Field Technician I

SouthWest Water is a privately-held, American-owned service company with decades of high-level customer service. Today, we serve over 600,000 residential and business customers in seven states: Alabama, California, Florida, Oregon, Louisiana, South Carolina, and Texas. Our teams work together to deliver clean, safe, and reliable water and wastewater services so that our customers and communities can thrive.
Position Overview
SouthWest Water Company is seeking a Field Technician I to support our Field Operations team. This role will perform routine checks of water and/or wastewater treatment systems; responsible for compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local rules/regulations. In addition, this role will assist in all areas of operations, maintenance, customer service as needed for all facility systems within the company and certifications required for the job must be obtained within the specified period of time.
Benefits

• 401k Company Match: 100% of the first 6% of your eligible compensation contributed to the Plan
• Vacation Accrual: Starting at 3 weeks per year
• Holidays: 10 company-paid holidays per year
• FloatingTime: 16 hours of paid floating time per year
• Additional Benefit Plans include Medical, Dental, Vision, Company-Paid Life Insurance and more
• Training, Professional Certifications, and Education Allowance

Job Responsibilities
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This position will be willing and able to perform the following duties and others as assigned:

• Perform routine checks
• Maintain water and wastewater facilities
• Operate belt presses
• Perform general preventative maintenance
• Respond to maintenance requests
• Route maintenance

Education and Certifications

• H.S. Diploma or GED in General
• Driver's License

Work Experience

• 1 year of directly related experience in water and/or wastewater system operations, maintenance, customer service, and prefer experience operating back-hoe and/or track-hoe equipment.

Competencies
Delivering High Quality Work
Supporting Coworkers
Communicating Effectively
Working Safely
SouthWest Water Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It's our policy to provide employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other opportunities based on qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, veteran status or disability, and in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws.