Job Details:
Join our team at Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) as a Process Plant Operator and play a key role in powering our community through innovation and reliability. This position offers the opportunity to work at a state-of-the-art Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) Plant, where your expertise will help ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality water essential for power generation.
In this role, you will operate and maintain advanced treatment systems, including lime/soda water treatment, cold lime softening, pond management, and brine concentrator/spray dryer equipment. A keen eye for detail is critical — the ideal candidate will be highly skilled in monitoring, troubleshooting, and identifying potential issues with pumps, pressures, and control valves before they impact operations.
This is skilled technical work performed under limited supervision, requiring sound judgment, a strong process orientation, and the ability to keep critical plant operations running smoothly. If you have prior experience in Zero Liquid Discharge plants or cold lime softening, that’s a plus — but what matters most is your commitment to excellence, safety, and reliable service.
Positions allocated to this classification report to a designated supervisor and work under limited supervision. Work in this class is distinguished from other classes by its advanced technical skills and requirements to train and instruct personnel.
May fill multiple positions.
May under fill.
May establish an eligibility list.
SUMMARY
This is skilled work operating lime/soda water treatment, pond management, and brine concentrator/spray dryer plant equipment and facilities at a Zero-Liquid Discharge power plant site for purpose of providing high quality water for the Power Plant to be used for cooling water and feed to the boiler makeup water treatment system.
Positions allocated to this classification report to a designated supervisor and work under limited supervision. Work in this class is distinguished from other classes by its advanced technical skills and requirement to train and instruct personnel.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Safety must be held as a core value. Employees must be able to recognize hazards and address through proper mitigation. Employee must be able to recognize when he/she needs additional training or is unfamiliar with a task. He/she must be willing and able to challenge others to work safely and to stop any observed unsafe work practice or condition to resolve the issue promptly.
Regulates proper flow of lime, CO2, soda ash, sulfuric acid, coagulant, and flocculant for the Front-End Water Treatment System. Operates and washes water filters. Maintains proper water level in filters, tanks, and reservoirs by operating pumps and opening and closing valves.
Operates front end treatment system, plant water treatment system, ash pond pump back cells, brine concentrator, spray dryer, brine removal equipment, and related equipment.
Obtains water samples for chemical analysis. Makes routine, complex, and special chemical tests of water samples.
Complies with information provided on Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for all products. Handles and stores items properly.
Observes, adheres to and administers proper tag out and lockout of plant equipment and systems in accordance with clearance procedures, policies, and practices.
Maintains work records and prepares detailed reports in a timely manner.
Attends training courses and studies independently to learn operation and maintenance requirements of process plant facilities, equipment, and operation.
Completes established training objectives for craft area assigned to journey level.
Monitor pond levels to ensure Zero Liquid Discharge compliance.
Receives bulk chemical deliveries.
Offloads Brine Salt from silo for disposal to landfill.
Works with other process plant personnel to start up, troubleshoot, or shut down equipment for corrective or preventive maintenance.
Performs routine periodic equipment checks and tests in accordance with standard operating practices, policies, and procedures.
Provides training and instruction to subordinate personnel and advises the Process Plant Supervisor of level of job knowledge, skills, and abilities of personnel in training.
Responds to emergency situations.
Attends work on a continuous and regular basis.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Graduation from high school or possession of an acceptable equivalency diploma; and completion of all requirements as established in the Progression-Through-Training Program for a Process Plant Operator II, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Must meet minimum Craft and Safety Training established for designated apprenticeship program within the guidelines established in the Progression-Through-Training Program.
CERTIFICATIONS OR LICENSES
None.
