Join our team and begin a dynamic career!
Seeking strong candidate who is not afraid of hard work, possess initiative to get the job done, committed to providing excellent customer service, ready to start a career where they can flourish to become a certified water/wastewater operator!
Example of duties to be performed:
- Maintenance and repair of treatment equipment.
- Collect and test water samples.
- Add chemicals.
- Ensure important safety regulations are met.
- Record data and read gauges.
Work environment:
- Typically work outdoors in all weather conditions.
- Physical aspects include a lot of walking, bending, stooping, crawling, crouching, lifting, pushing/pulling.
- Exposed to noise from machinery, unpleasant odors, malfunctioning equipment, confined spaces, and heights.
- Typically work during the day, in addition to being on-call for a one-week period and perform weekend rounds based on a rotating schedule.
- Occasionally may have to respond to after-hour emergencies, such as sewer backups/water main breaks.
- Will be required to communicate with a variety of audiences - from consumers to regulatory agency staff; therefore, must provide a high level of customer service and ability to handle situations using tact and diplomacy.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Valid driver's license with clean record.
- Possess Class B CDL or ability to obtain.
- Strong mechanical knowledge and skill to replace/repair related equipment - meters, sewer/water lines, pumps & blowers; therefore must have experience with various hand tools (screw drivers, wrenches, shovels, etc.)
- Required to live within a 10-30-minutes of facility.
- Self-motivated with strong organizational skills to prioritize the workload, meeting established deadlines.
- Strong commitment to providing professional customer service to our clients to ensure we are meeting our contractual obligations and following city ordinances.
- Embrace a team environment through communication, assisting where needed outside of your normal day-to-day, and asking for assistance when needed, etc.
- Ability to pass a pre-employment physical and drug screen.
Wage depends on qualifications and experience.