Truck Driver/Utility Worker - $28.43/hr

American Water•Chattanooga, TN

58d•Onsite

About The Position

People are the heart of our business. As an American Water employee, you will be offered a competitive salary and health benefits package, along with opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career. Our benefits packages focus on key areas such as health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals. We are Beautifully Different. We strongly believe having diversity across our company makes us more successful and helps us provide essential services to our customers. We are stronger because we embrace different ideas, viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds. American Water is the best choice for your next role! Click here for more information on our inclusion, diversity, and equity journey. About American Water American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886 and celebrating 140 years in 2026, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to approximately 14 million people with regulated operations in 14 states and on 18 military installations. American Water’s approximately 7,000 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company’s national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders. For more information, visit amwater.com and join American Water on LinkedIn, Facebook, X and Instagram.

Requirements

High School graduate or State-recognized Educational Equivalency Certificate.
Specific vocational preparation includes an occupationally-significant combination of vocational education, apprentice training, in-plant training, on-the-job training, or essential experience.

Responsibilities

Constantly performs work assigned by supervisor; collects, compiles, and records work data.
Constantly breaks up pavement, using pavement breakers, pry bars, shovels, picks, and other hand tools to dig excavations preparatory to removing and/or repairing pipes.
Frequently backfills, tamps, and installs temporary paving, using assorted hand tools and tamping machine.
Frequently ensures jobsite is secure prior to leaving.
Frequently determines appropriate material, pipe sections, valves, and fittings needed to perform assigned work.
Frequently performs cutting, threading, brazing, soldering, and connecting or adjoining pipe and fittings, as required.
Frequently performs taps, as required.
Occasionally drives company vehicles including backhoe, as required.
Occasionally installs or removes shoring systems, as required.
Constantly follows established safety guidelines and procedures.
Occasionally performs duties of Laborer, as required.
Performs other duties as assigned.