Water Treatment Technician

How You Can Help Us Make a Difference Are you ready to make a real impact where it matters most? As a Utilities Treatment Technician, you'll take on a dynamic, hands-on role supporting the essential systems that keep water and wastewater treatment facilities running smoothly. Working under general supervision, you'll have the opportunity to apply your technical expertise while growing in a career that truly makes a difference every day. Your Purpose & Day-To-Day Journey Education and Experience: An equivalent combination of relevant training, education and experience: High school diploma or equivalent. Two (2) years of experience in public works construction, maintenance, wastewater collection, water distribution, repair activities. Licenses and/or Certificates: Must maintain a valid Commercial Driver's license Class "A" or ability to acquire permit within 30 days of hire and ability to acquire license within three (3) months of hire. Within one (1) year of position assignment: Must maintain CCU Confined Space Entry Certification. Within two (2) years of position assignment: Must maintain Water Distribution Operator Level 3 License. Education & Credentials That Power This Role In your day-to-day journey as a Utilities Treatment Technician, you will keep things flowingliterally. As a Utilities Treatment Technician, you'll play a hands-on role in keeping vital water and wastewater systems running safely and efficiently. From daily inspections and preventive maintenance to monitoring system performance and making real-time adjustments, you'll be at the heart of operations. You'll troubleshoot issues, maintain critical equipment, and respond to both routine needs and emergency situations with confidence and sound judgment. This role blends mechanical skill, technical awareness, and customer servicegiving you the chance to make a direct impact on public health and environmental quality every single day. Extra Details You Should Know PHYSICAL DEMANDS Stooping, crouching, walking, pulling, lifting, grasping, hearing, seeing up close, seeing far away, kneeling, reaching, pushing, talking, standing, finger movement, repetitive motions, depth perception. Frequent lifting of up to 25 pounds; occasional lifting up to 50 lbs. WORK ENVIRONMENT Work is exposed to outdoor weather conditions or irate customers, extreme noise, odors, heights, and/or dust. RISK/SAFETY CONDITIONS The position requires moderate exposure or risk related to physical and/or mental health and safety (e.g., exposure to environmentally hazardous material, heavy equipment, electricity, high system process pressures, assault and battery, communicable disease, etc.) To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description. Charlotte County is an Affirmative Action/ADA/Veterans' Preference and Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Emergency Response/Recovery Activities All County employees are required to work before, during, or after an emergency as needed. This may include temporarily being assigned to work and performing duties outside of the normal scope of their position, location and work schedule to fit the needs of the County and its citizens. Charlotte County is an Affirmative Action, ADA and Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. As a veterans' preference employer, certain service members and veterans, and the spouses and family members of such service members and veterans, who claim and meet eligibility requirements of veterans' preference, receive preference and priority in employment and are encouraged to apply. In addition, certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. All positions with Charlotte County may be subject to drug testing in accordance with the Drug-Free Workplace Program and/or County policy. Charlotte County Benefits & Total Rewards Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners offers a comprehensive benefits package to regular full-time employees.