Water Treatment Technical Supervisor

Recruitment #25-5039-001

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Responsibilities

The Water Treatment Technical Supervisor reports to the Water Supply & Treatment Manager and provides technical guidance on water treatment operations, chemical control, and equipment. This role is crucial for maintaining water quality, regulatory compliance, and technical excellence in Dayton’s water treatment operations. The key responsibilities are as follows:

  • Regulatory Compliance & Reporting: Acts as a liaison with state and federal agencies (Ohio EPA, Federal EPA, OSHA, etc.), ensuring compliance with regulations like the Safe Drinking Water Act and NPDES. Prepares reports and oversees sampling, analysis, and certification processes.
  • Laboratory Oversight: Ensures advanced analytical methods and maintains Ohio EPA certification for the Central Water Quality Laboratory and operator process control laboratories. Manages instrumentation, personnel, facility, and methodology compliance.
  • Personnel & Training: Supervises laboratory staff, including instrumentation specialists, chemists, technicians, and sample collectors. Oversees training on sampling, analysis, and quality control.
  • Operations & Technical Guidance: Provides recommendations for monitoring equipment, control devices, and unit processes to optimize performance and regulatory compliance. Manages laboratory subsystems like deionized water, compressed gases, and ventilation.
  • Public Relations & Outreach: Conducts public tours and presentations, representing the Division in addressing citizens' concerns about Dayton’s water supply and treatment.
  • Chemical Safety & Data Management: Implements OSHA’s chemical hygiene plan and manages computerized laboratory systems (LIMS), data storage, and reporting.

Minimum Qualifications

Must meet one of the following criteria to be considered for certification:

  1. Bachelor's degree in Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Environmental Science or related field AND 10 years of water treatment laboratory experience in which 2 of the ten years must have been in a supervisory position; 
  2. A Bachelor's degree in Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, or a related field, along with 10 years of experience in water or wastewater treatment facilities, including 5 years of laboratory experience, with at least 3 of those years in a supervisory role.

Certifications

Must have an Ohio EPA Water Supply and Treatment Class III or Wastewater Treatment Class III certification at the time of appointment.

*If the applicant does not have a Water Supply and Treatment Class III certification at the time of appointment, they must have the ability to obtain it within two years. A Water Class III Operator in Training certification is acceptable.

License Requirements

Must possess a valid driver’s license at time of appointment and maintain thereafter as a term and condition of continued employment.

Notes

Applications must specifically address each of the minimum qualifications, directly showing how each is met.

Background Check

A background investigation and evidence of Employment Authorization and Identity is required prior to employment. All candidates must pass any level of background investigation applicable to the position, including current city employees seeking transfer, promotion, demotion, etc. into a classified position.

Medical Examination & Drug and Nicotine Testing

Final appointment is contingent upon the applicant passing a job-related medical examination including drug screen. Applicants offered employment with the City will be required to pass a nicotine screening. Newly hired employees must remain tobacco and nicotine free as a condition of continued employment. The Tobacco and Nicotine Free Hiring Policy does not apply to current City employees.

An Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

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