25 Treatment Plant Operator
Interview Questions

1. Why are you the best candidate for us?

2. Have you ever had difficulty with a supervisor?

3. What is the most difficult situation you have had to face and how did you tackle it?

4. What individual has had the greatest influence on you?

5. Why should we hire you?

6. Why do you want a career as a treatment plant operator?

7. Explain how you would be an asset to this organization.

8. What do you know about our treatment plant?

9. What experiences do you have working in a treatment plant?

10. Are you a hands on person?

11. Do you work on your own car?

    Community Answers

    • "I used to when I had a 2001 volvo s60. I did a few oil changes myself. When the alternator went I had shops quote me prices. I asked for a breakdown of labor and parts. Then bought my own parts, marked them with red sharpe. I watched videos and read instructions how the job should be done and over inspected the shops work. Same thing for the timing belt."

12. What three words would you use to describe yourself?

13. Have you ever been overloaded with work?

14. How do you keep track of work so that it gets done on time?

15. Ten years from now, where do you see yourself?

16. Describe what you have done to achieve a personal goal.

17. What motivates you as a treatment plant operator?

18. Tell me a time when you disagreed with your boss.

19. If I called your boss right now and asked him or her what is an area that you could improve on, what would he or she say?

20. Are you happy with your career as a treatment plant operator?

21. How do you evaluate success?

22. What was your biggest disappointment as a treatment plant operator?

23. What was your greatest accomplishment as a treatment plant operator?

24. Describe a difficult project and how you overcame it?

25. What major challenges and problems did you face at your last position?