Alliance Water Resources is a growing water and wastewater contract operations company with an open Utility Worker I position in the Elsberry, MO area.

About Alliance

Headquartered in Columbia, Missouri, Alliance Water Resources is a leading provider of professional operations and maintenance services for community water and wastewater systems, serving communities in Missouri and surrounding states. In some communities, Alliance provides high performance full-service management, operations, and maintenance of some of the most sophisticated water and wastewater treatment facilities in the industry. In others, Alliance is demonstrating that highly professional operations and maintenance can often bring water and wastewater systems into full compliance without expensive new facilities. Alliance has proven success with tough regulatory challenges. Without exception, every Alliance contract brings the community's system into compliance.

Alliance Water Resources offers a competitive compensation package which includes:

• Medical and Dental
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Paid Vacation, Sick Leave, Personal Days, & Holidays
• 401K/Profit Sharing
• Vision Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Bonus Program for Water and Wastewater Certification

About the Job

This is manual work involving the maintenance and repair relating to wastewater facilities and equipment. The work is generally performed under direct supervision.

Essential Functions:

This list is not comprehensive, but indicates duties and responsibilities which may be redefined pursuant to operational needs:

• Assists or performs a variety of cleaning, maintenance, and repair work on water/wastewater equipment, systems, vehicles, and tools as needed.
• Cleans and maintains assigned facilities including office, shop, grounds, and/or streets, parks or other public works facilities and equipment; painting, yard repairs, mowing, trimming, etc.
• Investigates and reports on water distribution and/or wastewater collections concerns and issues.
• Performs locating of water and wastewater facilities.
• Performs service turn-ons and turn-offs as directed.
• Assists in collecting and testing of water or wastewater samples to comply with local, state, and federal regulations; assists in reading meters or replacing meters as directed.
• Monitors inventory of parts and supplies as directed; assists or maintains records and logs as needed; runs errands as needed.
• Communicates with customers concerning the work to be completed.
• Follows safety rules set by company, state and federal regulations including participating in safety meetings, inspecting equipment, assisting and/or advising co-workers of possible safety hazards.
• Operates and drives assigned vehicles as needed to provide effective and safe service to client and customer.
• Reads water meters, records results, and verifies registers to bill customers accurately and in a timely manner by driving and/or walking assigned routes.
• Locates and uncovers meters as necessary.
• Performs related duties as needed or assigned.
• Inspect meters and connections for any defects, irregularities, malfunctions, tampering, and/or unauthorized connections. Report meter defects, hazards, or related findings to proper authority by generating required work orders.
• Resolve and/or refer public inquiries and complaints as necessary.
• Maintains meter inventory and determines disposition of meters.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities-Minimum Qualifications:

Graduation from high school or GED and one-year experience in construction or equivalent combination of education and experience which would provide the following knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Ability to read and write.
• Knowledge of safety standards and precautions related to water or wastewater operations.
• Ability to use and maintain tools, equipment, and computers associated with water or wastewater operations.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with co-workers, clients, vendors, and the general public.
• Ability to be on-call evenings and weekends and to work long hours.
• Possess a valid state driver’s license.
• A person working in this job will need, on a daily basis, to:
• Perform heavy labor including walking long distances, standing, bending, stooping, reaching and digging.
• Have the ability to work in confined spaces and wear appropriate safety equipment.
• Grasp, lift, maneuver, rotate and otherwise use small to large hand tools.
• Grasp, lift, carry and set down objects weighing up to 50 lbs.
• Grasp, turn, twist, pull, push, lift and otherwise move equipment, controls and parts weighing up to 100 lbs.
• Visually assess construction, maintenance and repair needs
• Climb and work from ladders and stairs.
• Perform outside work in extreme weather conditions.
• Be exposed to noise, dust, grease, smoke, fumes and/or potentially hazardous chemicals.
• Read instructions, job orders, etc., complete forms and write notices.