Water Distribution O&M Technician

Woodard & Curran•O'Fallon, MO

3d•$26 - $28

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 aids employees in earning, upgrading, and keeping their certifications within the industry. What will you be doing at Woodard & Curran? As a Water Distribution O&M Technician, you will participate in the operations, maintenance and repairs of the water distribution system. You will be repairing water pipes, valves, hydrants and other appurtenances. As well as operating a variety of heavy equipment such as excavators, track loaders, vac-trucks and backhoes. You will also be welding and fabricating parts and tools, repairing water mains, assisting with responding to and resolving customer complaints, repairing streets, driveways and yards following installation operations. Lastly, you will assist in locating, and inspecting new lines, and other related duties. Positions are available for licensed, experienced operations and maintenance professionals, and for inexperienced individuals looking for their first full-time job, or those in the water/sewer industry seeking to make a career change. Those filling these rewarding, full-time positions will be part of a team responsible for the operation and maintenance of facilities, equipment, and/or process control at water and wastewater facilities. Schedule: Will require an irregular work schedule and overtime hours

Requirements

Positive attitude and work ethic
High School graduate or equivalent
A mechanical/technical/vocational school background or experience is a plus
A valid Missouri motor vehicle operator's license
The ability to perform manual labor
Must be able to lift or move up to 40 pounds on a regular basis
Minimum of 1-year relevant experience or combination of education and experience may be considered
Knowledge of the repair, maintenance, and installation of distribution systems
Knowledge of the operation and preventative maintenance of a variety of equipment
Skilled in the use of a variety of hand and power tools
Skilled in oral and written communication
DS I minimum or the ability to obtain within the first 6 months
Participate in an on-call rotation
Successful candidates will be required to complete a DOT background check, DOT pre-placement physical and DOT drug screen before employment
May stand, walk, or move 6 to 8 hours daily
May sit for 1 to 3 hours daily
May perform operations and maintenance functions requiring manual dexterity and precision movements, continuous or repetitive arm and hand movements, grasping movements, and occasional forceful exertion
Exert moderate, though not constant physical effort, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling, bending and reaching, climbing stairs and ladders
May lift, carry, push/pull objects and materials: regularly up to 40 pounds
Perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, odor, depth and visual cues or signals

Nice To Haves

A commercial driver’s license (CDL) is a plus
Class A CDL preferred / Class B with Air Brakes or the ability to obtain within the first 6 months

Responsibilities

Participate in the operations, maintenance and repairs of the water distribution system
Repairing water pipes, valves, hydrants and other appurtenances
Operating a variety of heavy equipment such as excavators, track loaders, vac-trucks and backhoes
Welding and fabricating parts and tools
Repairing water mains
Assisting with responding to and resolving customer complaints
Repairing streets, driveways and yards following installation operations
Assist in locating, and inspecting new lines, and other related duties

Benefits

Competitive compensation
Excellent Benefits to include retirement, generous paid time off, holidays, medical & dental insurance, flexible spending account
Career growth
Support and reimbursement in earning, upgrading, and keeping your licenses and certifications within the industry
Bonus potential for obtaining next level licensure
The opportunity to become more versatile and even more technically proficient
We cross-train to improve facility operations, job satisfaction, and job security
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