Laborer

Requisition ID: 108987

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People are the heart of our business. As an American Water employee, you will be offered a competitive salary and health benefits package, along with opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career. Our benefits packages focus on key areas such as health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals.

We are Beautifully Different. We strongly believe having diversity across our company makes us more successful and helps us provide essential services to our customers. We are stronger because we embrace different ideas, viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds. American Water is the best choice for your next role! Click here for more information on our inclusion, diversity, and equity journey.

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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Job Information

Do you enjoy a job that is never the same two days in a row? Do you have a love of troubleshooting, fixing things, and providing a critical service in your community? This might be the job for you! This position has the opportunity to work alongside our Field Operations crews who help ensure We Keep Life Flowing® for our customers. This union position will be based out of Rosemead, CA.

American Water offers a generous benefits package including competitive wages, medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug insurance; 401k with company match and so much more!

The hours and days for this position are Tuesday - Friday, 7am-5:30 pm and also requires rotating on-call responsibilities.

Additional Information: Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Primary Role

Construct, operate and maintain a water distribution system.

Key Accountabilities

- Sets up barricades and traffic cones.

- Breaks pavement where necessary by whatever methods conditions prescribe.

- Loads and unloads pipes and fittings.

- Digs trenches by means of shovel, or other methods as conditions prescribe.

- Places pipes and fittings.

- Tamps and backfills trenches.

- Builds rough forms for cement work.

- Acts as flagman to direct traffic.

- Sweeps. Repairs water line breaks and/or leaks as required. Changes water meters.

- Performs maintenance and paints.

- Performs routine maintenance on valves and fire-hydrants.

- Required to take after-hours emergency call-outs and be on-call.

- Performs duties of other job classifications as needed.

- Does other similar work as called upon to perform, and any other work as necessary.

Experience/Education

- Knowledge of power-tool equipment and construction materials.

- Ability to work in inclement weather daily.

- Ability to carry out verbal and written instructions

- Requires normal physical and mechanical ability.

- Ability to frequently lift and/or move 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.

- High school education or equivalent.

Certifications & Licenses

- Must possess a valid California Driver’s License.

- Water Distribution Certification Grade I must be attained within 18 months of hiring.

- High School Diploma or GED.

Equipment Used

- Shovels, jackhammer, picks, digging bar, cement power saw, clay spade, wrenches, hand tools and power tools necessary to complete the job.

- Drives a company vehicle.

Competencies

Champions safety

Collaborates

Cultivates innovation

Customer obsessed

Drives Results

Nimble learning

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American Water is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because they are an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.