Lake County Department of Utilities
Painesville, OH, USA
Water Quality Assurance Operator The Water Quality Assurance Operator is responsible for various repair, maintenance, mapping and inspection of potable water distribution system. Essential Job Functions: Flushes dead-end and unidirectional hydrants or blow offs to maintain acceptable chlorine residual and maintain a flushing log. Flushes areas in the distribution system in which customers have been experiencing taste and odor problems or dirty water. Under direct supervision, operates and checks equipment, instruments, pumps, valves and related apparatus and facilities. Finds and corrects operating problems. Maintains minimum operating pressures in the distribution system. Maintains communication with the plant and laboratory personnel for sampling programs. Assists in periodic meter testing and evaluation. Conducts yearly visual inspection of all backflow devices in the distribution system. Maintains a log of all devices inspected. Maintains a clean working environment at...