Job Description

Position Summary

The Water Treatment Plant Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations and

maintenance of the Kickapoo Water Treatment Plant. Incumbent supervises the treatment of

water including laboratory analysis, process control, reporting, administering personnel,

budgeting, and cost control. The WTP Manager is responsible for hiring, training, scheduling,

disciplinary action and performance evaluations of the WTP personnel.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

(The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be

performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the

work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this position).

Plans, organizes, controls, integrates and evaluates the work of the maintenance and operations

staff assigned to a water treatment plant; with staff, develops, implements and monitors work

plans to achieve goals and objectives; contributes to the development of and monitors,

implementing and evaluating plans, work processes, systems and procedures to achieve annual

goals, objectives and work standards.

Regularly monitors performance and provides coaching for performance improvement and

development; recommends compensation and provides other rewards to recognize performance;

subject to management concurrence, takes disciplinary action, up to and including termination, to

address performance deficiencies, in accordance with Kickapoo Employee Policy Manual.

Responsible for assuring a safe, adequate and potable water supply for the consumption of the

Kickapoo community and enterprises; conducts routine checks on water plant equipment and

operates equipment necessary for water production; routinely performs water testing such as

hardness, PH, chlorine, iron, and others as may be required, maintains related records and charts;

takes and sends water quality samples for testing as required by EPA regulatory standards and

requirements.

Responds to emergency calls regarding system failures as needed; investigates the use of new

materials and new methods of operations; prepares plant’s annual operating and capital

improvement budget request; monitors expenditures against goals and objectives; participates in

the analysis of trends such as population, industrial growth and the development of strategies to

meet and serve expanding reservations needs.

Desired Minimum Qualifications:

Knowledge of: Methods, practices, techniques and equipment used in operating and

maintaining a large state-of-the-art water treatment facility; federal, state and local laws

pertaining to the operation of water treatment facilities; administrative principles and methods

including goal setting, program development and implementation; safe work practices and

practices of budget preparation and administration; safety regulations, safe work practices and

safety equipment related to the work; computer application related to the work, including

modern, state-of-the-art supervisory control and data acquisition systems; codes, regulations and

guidelines pertaining to the work, office and records management practices and procedures,

principles and practices of sound business communications; principles and practices of effective

supervision.

Ability: Plan, assign, direct and coordinate a variety of functional specialties with overlapping

work areas; manage and motivate and evaluate staff and providing training opportunities for staff

development; exercise independent judgement and initiative within general guidelines; establish

and maintain effective working relationships with those encountered in the course of work; use

tact, discretion and diplomacy in dealing with sensitive situations and concerned customers and

Tribal Council members.

Training and Experience: A typical way of obtaining the knowledge, skills and abilities

outlined above is graduation from high school or G.E.D. equivalent; and four years

administrative or supervisory experience, preferably in a water treatment facility or program; or

an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Valid driver’s license in state of residency and maintain insurability throughout employment;

preferably supplemented by trade, technical or college level courses in operation of complex

pumping and piping systems; Kansas certificate level II, journeyman to achieve level III in one

year approved by EPA standards any other equivalent combination of formal training and

experience that will give the required abilities and experience; pass an entry and yearly physical

examination for fitness; must maintain a telephone at residence and be available for emergency

call-in while employed.

Physical and Mental Demands:

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of the position, the manager is regularly

required to use hands to finder, grasp, feel or operate objects, tools or controls and reach with

hands and arms.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy:

As a condition of employment, applicants must consent to pre-employment drug testing prior to appointment and abide by the Drug-Free Workplace Policy while employed by the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas.

Indian Preference:

Preference in filing vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with Indian Preference Act of 1934 (Title 25, USC, Section 472). Verification must be submitted with the application if claiming Indian Preference. Consideration will be given to non-Indian applicants in the absence of qualified Indian Preference eligible.