Eugene/Springfield Water Pollution Control Facility 1984-1991

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Page 6 Section B: ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURfi The City of Eugene provides operations and main- tenanceservicesthrough the Wastewater Division of the Public Works Department. The Wastewater Division began operation of the new treatment facility in April 1984 with 62 employees. A plant superintendent and assistant superintendent pro- videdoverall management of the divisions. Plant operation was carried out by a process control manager, four shift supervisors, ten Operators II's and ten Operators I's. Plant maintenance was performed under the direc- tion of a maintenance manager and maintenance supervisor. The maintenance section was divided into two groups: mechanical maintenance and facility maintenance. The mechanical mainte- nancestaff consisted of eight full-time employees: five Mechanic II's and three were Mechanic I's. The facility group consisted of five full-time per- sonnel: aUtility Worker III, three Utility Worker I's, and a custodian. Laboratory and Industrial Waste Monitoring sec- tions were supervised by an Administrative Ana- lyst II. The laboratory work group consisted of three full-time laboratory technicians. The Indus- trial Monitoring duties were carried out by an Engineering Technician II and an Engineering Technician I. The Computer Section and the Sludge Program were supervised by a chemical engineer. The Com- puter Section was staffed with one full-time Pro- grammer II, and the Sludge Program was staffed with one supervisor and four Utility Worker II's. Administrative assistance andoffice functions were supervised by one Staff Assistant II. The data control and office positions were staffed with one Programmer I and two Office Clerk II's. The organizational structure in June 1991 was very different. All exempt job titles were changed as a result of aCity-wide classification study completed in 1988. The process control manager and the maintenance manager pos itions were consolidated into one plant manager position. The assistant superintendent position was eliminated and a new wastewater systems manager position was created. A Projects Services section was created, and many other job titles and work section were renamed to more accurately reflect job and service functions. The Wastewater Division employs 69 full-time employees. The division director is responsible for overall operation of the regional facility. The di- rector is assisted by the wastewater systems man- ager, who is responsible for Computer Services, Proj ect Services, andEnvironmental Services work groups and by the plant manager, who is respon- siblefor Operations, Maintenance, Residuals, and Stores work groups. Under the direction of the plant manager, two Operations supervisors pro- vide day-to-day supervision of the 49-MGD sec- ondary treatment plant. They oversee 12 Waste- water Technician III's (journeymen) and four Wastewater Technician II's (apprentices). In the Maintenance Section, also under the plant manager, a maintenance supervisor oversees the work Of four subgroups: general maintenance, in- strumentation, electrical, and pump stations. The general maintenance subgroup is staffed with ten journeymen Wastewater Technician II's. The in- strumentation group consists of a senior instru- menttechnician and two instrument technicians. The electrical group has one Electrician II and one Electrician I. The pump station group consists of three Maintenance Technician III's. AFacilityMaintenancesectionwas createdshortly after plant start-up and also is managed by the plant manager. The Facility Maintenance section is staffed with a supervisor, three Utility Worker III's, three Utility Worker I's, one Parks Specialist IIB, one Custodial Worker II, and one Custodial Worker I. The Residuals Management section was formed after plant start-up and consists of both the Sludge Management Program and the Cannery Waste Management Program. Before 1989, these two programs were independent; in 1989, they were merged into one section. The section is managed by an operations supervisor and staffed with one WastewaterTechnician IV,one WastewaterTech- nician III, and two Wastewater Technician II's. The Storeroom Services section consists of one buyer and one full-time Stores Clerk. Another Clerk II assists in Storeroom duties when not working with the office staff. The Environmental Services performs laboratory functions and industrial waste monitoring. The