Sanitary Services List of Job Titles & Descriptions

Wastewater-Treatment-Plant Attendant Job Description - Tends pumps, conveyors, blowers, chlorinators, vacuum filters, and other equipment used to decontaminate wastewater (sewage) by settling, aeration, and sludge digestion: Removes obstructions, such as coarse materials from bar-screens, to accelerate influent through initial screening process. Adjusts pipe valves to regulate flow velocity through settling tanks to separate sludge by sedimentation. Turns air and steam valves to aerate effluent, and to control temperature in sludge digestion tanks. Observes temperature gauges to determine lubrication of equipment. Reads charts, flow meters, and gauges to detect equipment malfunctions. Collects samples, makes process reports, and performs minor repairs on equipment as directed by Wastewater-Treatment-Plant Operator (sanitary ser.). May be designated according to station assignments as Activated-Sludge Attendant (sanitary ser.); Grit Station Attendant (sanitary ser.); Pump-And-Blower Attendant (sanitary ser.); Sludge-Control Attendant (sanitary ser.); Sludge-Filtration Attendant (sanitary ser.).
Wastewater-Treatment-Plant Attendant Dot Code: 955.585-010