Wastewater Operations & Maintenance Technician
About The Position
Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science, and operations firm with a simple vision for clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. As an employee-owned company, we strive to cultivate teams that encourage collaboration in an inclusive culture. We seek talented individuals from all backgrounds to help us address a broad range of water and environmental issues. We prioritize our people, offering opportunities for professional growth, ownership, and flexibility. This commitment enables us to make a meaningful impact on our clients, communities, and the planet. Woodard & Curran draws on the experience of hundreds of certified operators across the country, backed by the knowledge and skills of hundreds more engineers, scientists, and regulatory experts, to quickly tackle the most challenging operational issues and keep treatment plants running efficiently and in full compliance. Woodard & Curran also reimburse employees in earning, upgrading, and keeping their licenses and certifications within the industry. â The Wastewater Treatment Facility O&M Technician regularly participates in the daily operations and maintenance of the Wastewater Treatment Facility as directed by the Plant Manager and Lead O&M Technician. This position will be located at the New Wright City South WWTF, which utilizes a highly automated, 4-stage Bardenpho Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR) Process with Side Stream Reactor (SSR) for Phosphorus removal. If you enjoy working outdoors protecting natureâs precious resource, water, then you will find this position challenging and rewarding. This position comes with the opportunity for upward mobility to advance your career in the wastewater field. Woodard & Curran is dedicated to our employeesâ growth and development and wants to help you on your career path!
Requirements
- High School Degree or Equivalent.
- Valid Missouri Driver's License required. CDL preferred.
- Willing to obtain a State of Missouri Class âCâ Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators license. 1-2 years.
- Being able to make sound decisions in process control and follow instructions, as well as following safety procedures.
- Successful candidates will be required to complete a background check, pre-placement physical and drug screen before employment.
Responsibilities
- Monitor wastewater treatment plant processes and equipment both manually and via SCADA automation, adjusting as necessary to control the operation.
- Operate, maintain, control, and perform routine repair of plant equipment, including preventive maintenance duties.
- Perform general maintenance duties of plant and other assigned duties.
- Monitor the operations of a new highly automated wastewater treatment facility and its auxiliary systems.
- Sample, measure, and test plant values such as pH, temperature, solids concentration, levels, and others; make corrections and adjustments; collect required samples for on and offsite analysis.
- Test, monitor, record, evaluate, troubleshoot, and adjust the operation of plant emergency generator and auxiliary equipment.
- Ensure compliance with safety regulations and standard operating procedures.
- Work around high voltage and rotating equipment.
- Performs related work as required.
Benefits
- Retirement Savings:
- ⢠401(k) Pre-tax or Roth Contributions: The company matches 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed
- Time away from work:
- ⢠Observed holidays: Choose up to 8 holidays to observe annually
- ⢠Vacation: Accrued based on years of experience and calculated on hours worked
- ⢠Sick time: Paid sick time for non-work-related illness or injury.
- ⢠Parental leave: Up to 80 hours of Paid Parental Leave for child bonding
- Coverage and support for your needs and well-being:
- ⢠Disability: Paid short- and long-term disability
- ⢠Health: Medical plan options; plus dental and vision plans.
- ⢠Life: Basic employee group life insurance and AD&D benefits; additional voluntary life insurance for employees and families is available through Sun Life.
- ⢠Wellbeing: DarioMind assistance program combined with personalized mental health and wellbeing resources.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
