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 $40 to $42 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_ The successful candidate will be responsible for the task necessary to maintain and ensure reliable operation of the district’s wastewater collection system. Maintenance tasks include performing all work associated with its day-to-day operations, including but not limited to sanitary sewer mains, sanitary sewer lateral lines, flow meters, storm surge/storage structures, air release/control valves, telemetry/SCADA systems, and related appurtenances. The successful candidate will be given tasks that require technical, mechanical and wastewater collections system knowledge in addition to operations of heavy equipment including a forklift, excavation equipment, dump truck, jetter truck, CCTV equipment and any other duties as assigned by management. #LI - LS1 _ Salary_ This position is a union position with Illinois American Water and the starting pay rate is $31.34 per hour. This position may be eligible for annual incentive pay and contracted increases as determined by the collective bargaining agreement, and you will have the opportunity for continued salary growth. In addition to compensation, you will be offered a comprehensive benefits package including 401(k), Defined Contribution Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage, plus disability, paid time off, life insurance, voluntary benefits, health and wellness programs and much more! American Water is also proud to offer employees learning opportunities and work experiences to grow professionally! _ Knowledge/Skills_ * Strong knowledge of safety and operations policies and procedures. Effective use of our system of record. * Ability to create work orders for maintenance within our system of record. Administration duties in both written and oral formats. * Perform emergency repair work, routine daily work, scheduled annual preventive maintenance work, special project needs, and other tasks as assigned by the Foreperson and by management. * Perform annual maintenance program tasks, including but not limited to using fire hydrants to fill jetter trucks, exercising of gate valves, cleaning/jetting of sewer mains, CCTV inspections, smoke testing and flow meter work associated with sewer mains, inspection/cleaning of storage structures, and equipment/vehicle maintenance. * Strong work ethic, time management, written and oral communication skills, organizational and the ability to work in a team environment. * Independent decision making and acceptance of accountability for related actions * Ability to work with minimal supervision. * Good mechanical skills. * Position requires the ability to lift 75lbs. * Computer literacy required. _ Experience/Education_ High school diploma or equivalent required 0-2 years minimum in water or wastewater industry. _ Certification_ * Valid Driver’s license required with the ability to pass a motor vehicle check. CDL preferred. * Ability to obtain and maintain Class A CDL an applicable endorsement along with DOT Medical Card within 6 months of hire or transfer. * Ability to obtain and maintain an Illinois IEPA Wastewater Collections Certificate within 2 years of hire or transfer. _ Work Hours_ The regular hours of work each day will be consecutive except that they may be interrupted by a lunch period. Regular work hours for this WW Technician are 7:00 am to 3:30 pm Monday through Friday. The WW Technician will be included in and required to perform Call Out duties as described in the current Teamsters local 525 agreement. Emergencies and extenuating circumstances may require temporary schedule changes. _ 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.