Maintenance Relief Operator

Requisition ID: 109227

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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

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.

Position Responsiblities

- 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.

- 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 flow 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.

- Read and understand instructions, safety rules, state/federal regulations, etc.

- Write reports with proper format

- Speak with poise, voice control and confidence, well modulated voice.

- 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.

Experience/Education

- High school graduate or equivalent.

- Two years experience working in electrical, mechanical, and/or process instrumentation and equipment.

- Must possess a valid PA driver’s license.

- 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.

Work Environment

- Physical Demands: Lifting 100 lbs maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 50 pounds. Stooping. Kneeling. Crouching. Crawling. Reaching. Walking up and down flights of stairs. Working in confined areas. Climbing up and down ladders. Work on a ladder.

- 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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