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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 Indexfor 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. * New Jersey American Water has a Full-Time opening for an Utility Mechanic! If you have a passion for the Water Industry OR looking to begin your career in the Water Industry and are comfortable with obtaining a Commercial Driver's License within one year, apply now for immediate consideration!* _ Primary Role_ The Utility Worker may be assigned to perform any responsibility that lies within the capability of the employee based on experience, knowledge, qualifications, and training _ Key Accountabilities_ * The Utility Worker must possess geographical knowledge of the Company's service area and water distribution and sewer collection systems as well as an understanding of gradients, piping networks, basic fluid and flow principles, and basic electrical theory and related safety procedures. * The individual must be capable of interpreting diagrams, blueprints, schematics and maps and possess a working knowledge of cross-connection control and reduced pressure zone backflow preventors. * The Utility Worker must have a working knowledge of Company policies, procedures, and safety practices applicable to area of responsibility as well as federal regulations regarding confined spaces, trenching and shoring, and Competent Person. * The individual must possess a working knowledge of the various materials utilized in the sewer collection system and transmission and distribution systems, and possess the ability to properly and safely make necessary taps, restraints, and repairs to insure the integrity of the sewer collection system and transmission and distribution systems. * The individual must be capable of operating Company equipment and vehicles necessary for the completion of assigned responsibilities and must possess a Commercial Drivers' License with appropriate endorsements. * The individual must be able to perform the essential functions and meet the physical requirements of Utility Worker. * The Utility Mechanic ( Crew Lead ) must be capable of safely directing an assigned workforce at all times. * Utility Worker responsibilities may include, but are not limited to: * Coordinate, monitor, and control the safe and efficient utilization of Company equipment and assigned personnel. * Locate, access, operate, and repair Company facilities such as, but not limited to, mains, hydrants, blow-offs, services, curb stops, shutoff valves, and plumbing fixtures. * Investigate and diagnose hydraulic variations that may adversely impact system operations and customer service, and initiate corrective action. * Perform distribution system tests including, but not limited to, fire flows, customer service lines, and pressure losses. * Complete house-to-house connections at customers' accounts to maintain service. * Locate Company facilities, and in accord with the Underground Facility Program, mark-out Company facilities and initiate requests to mark-out other utilities' facilities. * Raise to grade Company facilities such as, but not limited to, meter hoods, tiles, and covers and curb and valve boxes. Experience/Education * Capable of operating company equipment and vehicles necessary for the completion of assigned responsibilities. * Successfully demonstrate skills of Utility Mechanic I for a minimum of one (1) to two (2) year. * High School Diploma or G.E.D required. Certifications and Licenses * Active State Driver's License required with the ability to pass a Motor Vehicle Report. * Within one year, must obtain a valid motor vehicle commercial driver’s license, Class A. * CDL must be maintained while in classification. * Complete Competent Person training to receive certification * DOT Physical Work Environment * Work indoors and outdoors. * Will be required to work in all adverse weather conditions (i.e., rain, snow, sleet, heat). * Understand and follow Company safety procedures; wear appropriate PPE at all times. * Required to stand/walk for long distances on a daily basis. _ 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.