wastewater treatment operator

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/d43e9693-7087-412c-b54c-e9068012630a

Description

Wastewater treatment operators operate equipment used in a water or wastewater plant. 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.

Hierarchy

3 · Technicians and associate professionals → 31 · Science and engineering associate professionals → 313 · Process control technicians → 3132 · Incinerator and water treatment plant operators

Related skills

carry out waste water treatment (essential · skill/competence)
collect samples (essential · skill/competence)
dispose of sewage sludge (essential · skill/competence)
document analysis results (essential · skill/competence)
interpret scientific data to assess water quality (essential · skill/competence)
maintain water treatment equipment (essential · skill/competence)
measure water quality parameters (essential · skill/competence)
monitor water quality (essential · skill/competence)
operate water purifying equipment (essential · skill/competence)
percolation (essential · knowledge)
perform water chemistry analysis (essential · skill/competence)
perform water treatment procedures (essential · skill/competence)
perform water treatments (essential · skill/competence)
use water disinfection equipment (essential · skill/competence)
water chemistry analysis (essential · knowledge)
apply health and safety standards (optional · skill/competence)
ensure compliance with environmental legislation (optional · skill/competence)
ensure equipment maintenance (optional · skill/competence)
ensure proper water storage (optional · skill/competence)
laboratory techniques (optional · knowledge)
maintain desalination control system (optional · skill/competence)
maintain specified water characteristics (optional · skill/competence)
maintain water distribution equipment (optional · skill/competence)
manage desalination control system (optional · skill/competence)
operate hydraulic machinery controls (optional · skill/competence)
operate pumping equipment (optional · skill/competence)
operate sewage treatment plans on ships (optional · skill/competence)
perform sample testing (optional · skill/competence)
prepare samples for testing (optional · skill/competence)
test samples for pollutants (optional · skill/competence)
use personal protection equipment (optional · skill/competence)
water policies (optional · knowledge)
water reuse (optional · knowledge)

Details

Base · occupation_urihttp://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/d43e9693-7087-412c-b54c-e9068012630a

Base · occupation_code3132.4

Base · is_in_filter1

Base · is_ancestor0

Base · is_featured1

Translation · preferred_labelwastewater treatment operator

Translation · alt_labelswastewater safety operative
wastewater treatment system worker
wastewater treatment plant operative
drinking water treatment system operative
wastewater quality tester
drinking water treatment system worker
water treatment system operative
drinking water treatment system operator
wastewater treatment plant worker
wastewater quality operative
wastewater safety tester

Translation · descriptionWastewater treatment operators operate equipment used in a water or wastewater plant. 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.