Water Treatment Plant Operator III
Toledo Water Department / Collins Park Water Treatment Plant · Toledo, OH
Mar, 2021
Operate and optimize a 120+ MGD surface-water treatment train (coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, disinfection) across rotating shifts.
Maintain finished-water turbidity below 0.15 NTU (95th percentile) and free chlorine residual in the 1.0–1.4 mg/L band; zero Ohio EPA MCL violations in the last 24 months.
Run jar tests and adjust alum/polymer doses after raw-water turbidity spikes from Maumee River events; reduced chemical overfeed ~12% YoY.
Monitor SCADA (ClearSCADA/Wonderware), PLCs, and online analyzers; escalate process upsets within 10 minutes and document in plant logs.
Lead monthly filter backwash optimization reviews; extended average filter run length by ~18% without breakthrough.
Water Treatment Plant Operator II
Bowling Green Municipal Utilities · Bowling Green, OH
Jun, 2017 · Feb, 2021
Operated a 10 MGD conventional plant; collected and analyzed process samples for turbidity, pH, alkalinity, chlorine, and fluoride per SOPs.
Prepared monthly MOR and eDMR data packages for Ohio EPA with zero late submissions over 3 consecutive years.
Calibrated online turbidimeters, chlorine analyzers, and pH probes; cut out-of-calibration downtime ~30%.
Assisted with clearwell and distribution flushing coordination during seasonal taste-and-odor events.
Water Plant Operator Trainee / Operator I
Northwest Ohio Regional Water · Perrysburg, OH
Aug, 2015 · May, 2017
Completed supervised rounds on pumps, chemical feeders, and filters; logged readings and performed jar-test assists.
Supported hypochlorite and fluoride feed system maintenance; replaced tubing and verified flow rates.
Earned Operator I then Operator II eligibility while finishing required contact hours.