Assistant Operator​/Maintenance; Rotating

Overview

Job Title:

Assistant Operator/Maintenance (Rotating)

Posting

Start Date:

1/20/26

Rotating Assistant Operator/Maintenance Specialist – Build Your Future at PA American Water!

Rotating 8 hour shift. Monday through Sunday. 5 daylights 6am-2pm, 5 afternoons 2pm-10pm, and 5 midnights 10pm-6am. All weekends and holidays are expected to be worked when scheduled.

Assists the operator in the safe operation and maintenance of the water treatment plant.

• Assists the operator in making all necessary water treatment control tests and calculations to control water treatment and pumpage to provide potable water necessary to meet system demands.
• Replaces the operator during vacations, sickness, or other absences.
• Unloads and handles chemicals, sets manual chemical adjustments, and performs maintenance and required cleaning.
• Reads and interprets all charts, gauges, graphs and other devices (SCADA) normally used in operating a water treatment facility.
• Maintains, repairs and installs mechanical and electrical equipment such as pumps, motors, switch gear, storage tanks, compressors, intake screens, chemical feed equipment and other maintenance work.
• Works with maintenance personnel in the repair and installation of equipment as required.
• Makes inspection trips to the pumping and treatment facilities and reports on plant conditions; makes corrections as required by conditions.
• Performs all other duties as assigned by supervisor.

• Knowledge of the operation of all motors, pumps, switch gear, screens, chemical feed equipment and other equipment as necessary to meet the changing demand of the distribution system and related water treatment plant facilities.
• Excellent math, basic hydraulics, and technical skills.
• Able to distinguish colors.
• Background in maintenance, repair, and installation of mechanical, electrical and related equipment.
• Experience in water treatment plant or related field preferred.

High School Diploma or Equivalent. Continuing education as needed for Operator certification renewal.

Once any individual is hired into or awarded an Assistant Operator/Maintenance Rotating position, he or she must take and pass the appropriate state certification examination for Class A Water License within 24 months, and apply for certification within 6 months of achieving the minimum experience requirement for certification, if he or she had not already met the minimum experience requirement upon passing the certification test.

Environmental conditions including contact with water, chemicals, fumes, odors and dust as a result of working with and handling potentially hazardous water treatment and laboratory chemicals. Minimum exposure to inclement weather mostly of short duration.

Position may be subject to mandatory off hours call-out and overtime. Required to possess and maintain a drivers license valid in the state of their residence.

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