Wastewater Operations & Maintenance Technician

Location: Wright City

Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science, and operations firm with a simple vision for clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. As an employee-owned company, we strive to cultivate teams that encourage collaboration in an inclusive culture. We seek talented individuals from all backgrounds to help us address a broad range of water and environmental issues.

We prioritize our people, offering opportunities for professional growth, ownership, and flexibility. This commitment enables us to make a meaningful impact on our clients, communities, and the planet.

Woodard & Curran draws on the experience of hundreds of certified operators across the country, backed by the knowledge and skills of hundreds more engineers, scientists, and regulatory experts, to quickly tackle the most challenging operational issues and keep treatment plants running efficiently and in full compliance. Woodard & Curran also reimburse employees in earning, upgrading, and keeping their licenses and certifications within the industry.

The Wastewater Treatment Facility O&M Technician regularly participates in the daily operations and maintenance of the Wastewater Treatment Facility as directed by the Plant Manager and Lead O&M Technician. This position will be located at the New Wright City South WWTF, which utilizes a highly automated, 4-stage Bardenpho Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR) Process with Side Stream Reactor (SSR) for Phosphorus removal.

If you enjoy working outdoors protecting nature's precious resource, water, then you will find this position challenging and rewarding. This position comes with the opportunity for upward mobility to advance your career in the wastewater field. Woodard & Curran is dedicated to our employees' growth and development and wants to help you on your career path!

What will you be doing at Woodard & Curran?

* Monitor wastewater treatment plant processes and equipment both manually and via SCADA automation, adjusting as necessary to control the operation.

* Operate, maintain, control, and perform routine repair of plant equipment, including preventive maintenance duties.

* Perform general maintenance duties of plant and other assigned duties.

* Monitor the operations of a new highly automated wastewater treatment facility and its auxiliary systems.

* Sample, measure, and test plant values such as pH, temperature, solids concentration, levels, and others; make corrections and adjustments; collect required samples for on and offsite analysis.

* Test, monitor, record, evaluate, troubleshoot, and adjust the operation of plant emergency generator and auxiliary equipment.

* Ensure compliance with safety regulations and standard operating procedures.

* Work around high voltage and rotating equipment.

* Performs related work as required.

Schedule:

* Monday - Friday, 7:30am- 4:00pm. Flexibility and extended shifts to meet the demands of the wastewater system. Reliable and dependable attendance is an essential function of the position. Availability for standby duty and the ability to be "on-call," working evenings, weekends and holidays as needed. Response to emergency events and alarm callouts required as scheduled and required.

On Call:
On-call, incentives offer $200 for the week you are on call (this is on a rotation). Compensation for being on call is 2hrs minimum paid for each call out received.

What will you need to succeed?

* High School Degree or Equivalent.

* Valid Missouri Driver's License required. CDL preferred.

* Willing to obtain a State of Missouri Class "C" Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators license. 1-2 years.

* Being able to make sound decisions in process control and follow instructions, as well as following safety procedures.

* Successful candidates will be required to complete a background check, pre-placement physical and drug screen before employment.

$27 - $35 an hour

Depending on qualifications and experiences. Annual Project bonuses are awarded each year. Annual Safety bonuses are awarded each year.

Employee Support & Benefits

Retirement Savings:

* 401(k) Pre-tax or Roth Contributions:
The company matches 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed

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