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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. _ Primary Role_ Responsible for various activities in support of the wastewater treatment plant & field operations. Performs manual labor and learns to perform semi-skilled work in the maintenance, operation, repair and construction of the treatment plant and distribution & collection systems. _ Key Accountabilities_ The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned. * Needs experience as a B Equipment Operator. * Ability to operate all equipment necessary to maintain the sewer collection system, including but not limited to dump trucks, all types of vacuum & jet trucks, Clam, street sweeper, backhoe, front end loader, skid steer, black top equipment and tar dispensing equipment * Should be able to operate air brake assisted trucks with trailer attachments. * Needs to be able to interpret Scranton Wastewater maps not limited to Index, Ward, Lateral and Interceptor as-built maps. * Must be knowledgeable in the installation of sewer mains and lateral spurs as well as repair procedures for the replacement of old and substandard sewer line pipe and spurs. * Will be required to assist with installation, raising or lowering cast manhole lid and frame fixtures as well as knowledgeable of complete manhole installation. * Will be required to assist in installing, repairing and maintaining lines, valves, meters, pumps and taps. * Will be required to assist in installing, repairing and maintaining sewer lines, force mains, lift stations and manholes. * Must be able to dig and refill ditches as required. * Must be familiar with local and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) traffic, inspector, construction and safety requirements. * Needs to have a thorough understanding of the collection system, and collection system components including gravity sewers, pumping stations, pumping station forced mains, catch basins, combined sewers, separated sewers, storm structures and combined sewer overflows. * Must be aware of safety equipment and requirements as set forth by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) * Must be able to be defined as a competent person, and willing to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate any predictable hazards in the surrounding working conditions, which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees. * Cleans and maintains tools. * Responsible for keeping equipment, site and grounds clean and neat. * Performs work safely in accordance with departmental safety procedures and operates equipment safely. * Needs to be capable of entering work orders related to sewer repair and installation in Scranton Wastewater’s work order system * Requires prior work experience in operating or working alongside backhoe, loader, forklift or related material handling equipment. * Must be knowledgeable in and be capable of operating specific limited equipment used to service, replace or repair main sewer lines and lateral spurs such as, jack hammers, air compressors, generators, ditch pumps, tampers, viber plates, concrete road saws, gas operated hand rollers and reciprocating saws as well as small hand tools such as picks, shovels, sledge hammers. * Must be able to be defined as a competent person, and willing to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate any predictable hazards in the surrounding working conditions, which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees. * Will be required to fill in on the On-call Equipment Operator A rotation when there is a shortage of available Operators to staff the list. * Will be required to respond to emergencies on a 24/7 basis as needed. _ Education and Experience_ * High School graduation * Valid PA Drivers License. * Applicant must possess (at a minimum) a valid class B commercial drivers license (CDL) with tanker endorsement (N), with out restrictions. Have an excellent driving record prior to and through out employment. _ PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT_ The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job. _ Environment_ Work is performed primarily in a field environment; travel from site to site; exposure to noise, dust, grease, smoke, fumes, noxious odors, gases, and all types of weather and temperature conditions; exposure to hazardous traffic conditions; work and/or walk on various types of surfaces including slippery or uneven surfaces and rough terrain; incumbents may be required to work extended hours including evenings and weekends. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate with exception of usage of certain machinery. _ Physical_ While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, bend, twist, talk and hear. The employee is required to walk; use hands and fingers to operate, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. _ Competencies_ Champions safety Customer obsessed Cultivates innovation Nimble learning Drives Results Collaborates * 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.