Water Treatment Plant Operator

Seeking a Treatment Plant Operator to join our Jones Ferry Road Water Treatment Plant team. Looking for a team player with an excellent work ethic and adaptability. Ideal candidate should have a positive attitude, excellent communication skills and the willingness to work with the team to fulfill the goals of the organization.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Maintain knowledge of the principles and practices applied to the operation and maintenance of the water treatment plant.
• Ensure regulatory compliance by monitoring water treatment plant processes and maintaining proper plant balance to include adjusting chemical feeds.
• Complete plant inspections, collect samples, and troubleshoot processes and equipment.
• Assist with offloading bulk chemical deliveries.
• Utilize various types of machinery and equipment including SCADA, forklift, lab, and general office equipment.
• Job requires working weekends, holidays, nights, and rotating shifts.

Successful candidates should have:

• High School diploma or GED with one year of experience working in a water treatment facility or prior knowledge, skills and abilities that may be transferrable.
• Position requires a North Carolina Class C Surface Water Operator’s Certification – prefer certification to already be active. If not, candidate must acquire it within 6 months of employment.
• Valid North Carolina (NC) Driver’s License.
• Good working knowledge of mathematics, chemistry, and bacteriology.
• Ability to maintain requirements of a safety sensitive position (cleared to wear a full-face respirator, complete HAZWOPER training, etc.); and meet the physical requirements that include frequently exerting up to 50 pounds and walking/standing often.

Team members are our most important resource. Pay and Benefits include:

• Salary Range is $56,596 – $84,894
• Membership in the NC Local Government Employee Retirement System; 5% Employer 457 Deferred Compensation contribution;
  Retirement Health Savings account
• Employer paid Health, Dental, Vision, Life insurance, Dependent Life, Long-term Disability
• Vacation, Sick, Personal, Bereavement and Parental Leave; 12 Paid Holidays
• Educational Reimbursement:
  Bonus Pay for Additional Certifications and/or Education
• Cell Phone Stipend
• Ability to transfer unused sick leave from preceding NC Local Government or State agency employer
• Much, much more!

OWASA is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to continuous improvement, sustainability, creativity, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. This recruitment will close on October 28, 2026.