Plant Operator - #249177

Requisition ID: 107541

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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.

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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

Operates and maintains water treatment and wastewater treatment plants and production facilities

Key Accountabilities

• Responsible for the monitoring and operations of 4 water treatment plants, 1 wastewater treatment plant, and associated booster pump stations, lift stations, and storage tanks.
• Operate, maintain, control and calibrate plant equipment, including performing routine preventative maintenance
• Establish, monitor, control and adjust flows, pressures and chemical feed through water treatment process
• Receive, offload, transfer and analyze bulk chemical deliveries, including handling of treatment chemicals
• Maintain all necessary records
• Perform water quality sampling, testing and analysis for process, routine and compliance standards
• Maintain and calibrate lab equipment and water quality analyzers
• General maintenance and housekeeping duties as assigned
• Available to be on a rotating weekly on-call schedule
  
  

Knowledge/Skills

• Read and understand instructions, operating procedures, safety rules
• Mathematical skills for calculating chemical dosages, volumes, weights, flows, and other algebraic formulas
• Mechanical ability sufficient to operate pumps, valves, motors and other equipment
• Knowledge of water and/or wastewater treatment plant operations
• General knowledge of water sampling, testing procedures, chemical handling and storage, and lab equipment
• Familiarity with safety standards and OSHA regulations
  
  

Experience/Education

• High School Diploma or GED
  
  

Licensing

Certifications & Licenses

• Required to have a WT3 license or obtain the WT3-OIT license within a 2-year period.
• Required to have a DSL license or obtain the DSL-OIT license within a 3-year period.
  
  

Competencies

Champions safety

Collaborates

Cultivates innovation

Customer obsessed

Drives Results

Nimble learning

Join American Water... We Keep Life Flowing

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