wastewater treatment technician
Wastewater treatment technicians aid wastewater treatment operators in the operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment equipment, and the purification procedure of wastewater, in sewage plants. They perform repair duties.
Also called: waste water technician, wastewater quality technician, wastewater treatment monitoring technician, wastewater treatment plant operator, wastewater treatment plant worker, water plant monitoring technician, wastewater treatment sampling monitoring technician, wastewater safety tester
- 13
- essential skills
- 17
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 3132
- ISCO-08 group
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Essential skills
13- apply health and safety standards
- ensure equipment maintenance
- interpret scientific data to assess water quality
- keep records of work progress
- maintain desalination control system
- maintain records of maintenance interventions
- maintain specified water characteristics
- maintain water treatment equipment
- monitor water quality
- replace machines
- report test findings
- resolve equipment malfunctions
- use testing equipment
Optional skills
17- dispose of sewage sludge
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- ensure proper water storage
- laboratory techniques
- maintain water storage equipment
- operate hydraulic machinery controls
- operate pumping equipment
- operate sewage treatment plans on ships
- operate water purifying equipment
- percolation
- perform sample testing
- perform water treatments
- prepare samples for testing
- repair plumbing systems
- test samples for pollutants
- use personal protection equipment
- use water disinfection equipment
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