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Frequently Asked Questions:

• How many Sewage Treatment Operator jobs are available on Pertemps?

  There are 3 Sewage Treatment Operator jobs available on Pertemps right now.

• What does a Sewage Treatment Operator do?

  Water treatment operatives treat water to ensure safety for drinking, irrigation, or other use. They treat and clean drinking water before it is distributed to the consumer and process wastewater to remove harmful substances before returning it to rivers and seas. They take samples and perform tests to analyse the water quality.

  Tasks required include:

  • Attends water filtration and purification plant, monitors chemical treatment and regulates treatment of water supply within strict guidelines.
  • Opens and closes valves to regulate quantity and pressure of water and reports defective valves or abnormal water pressure.
  • Stops water supply in an emergency and informs consumers likely to be affected.
  • Regulates flow of raw sewage into screening plant, releases screened sewage and regulates its flow into detritus pits, sedimentation tanks and filtration beds.
  • Cleans out screen compartments, sedimentation tanks and filtration beds manually or using mechanical scraper.
  • Patrols sections of sewer, examines for any blockages or gas releases and clears blockages by flushing or by using boring rods.
  • Digs trench and assists pipe layers to lay, renew or repair sewerage pipes.

• What are the entry requirements for a Sewage Treatment Operator?

  There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is provided Off and on-the-job. NVQs/ SVQs in Operating Process Plant are available at Level 2.