American Water

Water Treatment Operator

Water Treatment Operator
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LocationBluefield, WV
Job TypeFull time
On-site
Utilities

About This Job


Requisition ID: 108459


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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.

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



Primary Role

To control treatment plant machines, pumps, and equipment to purify and clarify water for human consumption and for industrial use.

This posiiton requires a West Virginia Class 2 Water Operator License.


The work schedule will be different days and hours during training and after training.


Key Accountabilities

Operates and controls electric motors, pumps, and valves to regulate flow and pressure of water pumped into Treatment Plant and the distribution system.

Dumps or control feeds specified amounts of chemicals, such as chlorine, ammonia, and lime into water or adjusts automatic devices that admit specified amounts of chemicals into tanks to disinfect, deodorize, and clarify water.
Starts agitators to mix chemicals and allows impurities to settle to bottom of tank.
Monitors panelboard and adjusts controls to regulate flow rates, loss of head pressure, and water elevation and distribution of water.
Cleans tanks and filter beds, using backwashing (reverse flow of water).
Repairs and lubricates machines and equipment, using handtools and power tools.
May perform periodic inspections and observe mechanical, electrical, I instrumentation devices in operation and check for abnormal conditions.
Tests water samples to determine acidity, color, and impurities, using colorimeter, turbidimeter, and conductivity meter.
Dumps or control feeds chemicals such as alum into tanks to coagulate impurities and reduce acidity.
Records data, such as residual content of chemicals, water turbidity, and water pressure.
May perform calibration and standardization of process monitoring of equipment.
May operate portable water- purification plant to supply drinking water.
May purify waste water from plant preparatory to pumping water into rivers and streams, city mains, or holding reservoirs.
May utilize telemetry system to monitor water tank levels and water pressure and adjust booster pumps to maximize system effectiveness in delivery of treated water to the system.


Experience/Education

High school diploma or general education degree (GED).


Certifications/Licenses

Minimum of a West Virginia Class 2 Water Operator License.


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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