Treatment System Operator

Description

As a Water Treatment System Operator you'll help keep our water clean, safe, and flowing.

In this hands-on role, you’ll assist with the installation, operation, and maintenance of advanced water treatment systems across job sites — supporting everything from construction to environmental compliance. No two days are the same, and you’ll gain real-world experience in logistics, equipment handling, and system monitoring.

RK Overview  

RK Industries (RK) is a second-generation family-owned business built on hard work and strong values. Led by brothers Rick and Jon Kinning, we take pride in delivering a wide range of hands-on services including construction, manufacturing, custom fabrication, and building services. With seven specialized business units working in close coordination, we ensure every job is done right from start to finish. Our proven methods, focus on safety, and commitment to quality help bring our customers’ biggest ideas to life.

Position Summary 

Perform various support functions associated with Water Treatment System Installation and Operation.  Assist with coordination of material and equipment transport, staging, installation, operation, service, QC, and around the clock system observation.  Perform material handling, site cleaning and maintenance, daily logs and other related supervised tasks.

Role Responsibilities

Level 3 -Primary Responsibilities: 

• Participate as a Water Treatment System watchmen during required on-site shift. Watchmen shifts can be anytime during weekdays, weeknights, weekends and holidays.

• Independently watch and monitor treatment system operation. Contact supervisor if any system issues are observed.

• Work with team to mobilize and demobilize treatment systems.

• Load equipment and materials onto transport vehicles.

• Receive equipment and materials on site or at RK yard.

• Stage, set, and install treatment system materials and equipment.

• Change out bag filters and dispose thereof.

• Perform site clean-up and maintenance activities.

• Perform QC inspections and fill out QC forms

• Perform equipment cleaning and maintenance activities

• Perform additional related duties and assignments per supervisor direction.

• Utilize hand trucks, forklifts, hoists, conveyors or other handling equipment to move material.

• Coordinate and perform shipment loading and complete required paperwork.

• May assist in training new Treatment System Operator personnel and provide assistance to other employees.

• May require delivering material to jobsites as needed; acceptable Motor Vehicle Report required for this task.

Level 2 – Additional Responsibilities: 

• Receive, handle, and stage treatment chemicals.

• Set-up chemical injection equipment and systems.

• Inspect and record system operational information on daily logs.

 Level 1 – Additional Responsibilities: 

• Operate treatment system equipment, valves, backwash valves, pumps, etc.

• Perform chemical handling and refilling tasks with proper PPE.

• Perform chemical parameter testing and documentation of results on daily logs.

• Provide system troubleshooting by supervisor direction.

• Mobilize, set-up, breakdown, demobilize treatment systems with minimal supervision.

 Qualifications

• Receives direct supervision.

• Performs technical responsibilities.

• Work is generally structured or recurring.

• Objectives based on established guidelines, processes and operating procedures.

• Relevant past experience is not necessarily required.

• Entry-level position.

Minimum Physical Requirements and Accountability

• Work outside, inside, and in dusty, noisy and hazardous areas.

• Work in high places, tight places, confined spaces and/or other adverse locations.

• Climb, balance, squat, kneel and crouch.

• Comply with all company policies and procedures.

• All employees are accountable for safety and health and are empowered to stop work if an unsafe condition is present. Employees should immediately notify their supervisor so that the hazard may be corrected.

What Sets RK Industries Apart

• Safety: Our unmatched culture of safety is our foremost core value, guiding everything we do each day: Health, Safety, & Environmental

• Awards: Whether in Construction, Manufacturing, Fabrication, or Service, RK Industries is highly recognized and accredited throughout the industry: Accreditations & Recognition

• Benefits: RK Industries offers competitive benefits to support your growth and well-being: Benefits & Rewards

• Philanthropy: RK Industries not only builds our community through our projects, but also invests in it by supporting local services for over a decade through the RK Foundation: RK Foundation

• Development: Through RK University, we provide hands-on training and development opportunities that empower employees to advance their careers and grow within the company, to include leadership and technical learning opportunities, we well as our accredited apprentice program: RK University & RK Apprenticeship Program

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

RK Industries, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law