Water Treatment Operator

Woodard & Curran•Fort Lauderdale, FL

19h•Onsite

About The Position

Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science and operations firm dedicated to clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. As an employee-owned company, we foster collaboration in an inclusive culture and seek diverse talent to address water and environmental issues. We prioritize employee growth, ownership, and flexibility, enabling us to make a meaningful impact. Our team of certified operators, engineers, scientists, and regulatory experts efficiently manages treatment plants and ensures compliance. We support employees in obtaining and maintaining industry licenses and certifications. The Water Treatment Operator role involves daily operations and maintenance of a water treatment plant under the direction of the Project Manager. This position offers progressively responsible work in operating and maintaining the treatment plant and related equipment. Responsibilities include monitoring automated plant equipment, maintaining plant logs, taking samples for laboratory analysis, and comparing results with automated instrumentation. This role is ideal for those who enjoy working outdoors and protecting water resources, offering challenging and rewarding work with opportunities for career advancement in the utility field. Woodard & Curran is committed to employee growth and development.

Requirements

High School Degree or Equivalent.
Valid Florida Driver's License required.
Must possess at least a valid State of Florida Class ‘B’ or Class ‘C’ Drinking Water license.
Four (4) to six (6) years of progressively responsible experience in Water Production operations.
Able to make sound decisions in process control and follow instructions, as well as following safety procedures.
Ability to lift up to 40 pounds on a regular basis.
Successful candidates will need to complete and clear a pre-employment background check, drug screen (including marijuana), and physical before starting work.

Nice To Haves

Availability for standby duty and the ability to be “on-call,” working evenings, weekends and holidays as needed.
Response to emergency events and alarm call-outs required as scheduled and required.

Responsibilities

Monitor water production plant processes and equipment both manually and via SCADA automation, adjusting as necessary to control their operation.
Perform water quality sampling, testing, and analysis to determine compliance with federal, state, and EPA standards.
Operate, maintain, control, and perform routine repair of plant equipment, including preventive maintenance duties.
Utilize software programs for maintenance work orders and maintain all necessary records.
Perform general maintenance duties of plant and other assigned duties.
Monitor and evaluate the operations of a large, complex water production facility and its auxiliary systems; maintain plant log.
Review trends, records, and reports to maintain proper procedure and standards; collect and tabulate operational log data for regulatory agencies.
Recognize deviations or irregularities in the plant operation and maintenance; adjust the plant process and equipment in order to maintain the required quality standards of the federal, state, and county regulatory agencies.
Sample, measure, and test plant values such as pH, chlorine residuals, temperature, levels, and others; make corrections and adjustments; collect required samples for on and offsite analysis.
Collaborate with maintenance staff on specific projects; adjust or bypass job specific areas, processes, or equipment to ensure consistent water production, plant integrity, and safety.
Test, monitor, record, evaluate, troubleshoot, and adjust the operation of plant emergency generator and auxiliary equipment.
Assist contractors and consultants with specific tasks.
Assist in preparing standard operating procedures.
Oversee Plant operations to remain in compliance with all Federal, State, County and City regulations and standards.
Ensure compliance with safety regulations and standard operating procedures.
Work around high voltage, rotating equipment and various hazardous chemicals.
May assist Federal, State and local regulators during plant compliance inspections.
Performs related work as required.

Benefits

Reimburse employees in earning, upgrading, and keeping their licenses and certifications within the industry.
Opportunity for upward mobility to advance your career in the utility field.
On-call incentives offer $200 for the week you are on call (this is on a rotation).
Compensation for being on call is 2hrs minimum paid for each call out received.
Eligible for plant and safety-related bonuses.
401(k) Pre-tax or Roth Contributions: The company matches 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed.
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.
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.