Water Plant Operator II​/III​/IV

Would you like to be part of a team that provides essential services to your community? The City Of Fairfield Public Works Department is seeking a skilled Water Plant Operator to join the water treatment team!

Are you an experienced water treatment professional looking to make a direct impact on the health and vitality of a thriving community? The City of Fairfield is seeking a dedicated, skilled, and safety-minded individual to join our Public Works team as a Water Plant Operator II, III, or IV. Operating and maintaining state-of-the-art water treatment facilities, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the continuous delivery of safe, clean, and reliable drinking water to the city's residents and businesses.

Whether you are stepping up into a journey-level role or bringing advanced supervisory-level technical mastery to our operations, Fairfield offers competitive compensation and a collaborative work environment committed to professional growth and operational excellence.

This classification is represented by the Fairfield Employees’ Association ("FEA") and offers an excellent benefits package, including:

• CalPERS Pension Eligibility
• Tuition Reimbursement - up to $6,000/Year
• Generous contributions towards Medical, Dental, Vision, and Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRA)
• City-paid Life Insurance
• 50 hours of Personal Leave/year; up to 40 hours eligible for cashout
• Generous Vacation and Sick Leave accrual rates)
• 14 paid holidays
• Employer contribution to 457(b) deferred compensation; employee contribution optional

The posted salary range spans the Water Plant Operator II/III/IV series. Please refer to the specific job descriptions for the individual salary ranges, examples of duties, and knowledge and abilities.

Working environments vary and may include office settings, water treatment plants, pump stations, reservoirs, valve vaults, confined spaces, and rooftops. Outdoor assignments may include exposure to noise, heights and all types of weather conditions. Must be able to adjust to peak workload periods and work in a team setting with all members of the plant staff including, maintenance, laboratory, and administrative personnel.

Employees will work with and around hazardous chemicals and processes typically found in potable water treatment operations.

Work may include prolonged standing as well as light to moderate lifting (up to 50 pounds), reaching, pulling, and pushing and crawling. Physical agility is required; must be able to climb stairs and ladders, work from ladders, and enter underground valve vaults (25' deep) for extended periods. This position may require the ability to apply correct use of personal protective equipment in an industrial or field setting.

Manual dexterity, clear speech, visual and hearing acuity are also required.

Water Plant Operator II
- Employees in this classification are considered to be on training status until the necessary certification experience requirement for an advanced operator position is met. Incumbents are required to advance to the minimum shift operator certification required to independently operate either water treatment plant (Grade T-3) within two years of their date of hire. An individual may advance to Water Plant Operator III after obtaining the required state certification, gaining experience and demonstrating proficiency that meets the qualifications of the higher level class.

An operator may remain in the class Water Plant Operator II beyond two years, subject to management approval.

Water Plant Operator III
- This is the journey level class in which incumbents can independently operate either water treatment plant on an assigned shift without direct supervision. Employees have demonstrated a full understanding of all treatment processes, mechanical and electrical systems at both plants, and operations of reservoirs and various pump stations throughout the City's distribution system.

Water Plant Operator IV – This is the advanced journey level class in which incumbents take on a lead role in water treatment operations and provide training to less experienced personnel. Employees…