wastewater treatment operator
Wastewater treatment operators operate equipment used in a water or wastewater plant. They treat and clean drinking water before it is distributed to the consumer and process wastewater to remove harmful substances before returning it to rivers and seas. They take samples and perform tests to analyse the water quality.
Also called: wastewater quality tester, wastewater safety operative, drinking water treatment system operator, drinking water treatment system worker, drinking water treatment system operative, wastewater treatment plant worker, wastewater treatment plant operative, wastewater quality operative
- 15
- essential skills
- 18
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 3132
- ISCO-08 group
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Essential skills
15- carry out waste water treatment
- collect samples
- dispose of sewage sludge
- document analysis results
- interpret scientific data to assess water quality
- maintain water treatment equipment
- measure water quality parameters
- monitor water quality
- operate water purifying equipment
- percolation
- perform water chemistry analysis
- perform water treatment procedures
- perform water treatments
- use water disinfection equipment
- water chemistry analysis
Optional skills
18- apply health and safety standards
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- ensure equipment maintenance
- ensure proper water storage
- laboratory techniques
- maintain desalination control system
- maintain specified water characteristics
- maintain water distribution equipment
- manage desalination control system
- operate hydraulic machinery controls
- operate pumping equipment
- operate sewage treatment plans on ships
- perform sample testing
- prepare samples for testing
- test samples for pollutants
- use personal protection equipment
- water policies
- water reuse
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