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Must possess and maintain Class A Biological Wastewater certification.</p><p><u><strong>Specific Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities:</strong></u> Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in performance of the essential functions and learn, comprehend, and apply all City or departmental policies, practices, and procedures necessary to function effectively in the position.</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>Performance Aptitudes:</strong></p><p><u><strong>Data Utilization:</strong></u> Requires the ability to determine, calculate, tabulate, or summarize data/information, following a prescribed plan requiring the exercise of some judgment. Includes performing subsequent actions in relation to these computational operations.</p><p><u><strong>Human Interaction:</strong></u> Requires the ability to work with and apply principles of persuasion and/or influence over others to coordinate programs or activities of a project, and resolve typical problems associated with the responsibilities of the job.</p><p><u><strong>Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization:</strong></u> Requires the ability to overhaul, restore, renovate, construct, and/or rebuild equipment, machinery, or objects, requiring adherence to prescribed standards and specifications. Requires the ability to operate and control the actions of the same equipment, machinery, and/or objects..</p><p><u><strong>Verbal Aptitude:</strong></u> Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, and/or advisory data and information.</p><p><u><strong>Mathematical Aptitude:</strong></u> Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; the ability to calculate decimals and percentages; the ability to utilize principles of fractions; and the ability to interpret graphs.</p><p><u><strong>Functional Reasoning: </strong></u>Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems; to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form; and to exercise independent judgment to adopt or modify methods and standards to meet variations in assigned objectives.</p><p><u><strong>Situational Reasoning:</strong></u> Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria.</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>ADA Compliance:</strong></p><p><br/></p><p><u><strong>Physical Ability: </strong></u>Tasks require the regular and, at times, sustained performance of moderately physically demanding work, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and that may involve the lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials (20-50 pounds).</p><p><u><strong>Sensory Requirements:</strong></u> Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, odor, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals. 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