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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 $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.
For more information, visit amwater.com and join American Water on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Illinois American Water has a new opening for a full-time Wastewater Operator to join our team in Woodridge. This role is critical to our operations and helps keep safe, healthy and reliable water flowing to our local customers. As a wastewater operator, you will be tasked with making process adjustments, collecting treatment data, adjusting chemical feed systems, maintaining equipment and general housekeeping of the plant. If you're looking to make a direct impact in the community, this may be the role for you!
*This position requires applicants have an Operator in Training (OIT) status or an IL Class 1, 2, 3, or 4 Operator license upon hire.
Key Accountabilities
Knowledge/Skills
Experience/Education
Schedule/Hours
Competencies
Champions safety
Collaborates
Cultivates innovation
Customer obsessed
Drives Results
Nimble learning
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.
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 $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.
For more information, visit amwater.com and join American Water on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Illinois American Water has a new opening for a full-time Wastewater Operator to join our team in Woodridge. This role is critical to our operations and helps keep safe, healthy and reliable water flowing to our local customers. As a wastewater operator, you will be tasked with making process adjustments, collecting treatment data, adjusting chemical feed systems, maintaining equipment and general housekeeping of the plant. If you're looking to make a direct impact in the community, this may be the role for you!
*This position requires applicants have an Operator in Training (OIT) status or an IL Class 1, 2, 3, or 4 Operator license upon hire.
Key Accountabilities
- Responsible for the safe operation of Wastewater Treatment plants and belt press.
- Follow all safety rules and operation procedures as established by the company.
- Responsible for proper sample collection and related laboratory tests or process tests.
- Mathematical aptitude to effectively perform calculations associated with the position.
- Mechanical aptitude to service, maintain, and repair a wide variety of machinery and equipment.
- Comply with all requirements to provide high quality Wastewater Treatment as established by the company and governmental regulatory and environmental agencies.
- The ability to learn and use computer programs such as Outlook, Microsoft Office, Waterly (Production Department's data entry system), Teams, and MapCall.
- Familiarity with SCADA computer systems for utilities.
- Must be available for work after business hours and during emergencies.
- Physical capability to perform heavy manual labor in all types of weather.
- Must be reliable, responsible, organized, resourceful, and able to think and act promptly, all while most often working alone.
Knowledge/Skills
- Perform a variety of process management tests (e.g. MLSS, Sludge Blanket Measurements, NH3 Screening, Cl2 Screening, etc.)
- Make process adjustments based on process data and operational skillsets.
- Collect treatment and equipment data (flow data, run times, etc.)
- Collect compliance samples
- Adjust chemical feed systems and change chemical containers as needed.
- Maintain process and facility equipment.
- Maintain asset recordkeeping via MapCAll
- Belt Press operations
- General housekeeping of facilities and grounds.
- Other duties as assigned by management.
- Possession of a valid Illinois drivers license at the class level required to operate fleet equipment as well as a safe driving record.
Experience/Education
- Possession of a valid Illinois driver's license at the class level required to operate fleet equipment associated with the job, as well as a safe driving record
- Must possess a high school diploma or equivalent
- Operator in Training (OIT) status or IL Class I, 2, 3, or 4 Operator license required upon hire.
- Consideration for this position shall be given to valid IEPA Certified Operators (Class 1, 2, 3, or 4) those with current IEPA Operator in Training status, or those with EPA certification through states other than Illinois (reciprocity with IL EPA will be a required attainment). Any candidate not currently certified as a Class 2, 3, or 4 Wastewater Operator will be required to obtain a Class 1 IEPA Wastewater Certificate within a timeline determined by IEPA guidelines.
Schedule/Hours
- Full-time
- Tuesday-Saturday, 7am-3:30pm
Competencies
Champions safety
Collaborates
Cultivates innovation
Customer obsessed
Drives Results
Nimble learning
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.
