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Plant Operator

American Water Works Company Inc
Terre Haute, IN, US
Full-time

Requisition ID : 106889

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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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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 $30 to $34 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 Indexfor 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

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

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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