Computer Operations Shift Supervisor jobs in Seattle, WA

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• Supervise and direct the work of lead, skilled trades, semi-skilled trades for a Shift Operations Crew at the West Point Treatment Plant. 
• Supervisory responsibilities include hiring, review, and evaluate employee job performance and provide constructive feedback; provide mentoring; recommend and/or initiate disciplinary action.
• Plan, schedule, coordinate, monitor and review the daily work of a crew and the long-range planning and scheduling of a crew. Ensure timely completion and quality of work by crew.
• Participate in long-range facilities planning.
• Requisition supplies and equipment, maintain inventory, ensure requisition procedures are followed and make budget decisions.
• Review plans, designs or procedures for assigned segment of major construction projects with contractors, design engineers, vendors, and agency's construction management division.
• Organize, coordinate, and provide technical expertise on long-range special projects; provide direction to senior staff on special projects.
• Assist senior staff in scheduling and prioritizing work orders with other divisions, departments, and agencies. Plan, schedule and provide training to others and maintain training records on employees.
• Review laboratory data and recommend and/or make process control decisions.
• Coordinate division, department and other agencies' responses to unusual occurrences and emergencies; take corrective action as appropriate. May be responsible for media contact.
• Ensure adherence to all policies, standards, and procedures.
• Operate, monitor, and control equipment and systems using complex computer systems. Participate in labor negotiations and grievance hearings.
• Prepare technical reports of plant operations for submittal to management and state and federal regulatory agencies. Assume operational responsibilities in the absence of the Plant Manager for rotating shifts and for other operations.
• Perform the duties of the other classifications within the Wastewater Treatment Operations series as needed.
• Be available to work all shift schedules, including rotating shifts; may be required to be on standby and/or call-out status and subject to after-hours call-in for unusual occurrences and emergencies. 

• Intermediate knowledge of project management techniques and principles           
• Intermediate knowledge of the description, function and major components for plant-wide gas, chlorination, heating, ventilating and air conditioning, odor control, electrical, water, air, and hydraulic systems
• Extensive knowledge of the description, function, major components, causes for alarms and remote monitoring and control system for the equipment and systems in the preliminary, primary, and secondary, solids handling, odor control and/or collection and conveyance systems.
• Experience in description and function of computerized remote and supervisory control systems used to control, operate, and monitor a major wastewater treatment system.
• Extensive experience in operating, monitoring, maintaining, and training on the equipment and systems in the preliminary treatment area, primary treatment area, secondary area, solids handling area, and in the collection and conveyance system and systems for plant-wide gas, chlorination, heating, ventilating and air conditioning, odor control, electrical, water, air, and hydraulic systems.
• Knowledge of purchasing policies and procedures Communication skills (oral and written) Assessment and decision-making skills
• Experience in supervisory skills to lead, teach and coach; provide direction, prepare, and conduct performance evaluations and take disciplinary actions.
• Skills or advanced training to meet or exceed King County, state, and federal regulations.
• Skill in facilitating long- and short-term workload planning, budgeting, training, and performance management Skill in managing written and/or computerized information systems including logs, reports, lab and process data, trouble reports and work requests.
• Skill in the application of safety policies, procedures, and practices for confined space entry, fall protection, hazard communication, recognition and control, hazardous energy control, emergency response and evacuation, accident prevention, hearing conservation, preventing back injuries, respiratory protection, fire safety, department facilities and operations, forklift training, overhead cranes, plant-specific safety information and other department-wide safety information.
• General knowledge or skills in the areas of incident command and emergency response.
• General knowledge of interpreting and applying technical information from plant drawings, technical data sheets, operations and maintenance manuals and laboratory test results
• Experience in maintaining and establishing effective working relationships with the public, vendors, contractors, regulatory agencies, team members and other work groups.

• Action Oriented: Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
• Builds Effective Teams: Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
• Communicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Decision Quality: Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward
• Manages Complexity: Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.

• Washington State Group III Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Certification
• Washington State Driver's License

• Washington State Group IV Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Certification
• CPR and First Aid Certification

• Work Location: West Point Treatment Plant - 1400 Discovery Park Blvd. Seattle, WA 98199
• Work Schedule: This full-time position works a 40-hour work week. This position will follow the D Crew Shift Rotation Schedule but may be assigned to any shift. Shift crews work two 11.7-hour day shifts followed by two 11.7-hour night shifts, followed by four days off. Applicants must be available to work any assigned schedule. This position is covered under the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and is overtime eligible. 
• Union Representation: This position represented by Teamsters Local 117 WTD Supervisors labor union. The salary reflects $1.00 per hour contribution to the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust Fund.  

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