Plant Operator

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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 and celebrating 140 years in 2026, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to approximately 14 million people with regulated operations in 14 states and on 18 military installations.

American Water’s approximately 7,000 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.

This position may be eligible for annual incentive pay and contracted increases as determined by the collective bargaining agreement, and you will have the opportunity for continued salary growth.

In addition to compensation, you will be offered a comprehensive benefits package including 401(k), Defined Contribution Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage, plus disability, paid time off, life insurance, voluntary benefits, health and wellness programs and much more!

American Water is also proud to offer employees learning opportunities and work experiences to grow professionally!

To operate and control plant machinery and equipment to purify and clarify water for human consumption and commercial and industrial use. To remotely control distribution pumps, tanks, and equipment to maintain water and fire service in the distribution system. Monitor and test water quality to assure safe water quality.

This position is a night shift position. An example schedule looks like this:
Night Shift - Week 1 - Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM. Week 2
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, & Sunday 7:00 PM-7:00 AM.

• Monitors SCADA to operate and control electric motors, pumps,valves, and filters to regulate flow of water through the plant.
• Dumps specified amount of chemicals, such as polymer, salt, and potassium permanganate into chemical feeders.
• Make adjustments to same devices to control the amount of chemical admitted into tanks, clear wells, and pipelines to disinfect, deodorize, clarify, and purify the water.
• Control, operate, and monitor mixers, vacuum pumps, sludge blanket levels, sludge blanket concentrations and sludge removal to clarify the water.
• Monitors SCADA to remotely adjust and control pumps, motors, and chemical feed equipment, to regulate pressures, water elevations, flow of water, and quality of water in the distribution system.
• Monitors filter operation to maintain water quality and determine backwashing scheduling.
• Collect and test water samples water from various process points to determine acidity, color, turbidity, pH, bacteria content, treatment application, odor, and other impurities using various laboratory equipment such as electrodes, colorimeters, mixers, turbidimeters, titrators, mixers and…