work Week: Monday through Friday7:00AM to 3:30PM

Pre-employment Requirements: Physical

Lift Test

Respirator

Asbestos

Essential Job Functions Test (Human Performance Evaluation)

Tetanus

Hepatitis A & B

Additional Information: This position is posted with the full salary range indicating future potential earnings; however, the actual hiring salary for this position is dependent upon relevant experience and qualifications above minimum requirements and position funding. Therefore, all starting salaries above the midpoint require further review and additional approval.

Administrative Duties

Actively supports and upholds the City's stated mission and values. Under supervision of the assigned section manager, employees of this classification are expected to perform supervisory and technical work associated with day-to-day program operations.

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

• Supervisory: This job has partial responsibility for supervision (assists with and/or makes recommendations for hiring, directing, scheduling, transferring, promoting, rewarding, disciplining, and terminating other employees.)
• Budgetary: This job has partial responsibility for budgeting at the program level (forecasting, preparing, entering & implementing budget.)
• Strategic Planning: This job has partial responsibility for strategic planning at the program level (assists with developing, implementing, and managing long and short-term goals).
• Policies/Procedures: This job has partial responsibility for policies and procedures at the program level (assists with developing, implementing, and interpreting).
• Compliance: This job has partial responsibility at the program level (follows, assists in ensuring compliance with, and may enforce Federal, State, and Local laws, rules, and regulations as well as City policies and procedures.)
• This job carries out day-to-day activities in accordance with Council's adopted priorities and direction.
• Reporting: This job has partial responsibility for reporting to Federal/State/Local agencies at the section level (ensures reporting requirements are met, trains others on reporting requirements and methods, and addresses discrepancies in reporting).

• Provides excellent customer service to both internal and external customers.
• Elements of the job may require availability to respond to after-hours emergencies.
• May supervise Water Services Operators (WSO) training in specialty area and provide mentoring and training to ensure cross training occurs.
• Schedules training, monitors training for quality, and coordinates other on-going training, including safety training and safety enforcement.
• May complete performance evaluations for employees who have worked in specialty area.
• Assists with or conducts interviews and makes recommendations during the hiring process.
• Researches, estimates, and purchases/requisitions equipment and materials.
• Puts equipment into service and takes equipment out of service in area of specialty.
• May review proposals and provides guidance and assistance to outside suppliers, engineers, contractors, and inspectors.
• Provides input on equipment needs to repair or up-grade facilities.
• Responsible for necessary documents, SOP's, data entries and reports to properly record the service activities for area of specialty.
• Responsible for updating and maintaining emergency and security plans.
• Performs administrative duties including payroll, up-date manuals, records retention, meetings, training, etc.
• Provides determination of best work practices concerning requests for equipment, tools, chemicals and PPE needed to maintain a safe and operational facility.
• Directs staff in installation and start-up operations.
• Responsible for all scheduled and unscheduled work, including planning, assigning, purchasing, and supervising, exercising initiative and independent judgment in carrying out the work or meeting unusual problems.
• Responsible for employee safety and safe operation of all equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Makes recommendations to the plant staff, managers and the public on submittals, plans and proposals.
• Provides input and assistance for the repair or replacement of up-grade of plant equipment.
• Develops justifications for replacement of plant equipment. Schedules required service to keep plant equipment maintained.
• Maintains awareness of the day-to-day coordination with the different disciplines at Water Services treatment plants.
• Provides determination of best work practices concerning requests for equipment, tools, chemicals and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) needed to maintain a safe and operational facility.
• Provides advanced level maintenance work and participates in the placement of new equipment. Directs staff in installation and start-up operations.
• Evaluates the need for repair, replacement of up-grade of plant equipment and provides required assistance.
• Provides determination of best work practices concerning requests for equipment, tools, chemicals and PPE needed to maintain a safe and operational facility.
• Evaluates facility performance for regulatory compliance.
• Performs daily operations tasks, minor maintenance repairs and minor laboratory duties.

• Operations
  1. AA, AS or equivalent education or experience
  2. 4 years of experience in the water/wastewater field or equivalent.
  3. Ability to obtain a Grade 1 Water Treatment Operator Certification within 1 year for the area of responsibility

• Or any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the above Minimum Requirements.

• Operations
  1. BA, BS or equivalent education or experience in chemistry, biology, math or geology
  2. 7 years of experience in the Water / Wastewater field including budgeting, safety, policies and procedures.
  3. Grade 4 Wastewater Treatment Operator Certification and Grade 2 Wastewater Collections System Operator Certification or Grade 4 Water Treatment Operator Certification and Grade 2 Water Distribution System Operator Certification depending on t.