American Water

Maintenance & Relief Operator

LocationNew Cumberland, PA
Job TypeFull-time

About This Job


Requisition ID: 108148


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 .


Primary Role

To operate, control, repair and maintain, in accordance with diagrams, sketches, operating manuals, and manufacturer’s specifications, machinery, and mechanical equipment used to process water treatment residuals using hand tools, power tools, precision measuring and testing instruments.

Work schedule is Monday - Friday 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM will change when in Relief Operator position


Key Accountabilities

Observes mechanical devices in operation and listens to their sounds to locate causes of trouble.
Dismantles devices to gain access to and remove defective parts, using hoists, cranes, hand tools, and power tools.
Examines form and texture of parts to detect imperfections.
Inspects used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements, using rules, calipers, micrometers, and other measuring instruments.
Adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, and straightedges.
Repairs or replaces defective parts, using hand and power tools.
Starts devices to test their performance.
Lubricates and cleans parts and equipment.
May set up and operate drill press, grinder, and other metal working tools to make repairs or repair parts.
Acquire materials for repairs to machinery or to maintain orderly f low of materials and processes.
Repair, install, and perform preventive testing of electrical equipment.
Repair, install, and perform preventive testing of process control equipment.
Maintain records, drawings, and reports within area of responsibility.
Perform treatment plant operator duties.
Operate and maintain sludge dewatering equipment.
Other duties as assigned by supervisor


Knowledge/Skills

Skillfully use hand tools or machines needed for your work.
Read blueprints or drawings of the items to made or repaired.
Measure, cut or otherwise work on materials or objects with great precision.
Use arithmetic or shop geometry to figure amounts of material needed, dimensions to be followed and cost of material.
Picture what the finished product will look like.
Accept responsibility for the accuracy of the work as it is turned out.
Differentiate between colors.
Physical Demands: Lifting 50 lbs maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 50 pounds. Stooping. Kneeling. Crouching. Crawling. Reaching. Handling. Fingering. Feeling. Seeing. Walking up and down flights of stairs. Working in confined areas. Climbing up and down ladders. Work on a ladder.
Math Skills: Requires mathematical development sufficient to be able to: Calculate surface, volume, weights and measures. Calculate square roots, variable formulas. Calculate plane and solid figures circumference, area and volume. Understand kind of angles, and properties of pairs and angles.
Language Skills: Must have developed language skills to the point to be able to: Read and understand instructions, safety rules, state/federal regulations, etc. Write reports with proper format, punctuation, spelling and grammar, using all parts of speech. Speak with poise, voice control and confidence using correct English and well modulated voice.
Data: Compiling: Gathering, collating or classifying information about date, people or things. Reporting and/or carrying out a prescribed action in relation to information are frequently involved.
People: Taking instructions – Helping: Helping applies to “non-learning” helpers. No variety of implicit wishes of people is involved in this function.
Things: Operating – Controlling: Starting, stopping, controlling, and adjusting the progress of machines or equipment. Operating machines involves setting up and adjusting the machines or materials as the works progresses. Controlling involves observing progress of operations and tuning devices to regulate reactions of materials.


Experience/Education

High school graduate or equivalent required.
Two years experience working in electrical, mechanical, and/or process instrumentation and equipment.
Company, state, federal, private, or county sponsored courses will be attended to improve job skills. Applicant will obtain Pennsylvania Operator Certification within allotted time frames set forth in the bargaining agreement.
Over 1 year: Specific Vocational Preparation includes an occupationally significant combination of : vocational education, apprentice training, in-plant training, on the- job training, or essential experience in less responsible jobs.


Certifications/Licenses

Must possess a valid PA driver’s license with the ability to pass a motor vehicle check.
Applicant will obtain Pennsylvania Water Class A Certification with subclasses (1, 7, 8, 10, 12 & 13) within allotted time frames set forth in the bargaining agreement.


Environmental Conditions

Both: inside and outside: a job is considered “both” if the activities occur inside or outside in approximately equal amounts.
Wet and humid: Wet: Contact with water or other liquids.
Humid: Atmospheric condition with moisture content sufficiently high to cause marked bodily discomfort.
Noise and Vibration: Sufficient noise, either constant or intermittent, to cause marked distraction or possible injury to the sense of hearing, and/or sufficient vibration (production of an oscillating movement or strain on the body or its extremes from repeated motion or shock) to cause bodily harm if endured day after day.
Hazards: Situations in which the individual is exposed to the definite risk of bodily injury.
Exposure to: Odors, toxic conditions, chemical dust or dust or poor ventilation.
Ability to wear a respirator and work in confined spaces.


Competencies


Champions safety


Customer obsessed


Cultivates innovation


Nimble learning


Drives Results


Collaborates

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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.

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