Wastewater Systems Operation Specialist Apprentice - 2 positions
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Job Description
The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) enriches the environment and protects public health for all New Yorkers by providing 1.1 billion gallons of high quality drinking water managing wastewater and stormwater and reducing air noise and hazardous materials pollution. DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country with nearly 6000 employees. DEPs water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the systems 2000 square mile watershed that extends 125 miles north and west of the City.
The Bureau of Water Supply is seeking 2 candidates for its 24month NYS Registered Apprenticeship program Wastewater Systems Operation Specialist. The selected candidates will work directly with Watershed Maintainers through a 24month period of onthejob training (4000 hours) and related classroom training (288 hours). Apprentices will learn to perform duties related to the operation maintenance and inspection of equipment water treatment facilities watershed areas reservoirs and aqueducts systems of the City of New York. Training and competency development will focus on: maintaining facilities and operating both field and water treatment specific equipment maintaining and repairing facilities lands roads bridges dams and other structures using hand or power tools machine tools and industrial power equipment including snow plows graders backhoes and loaders making necessary road repairs mows lawns road edges and dams and operates necessary equipment in connection therewith assisting in collecting water samples and performing water quality related analysis as directed assisting in the preparation of daily plant operations and activity reports recording readings of equipment such as meters and gauges using data recording equipment such as but not limited to Human Machine Interface (HMI) and Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) performing basic calculations take water samples maintain control room and equipment logs complete inspection and work ticket records and maintain overall drinking water quality per regulatory and DEP requirements operating motor vehicles snow removal equipment and other powered equipment cleaning and maintaining facility grounds structures and equipment preforming tasks that require physical labor i.e. entering confined spaces lifting climbing ladders and complying with all environmental health and safety laws agency policies rules and regulations. Starting Salary will be $15.45 an hour increase to $18.50 at the commencement of the second year.
Medical Requirement
Candidates will be required to wear a respirator while performing the essential functions of this job. Employees must be physically able to wear a respirator. OSHA regulations have established medical guidelines for wearing a respirator. Once selected apprenticeship candidates will be required to submit to medical examinations to demonstrate that they met applicable OSHA Standards and to monitor their medical status. Once hired employees must continue to satisfy OSHA regulations for the duration of their employment.
(This is a brief description of what you might do in this position and does not include all the duties of this position.)
CITY SEASONAL AIDE 91406
Qualifications :
While there are no formal education or experience requirements certain programs may require such standards. Good physical condition is required for certain programs.
Additional Information :
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
