Assistant Operator/Maintenance (Rotating)

Requisition ID: 108728

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About American Water

American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people across 14 regulated jurisdictions and 18 military installations. American Water’s 6,500 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company’s national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders.

As one of the fastest growing utilities in the U.S., American Water expects to invest $40 to $42 billion in infrastructure repairs and replacement, system resiliency and regulated acquisitions over the next 10 years. The company has a long-standing history of executing its core operations, aligned with sustainable best practices, through its commitments to safety, affordability, customer service, protecting the environment, an inclusive workforce and strengthening communities.

American Water has been recognized on the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for the fifth consecutive year, ranked 18th on Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies 2023 List, earned the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act designation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense® Excellence Award, among additional state, local and national recognitions.

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Primary Role

Assists the operator in the safe operation and maintenance of the water treatment plant.

Key Accountabilities

- Assists the operator in conducting water treatment control tests and calculations to ensure potable water meets system demands.

- Serves as a replacement for the operator during vacations, illness, or other absences.

- Unloads and handles chemicals, sets manual chemical adjustments, and performs maintenance and cleaning tasks.

- Reads and interprets charts, gauges, graphs, and SCADA devices used in water treatment operations.

- Maintains, repairs, and installs mechanical and electrical equipment including pumps, motors, switchgear, storage tanks, compressors, intake screens, and chemical feed systems.

- Collaborates with maintenance personnel for equipment repair and installation as needed.

- Conducts inspection trips to pumping and treatment facilities, reports plant conditions, and makes necessary corrections.

- Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Knowledge/Skills

Knowledge of the operation of all motors, pumps, switchgear, screens, chemical feed equipment and other equipment as necessary to meet the changing demand of the distribution system and related water treatment plant facilities. Excellent math, basic hydraulics, and technical skills. Able to distinguish colors. Background in maintenance, repair, and installation of mechanical, electrical and related equipment. Experience in water treatment plant or related field preferred.

Experience/Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent. Continuing education as needed for Operator certification renewal.

Certifications & Licenses

- Once any individual is hired into or awarded an Assistant Operator/Maintenance Rotating position, he or she must take and pass the appropriate state certification examination for Class A Water License within 24 months, and apply for certification within 6 months of achieving the minimum experience requirement for certification, if he or she had not already met the minimum experience requirement upon passing the certification test.

- Required to possess and maintain a drivers license valid in the state of their residence

Work Environment

Environmental conditions including contact with water, chemicals, fumes, odors and dust as a result of working with and handling potentially hazardous water treatment and laboratory chemicals. Minimum exposure to inclement weather mostly of short duration

Competencies

Champions safety

Collaborates

Cultivates innovation

Customer obsessed

Drives Results

Nimble learning

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