Maintenance Operator

Maintenance OperatorAqua, an Essential Utilities company, employs people in a variety of roles within our eight-state footprint, ranging from field workers and customer service representatives who are on the front lines working with customers, to scientists and engineers who help ensure we're delivering reliable water and wastewater services to our communities. If you're looking for a rewarding career helping improve our environment and protect our natural resources, we encourage you to join our team!Essential Utilities, Inc. delivers safe, clean, reliable services that improve quality of life for individuals, families, and entire communities.Operating as the Aqua (water and wastewater services) and the Peoples and Delta (natural gas) brands, Essential serves approximately 5.5 million people across 10 states. We are committed to sustainable growth, operational excellence, a superior customer experience, and premier employer status - including a competitive and comprehensive benefits package as well as a commitment to career growth opportunities.We are advocates for the communities we serve and are dedicated stewards of natural lands, protecting more than 7,600 acres of forests and other habitats throughout our footprint.Our company is one of the most significant publicly traded water, wastewater service and natural gas providers in the U.S.We have an exciting opportunity for a Maintenance Operator whose primary duties consist of those activities necessary (but are not limited) to the operation and maintenance of pumping, storage, and purification equipment, chemical feed equipment, belt filter press equipment, instruments and sensors, monitoring the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, routine work on buildings and grounds and daily sampling and laboratory work. This position also involves installation, dismantling, repair, maintenance, and record keeping of all assigned facilities.The position is located at the Shenango Valley Division Water Treatment Plant; however, the person awarded the position may also be required to report to other Water Treatment Plants or Well Stations within the Division.Essential duties include:Proper operation and routine maintenance of plant equipmentSafely operating, maintaining, monitoring, and controlling all treatment plant equipment and processesOperating, maintaining, reading, interpreting, and recording all instruments at the plantCommunicating, recording, and maintaining relevant information regarding treatment plant operationsPerforming assigned sampling and lab testingPreparing reports required by the Company, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, and other jurisdictional entitiesDemonstrating excellent communications skills and satisfactorily meeting internal and external customer requirementsPerforming housekeeping duties and assuring the security of the filter plant structures and propertyPerforming inspections, troubleshooting, preventative maintenance, and conducting corrective maintenance of water treatment plant apparatus and equipmentA basic knowledge of electronic theory and application is requiredAn understanding of variable frequency drives, motor starters, motors, DC Drives, programmable logic controllers and the ability to diagnose problems and repair equipment where and when feasible is requiredFollowing Arc Flash, Lock-out Tag-out, and all other safety policies and procedures without exceptionConscientious in respect for the responsibility to safeguard the public water supplyAll other duties as assigned and capable of increasing skills with experience and proper instructionBe physically capable of lifting up to 75 lbs. A lift assessment will be conducted as part of onboarding.Qualifications:Pennsylvania DEP Class A Water Operators Certification with subclasses 1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,12 and 13 within 3 years of hire datePennsylvania DEP Operational Laboratory Certification within 2 months hireOhio EPA Operational Laboratory Certification within 2 months of hireAn Associate's Degree or Trade School Diploma in a technical, mechanical, math or science based field of study and 2-years of workplace experience. In lieu of that, 4 years of documented experience in waterworks operations or similar field requiring use of mechanical, treatment, and/or mathematical skills with a condition that electronics, electrical, mechanical, chemistry or science based field of study as mentioned above are completed within 2 years. If after 2 years they have not obtained Associates Degree or Trade School diploma the employee will be terminated.Technical, academic and physical ability to perform the duties of the positionHigh school diploma or a GED equivalent at time of hireValid U.S. driver's license at time of hireAchieve satisfactory score on Personnel Tests which may include a written examination. Achieve medium range score (currently 65) on Customer Service Skills Assessment Program test.Satisfactory work record (currently no more than one disciplinary occurrence in last three years).Candidate must adhere to all provisions of the prevailing Articles of Agreement between Aqua PA Shenango Valley Division and the Utility Workers Union of America AFL-CIO Local No. 285 (Union Agreement).Pay Rate: $31.10 per hour**Employees hired or entering the collective bargaining unit after May of 2013 will initially receive $3.00 per hour less than the applicable rate of pay for all positions held or worked. The reduced starting wage shall be increased by $1.00 per hour each year until the employee is paid the full posted rate of pay.This position will work 12 hour shifts in accordance with the prevailing Union Collective Bargaining Agreement. The candidate must be able to work days, nights, weekends, holidays, and must be available for emergency work after regular working hours, and for scheduled overtime as needed according to the Water Treatment Plant Schedule.Aqua, an Essential Utilities company is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. Equal employment opportunity is provided to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions, including medical conditions related to lactation), physical or mental disability, covered-veteran status, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal law.Aqua is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a condition that may prevent you from applying for a job online or need to request an accommodation during the interview process, please call View phone number on click.appcast.io). To maintain the integrity of the recruitment process and to avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest due to employment and/or assignment of family members and personal referrals, specific guidelines apply to the hiring and assignment of these individuals including, but not limited to:Family members cannot result in a supervisor/subordinate reporting relationshipFamily members cannot work in the same department.