Wastewater Operator: Plant & Lab Specialist
Listed on 2026-05-16
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Engineering
Environmental Engineer, Maintenance Technician / Mechanic
Requisition
109872
-Posted
- Direct Operations
- IL
- Woodridge
- Full Time - Regular
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People are the heart of our business. As an American Water employee, you will be offered a competitive salary and health benefits package, along with opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career. Our benefits packages focus on key areas such as health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals.
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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.
This position may be eligible for annual incentive pay and contracted increases as determined by the collective bargaining agreement, and you will have the opportunity for continued salary growth.
In addition to compensation, you will be offered a comprehensive benefits package including 401(k), Defined Contribution Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage, plus disability, paid time off, life insurance, voluntary benefits,health and wellness programs and much more!
American Water is also proud to offer employees learning opportunities and work experiences to grow professionally!
Please be advised that there are two openings for a Wastewater Operator reporting to Illinois American Water’s Woodridge office.
The hours for this role will be 7:00am to 3:30pm and will have a workweek of either Sunday through Thursday or Tuesday through Saturday (dependent on management discretion and determined by need).
Consideration for this position shall be given to valid IEPA Certified Wastewater Operators (Class 1, 2, 3,or
4), those with current IEPA Operator in Training status, or those with EPA certification
through states other than Illinois (reciprocity with Illinois EPA will be a required attainment).
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Consideration for this position may also be given to those that have previously attained IEPA Wastewater Operator certification(1, 2, 3, or
4).
- 7am-3:30pm (Sunday-Thursday or Tuesday-Saturday)
- Overtime
- Opportunity to assist with water systems
- Responsible for the safe operation of wastewater treatment plants and belt press.
- Follow all safety rules and operation procedures as established by the company.
- Responsible for proper sample collection and related laboratory tests or process tests.
- Mathematical aptitude to effectively perform calculations associated with the position.
- Mechanical aptitude to service, maintain, and repair a wide variety of machinery and equipment.
- Comply with all requirements to provide high quality wastewater treatment as established by the company and governmental regulatory and environmental agencies.
- The ability to learn and use computer programs such as Outlook, Microsoft Office, Waterly (Production Department’s data entry system), Teams, and Map Call.
- Familiarity with SCADA computer systems for utilities.
- Must be available for work after business hours and during emergencies.
- Physical capability to perform heavy manual labor in all types of weather.
- Must be reliable, responsible, organized, resourceful, and able to think and act promptly, all while most often working alone.
- Ability to cooperate/collaborate with other operators and laboratory…
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