Sr. Maintenance & Relief Operator

Sr. Maintenance & Relief Operator

Primary Role

Are you looking for a role that will make a difference in the community? Are you passionate about safety and wanting to provide a top-tier product and service to customers? If so, this may be the role for you! Indiana American Water is seeking a motivated Maintenance and Relief Operator to join our team in Muncie, IN. In this role, you will be tasked with day-to-day preventative and diagnostic maintenance at a surface water treatment plant and remote sites.

When needed, you will get to experience operating the plant including making process control changes, monitoring the treatment, and performing routine lab testing and reporting. The Maintenance and Relief Operator is responsible for plant maintenance and operations, analyzing water samples and making needed adjustments.

Key Accountabilities

Performs plant maintenance and relief operations which include the following:

• Electrical, pump and motor maintenance, chlorinators and chemical feed equipment.
• Calibration of process control equipment and instrumentation.
• Receiving and unloading chemical deliveries.
• Facility maintenance and snow/ice removal.
• Valve maintenance and operations.
• Operates backhoe, forklift and company vehicles.

Performs cleaning daily as needed which include the following:

• Responsible for cleaning lab and computer area.
• Sweeping and mopping the floor.
• Washing glassware in the lab.
• Shoveling walkway and steps as needed.

Occasionally on a daily basis uses a computer which include the following:

• Seated task which includes data entry and uses mouse and keyboard to turn pumps on and off.

Performs sample collection occasionally on a daily basis which include the following:

• Walks outside in all weather conditions to the basin.
• Sampling performed from wet lab.

Analyzes samples occasionally on a daily basis which include the following:

• Works standing at lab table 36" high.
• May have to reach overhead to obtain glassware from shelving.
• May have to side bend with trunk flexion and/or squat to obtain items from lower shelving.
• Pours samples into beakers, wrist deviation, shoulder flexion gripping.
• Places samples into analyzers and pushes buttons to start.

Measures the level of chemical bulk tanks which include the following:

• Climbs ladder on the outside of the tank.
• Readings from level indicators are obtained.

Other Job Requirements

DOT Physical

Must be able to obtain and maintain an Indiana WT5 license within 2 years of hire

Strong mechanical aptitude highly preferred

Education

A high school diploma or equivalent certificate

Travel Requirements

Local travel with the service territory

Valid state driver's license

Work Schedule

Full-time, on-site Monday-Friday, 7am-3:30pm
* Shift/schedule subject to change when operating (12-hour shift, 7am-7pm, 7pm-7am)

Competencies

Champions safety

Collaborates

Cultivates innovation

Customer obsessed

Drives results

Nimble learning