Maintenance Relief Operator

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About American Water American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886 and celebrating 140 years in 2026, We Keep Life Flowing by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to approximately 14 million people with regulated operations in 14 states and on 18 military installations.

American Water’s approximately 7,000 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company’s national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders.

Works under the direction of the Chief Plant Operator, Plant Operator, Production Supervisor, Maintenance Supervisor and Production Superintendent and is subject to any specific direction to help with all control decisions associated with the operation and maintenance of wastewater systems to optimize operational performance and assure regulatory compliance.

• Monitors, reads, and calculates the flow of sewage through the plant by meters, gauges, and usual inspection; operates pumps and valves to regulate flow and adjust chemical feeding according to established standards.
• Performs any combination of the following tasks in sewage disposal under the direction of the plant operator.
• Tends pumps, conveyors, blowers, chlorinators, chemical feed equipment and other equipment used to decontaminate waste by settling, aeration, sludge thickening.
• Removes coarse material and other obstructions from bar screens to accelerate Influent through initial screening process; adjusts valves controlling flow velocity through settling tanks to separate sludge by sedimentation.
• Determines need for lubrication and fills lubricant containers and greases equipment as needed.
• Reads and interprets charts, flowmeters and other gauges to determine operating efficiency of equipment.
• Extracts samples, makes process reports, and performs other duties as directed by plant operator.
• Performs routine lab analysis.
• Required to perform routine maintenance repairs, such as, but not limited to, shear pins, belts, chains, minor electrical, minor plumbing, flush lines, repair hoses, change filters, and similar jobs; collects samples and makes routine and more complex chemical and physical tests monitoring for changing conditions and chemical feed requirements.
• Logs test results, meter and feed readings, flow rates, maintenance and other data; prepares daily and periodic reports on plant operations.
• Inspects pumps, motors, chemical feeders, level controls and other equipment to ensure proper operations; makes adjustments and emergency repairs on plant equipment.
• Performs routine and more complex plant cleaning and maintenance such as cleaning clarifiers; cleaning lines; hosing clarifiers and basins; disposing of sludge; cleaning sludge beds; painting structures, equipment and piping; performing routine carpentry.
• Maintains plant grounds and facilities.
• Maintains and operates the sludge thickening equipment, to include but not limited to polymer system and storage tank.
• Performs preventative maintenance and minor repairs to the sludge dewatering/thickening facility treatment equipment.
• Determines need for lubrication and fills lubricant containers and greases equipment, as well as maintaining the correct hydraulic fluid…