*Requisition ID: *[[id]] * Share Our Purpose. Be Yourself. Feel Valued.* 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, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people across 14 regulated jurisdictions and 18 military installations. American Water’s 6,500 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. As one of the fastest growing utilities in the U.S., American Water expects to invest $30 to $34 billion in infrastructure repairs and replacement, system resiliency and regulated acquisitions over the next 10 years. The company has a long-standing history of executing its core operations, aligned with sustainable best practices, through its commitments to safety, affordability, customer service, protecting the environment, an inclusive workforce and strengthening communities. American Water has been recognized on the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for the fifth consecutive year, ranked 18th on Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies 2023 List, earned the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act designation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense® Excellence Award, among additional state, local and national recognitions. For more information, visit amwater.com and join American Water on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. _ *Primary Role*_ Controls treatment plant pumps and equipment to purify and clarify water for human consumption and for industrial use. #LI-LS1 _ *Key Accountabilities*_ * Operates and controls electric motors, pumps, and valves to establish, maintain and control flow through the water purification process and into and within the distribution system. * Maintain process control through the water purification and washwater processes including the establishment, maintenance, calibration and adjustment of chemical feed rates necessary to optimize the process operation. * Monitor SCADA and adjust controls to regulate flow rates. * Perform necessary emergency operating procedures and take proper corrective action for continuous, effective operation of the water purification plant. * Perform water quality sampling, testing and analysis to determine compliance with federal, state, and WVAW’s standards. * Records data, such as chlorine residuals, raw and finished turbidities, pH, flows, day tank levels for each chemical, clear-well level, pump settings, and distribution tank levels. * Monitor SCADA system to monitor water tank levels and water pressure and adjust booster pumps to maximize system effectiveness in delivery of treated water to the system. * Loading, unloading, handling, placing into storage and batching water treatment plant chemicals. * Maintain all necessary records. * Perform general maintenance duties at water treatment plant and related facilities and other assigned duties. _ *Knowledge/Skills*_ Job Knowledge * Knowledge of water purification processes, basic scientific concepts, water quality standards and regulations * Must possess at least a non-restricted Class III Water Plant Operators License from the State of West Virginia and maintain certification renewal. (Class IV Recommended) * Must successfully complete a pulmonary function test and respirator fit test. * Be physically able to satisfactorily perform the required duties and work assignments. * Must adhere to company policies regarding mandatory shift coverage when required. Skills & Abilities * Communicate in an effective manner, both oral and written, with the public and company personnel. Read and understand instructions, safety rules, etc. * Mathematical skills sufficient to be able to calculate dosages, surface areas, volumes, weights, measures and algebraic formulas. * Mechanical ability sufficient to operate pumps, valves, motors and other mechanical equipment related to plant operations. * Must be able to comply with continuing education requirements as needed for Operator certification renewal. * Must be able to lift 50 pounds or more. _ *Experience/Education*_ * High School graduate or state recognized education equivalency certificate. * Must have 90 Continuing Education Units. * Valid drivers license with ability to pass a motor vehicle check _ *Work Environment*_ While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works in outside weather conditions and is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, sufficient noise, either constant or intermittent, to cause marked distraction or possible injury to the sense of hearing unless hearing protection is worn. _ *Competencies*_ Champions safety Collaborates Cultivates innovation Customer obsessed Drives Results Nimble learning * Join American Water...We Keep Life Flowing*™ * American Water is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants* *based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because they are an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.*