American Water

Maintenance and Relief

LocationHopewell, VA
Job TypeFull-time

About This Job


Requisition ID: 108356


Share Our Purpose. Be Yourself. Feel Valued.


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.

For more information, visit amwater.com and join American Water on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.



Work Schedule


Monday to Friday

7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. On-call scheduled once every 5th week. OT opportunities


Primary Role

Maintains, installs, and repairs plant equipment and operates plant associated facilities.


Key Accountabilities

Troubleshoots, installs, operates, maintains, inspects, repairs, and performs preventive maintenance duties on the equipment at the water purification plants including, but not limited to, pumps, blowers, motors, chemical feed equipment, screens, mixers, filters, flow meters, gauges, valves, washwater processing equipment and related instrumentation and control equipment.

Calibrates and adjusts chemical feed and process equipment including instrumentation and control systems.
Monitors the water purification plants and makes adjustments as necessary to control their operations.
Performs sampling, testing, and laboratory analysis to monitor process and determine compliance with Federal, State, and PAW's standards.
Performs necessary emergency operating procedures and takes proper corrective action for continuous effective operation of the water purification plants.
Maintains all necessary records, tools, and work equipment.
Performs maintenance and custodial duties at the water purification plants.
Performs light construction projects as needed including carpentry, plumbing, painting, electrical, masonry, etc.
Specifies and initiates orders for parts and supplies.
Assumes duties of Plant Operator in the absence of the Operator.
Performs delivery, loading, unloading, and placing of water treatment chemicals into storage, including chemical receiving and inventory.
Maintains grounds, buildings, roadways, screens, reservoirs, and right -of- ways.


Knowledge/Skills

Mechanical ability sufficient to understand the operation of pumps, valves, motors, and other mechanical equipment related to plant operation and maintenance.

Knowledge of basic scientific and water purification concepts.


Experience/Education

High School graduate or state-recognized equivalency certificate.

Prior experience maintaining equipment in an industrial setting is preferred.
Prior water treatment experience is desirable.


Work Environment

Works under adverse environmental conditions including contact with water, chemicals, fumes, odors and dust as a result of working with and handling potentially hazardous treatment and laboratory chemicals.

Exposure to inclement weather mostly of short duration.


Competencies


Champions safety


Customer obsessed


Cultivates innovation


Nimble learning


Drives Results


Collaborates


Join American Water...We Keep Life Flowing


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.

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