Wastewater Operator

Make a career move with the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community as a Wastewater Operator! In this essential role, you’ll help keep things flowing smoothly by monitoring purification processes and maintaining treatment plant equipment. From reading meters to making system adjustments, you’ll play a vital part in protecting our environment and community. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, mechanically inclined, and ready to dive into a hands‑on role.

Enjoy weekly pay, on‑site health clinics, and great benefits. Whatever your career goals may be, let SMSC help get you there!

Assists with the operation of the treatment plant by monitoring and regulating purification processes and the maintenance of the wastewater equipment. Responsible for reading, interpreting, and adjusting meters and gauges that monitor the purification process and operation.

• Monitors all charts, gauges, and other operating equipment and maintains shift log. Completes scheduled walk‑through of the plant to ensure all stations are functioning properly.
• Performs housekeeping duties in order to keep all facilities clean and neat. Cleans tanks and filter beds, using hand tools and power tools.
• Schedules and carries out preventative maintenance on equipment. Maintains logs of maintenance repairs of the facility treatment units. Changes chemical cylinders when necessary.
• Performs troubleshooting of equipment using technical manuals and other resources. Determines if repair or replacement is necessary.
• Unloads and ensures that all chemicals and supplies are stored securely and safely.

• High school diploma or GED
• Experience with equipment/maintenance repair and/or field experience to equal two years.
• Basic knowledge of schematic prints as it pertains to manufacturing equipment.
• Ability to perform basic repairs and preventative maintenance on all types of small and large equipment.
• Minimum of a Class D Minnesota Wastewater Treatment license or the ability to obtain the license within six months of date of hire.
• Valid Class D driver’s license may be required with a good driving record.
• Industrial Truck Driving permit may be required (forklift)

At the SMSC, we are invested in our employees, as demonstrated by the competitive benefits we offer. Employees may be eligible for benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, and a generous PTO package, which includes outreach hours for volunteer work through our #SMSCgives outreach program. Plus, take advantage of perks like discounts on childcare, fuel bus passes and fitness membership, free uniforms and free uniform cleaning, and tuition reimbursement.

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community contributes both time and financial resources across the region, state, and country. The SMSC has donated more than $400 million to organizations and causes, provided $500 million in economic development loans to other tribes, and contributed millions more to support regional governments and infrastructure. The SMSC's Native Green initiative annually diverts hundreds of tons of waste from landfills, has implemented compostable containers throughout our properties, and restored hundreds of acres of prairie land.

Team members are eligible to participate in SMSC Gives, a community outreach initiative that organizes various opportunities in the local community. To empower its team members to take part in the Dakota tradition of giving, the SMSC provides paid hours to team members to volunteer rn more