Racine Wastewater Utility ~ Wastewater Plant Operator
Hiring Salary: $58,942 – $69,343 Annually
Location: Racine, WI
Job Type: Full-Time
Department: Wastewater Utility
Job Number: 202500112
Closing: 12/22/2025 11:59 PM Central
Job Description
Introduction
The Racine Wastewater Utility is responsible for the recycling of municipal wastewater for return as a clean resource into Lake Michigan through the operation of advanced computer instrumentation and mechanical equipment. The Utility is designed to treat 36 mgd of regional flow serving the City of Racine, Village of Mount Pleasant, Village of Caledonia, Village of Sturtevant, Village of Elmwood Park, and Village of North Bay.
Position Purpose
The purpose of this position is to monitor plant data to operate and adjust treatment equipment used in the purification of wastewater as a recycled resource returned to Lake Michigan. This position does work a rotating shift schedule, including weekends and holidays
Core Functions
- Operates bar screens, conveyors, blowers, clarifiers, chemical feed systems, ultraviolet disinfection systems, belt filter presses, gravity belt thickeners, and other equipment used to treat wastewater by settling, aeration, disinfection, and solids digestion.
- Starts and stops pumps, valves and gates (manual or remote control), engines, and generators to control flow through filtering, settling, aeration, and solids digestion processes.
- Monitors variations in operating conditions and interprets meter, analyzer, and gauge readings to determine volume and mass loading requirements to various plant processes; including timing for the initiation of plant blending processes and adding treatment equipment to remediate elevated wet weather flows, and vice versa.
- Maintains log of operations and records meter and gauge readings of various plant processes; detects equipment malfunctions.
Qualifications
- Associate Degree related to wastewater treatment, or completion of Wisconsin Wastewater Operators Apprenticeship; or 2 years of municipal wastewater plant or collection system work experience; or 2 years of verifiable mechanical experience working with pumps, compressors, blowers, or engines.
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Basic General Wastewater Operator certification is required within 1 year of hire; certification in 3 subgrades applicable to the Racine WWTP (A1, B, C, D1, and E) is required within 3 years of hire.
- City of Racine Facilities Engineer license is required within 1 year of hire.
For full job description and to apply online: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/racinewi/jobs/5154079/wastewater-plant-operator?page=2&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs