Job Description:

Requisition ID: 107141



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.




Work Schedule


Hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday

Call out rotation




Primary Role


We are filling 5 job openings.

Assists in performing tasks in the Joplin Distribution Department.




Key Accountabilities

• Directs and actively participates in normal operations of repairing water main breaks, service line breaks and maintenance activity (including flushing, valve operations in the Department). Participates in work duties assigned to Department employees.
• Purchases materials and supplies at direction of supervision. Manages inventory of materials and supplies. Verifies receipt of incoming materials/inventory.
• Confers with contractors/customers on specific service/meter installation problems. Encourages health, welfare, and safety to customers and employees. Maintains reports on employee hours and vehicular mileage for Distribution Department.
• Maintains communication with employees and supervisors.
• Maintains the facilities in neat and orderly manner. Maintains program maintenance records.
  

Knowledge/Skills


Knowledge and adherence to all work and safety rules established by the company.




Experience/Education


High school diploma or equivalent.




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.




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