PROCESS CONTROL SHIFT FOREMAN

SUMMARY

The City of Amarillo is seeking a highly organized, knowledgeable, and professional Process Control Shift Foreman to lead and supervise wastewater treatment plant operations at a shift. This position is responsible for overseeing crews, monitoring plant processes, and ensuring compliance with TCEQ TPDES. Key duties include making operational adjustments to Biological Nutrient Removal, Digestion, Solids Handling, and Disinfection systems, interpreting laboratory and equipment results, and providing extensive regulatory training to wastewater operators. The foreman will assist the Operations Control Supervisor in maintaining compliance, meeting permit deadlines, and managing assets through Cartegraph or project management tools. This role requires strong leadership, problem-solving, and administrative skills to support efficient operations and regulatory adherence.

Essential Responsibilities

Monitoring and Process Control

• Monitor and manage wastewater treatment processes, including biological nutrient removal, solids handling, flow controls, disinfection, and dechlorination, ensuring optimal performance based on laboratory analysis.
• Oversee the discharge of liquid waste haulers into the treatment facility.
• Conduct thorough investigations of accidental and illegal spills, environmental pollution issues, treatment plant upsets, and related complaints.
• Utilize the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system to monitor and adjust plant operations.

Sampling and Reporting

Septic Hauler Management

Professional Development

Administrative Responsibilities

Other Duties

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

High school diploma or GED equivalent with at least three years of wastewater treatment experience, including one year of SCADA system operation, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience. Must possess a valid driver's license and pass a physical exam. A TCEQ Class B Wastewater License is required, along with 120 hours of approved TCEQ college hours or CEUs. Experience with asset management programs and 3-4 years of wastewater treatment experience are preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

ADA PROFILE

Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and / or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. The employee must also balance, climb, crawl, crouch, walk, stand, kneel, stoop, sit, hear, crouch, feel, finger, grasp, handle, reach, pull, push, speak, see, and talk. Also requires the ability to make rational decisions and perform repetitive motions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The employee works in a dynamic indoor and outdoor environment that requires being sensitive to change and responsive to changing goals, priorities, and needs.

The City of Amarillo is an Equal Opportunity employer and encourages applications from eligible and qualified persons regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability, genetic information or protected veteran status, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law.

The City of Amarillo provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities on a case by case basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please contact the Human Resources Office at 806-378-4294.