Water Operator

Posted: 06/26/2025 Industry: Construction Job Number: 197506 Pay Rate: $26 / hour

HKA Enterprises is unable to support C2C. 3rd party submissions and C2C requests will not be considered for any positions.

HKA is working on behalf of Jacobs, and this role is to support Jacobs’ work through HKA

$1500 hire on bonus. We will pay $750 after 90 days and $750 after an additional 180 days.

Basic Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• New Mexico Level 2 Water Certification or equivalent
• Two years of experience in water operations
• Possess a valid driver’s license

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of water treatment operations; operating principles of valves, pumps, and motors; principles and methods of water analyses and treatment
• Three years’ experience in operating water treatment plants
• Knowledge of computer software including development of spreadsheets and word processing documents and entering information into data management systems

• The work area can involve a working environment indoors as well as outdoors, which could cause exposure to outdoor elements; proper environmental attire will be required. Some areas can have loud noise, active machinery, high pressure fluid systems, electrical equipment, confined spaces, heights and depths, fumes, airborne particles, noxious gases, pathogens and various chemicals. The use of appropriate safety equipment will be mandatory in these areas to prevent hazardous contact.
• Must be able to sit, stand, stoop, twist and bend at the waist, turn, kneel, squat, raise arms above shoulder height, grasp, reach, perform repetitive hand movements and fine coordination to work on equipment; have vision sufficient to read blueprints; have hearing in the normal range with or without correction. In an 8-hour shift you must be able to transport self across the facility, ascend and descend stair steps, lift objects up to 50 pounds from floor level to waist height, climb and work off of a ladder or scaffold;
  
  carry a 50-pound toolbox up a flight of stairs; work in confined spaces and wear and use appropriate safety equipment.

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