Operator I

Essential Duties

• Position requires shift work and requires employee moving to permanent shift position as Plant openings occur. Pickering Creek and Ingrams Mill work 12-hour shifts. New employees accepting a position at this plant are required to abide by the new schedule when covering shift.
• Position is located at the Pickering Water Treatment Plant; however, applicant may also be required to report to either Ingrams or Upper Merion sites whenever necessary.
• Position requires labor intensive work, including lifting requirements of 75 pounds.
• Position requires good mechanical skills as required in the repair/replacement of all plant equipment, including but not limited to pumps, instruments, chemical feed equipment, etc.
• Must be able to make mathematical calculations to determine chemical doses required for flow rates and proper treatment.
• Must be available for overtime as needed to maintain continuous plant operations.
• Will be required to perform as a member of the Hazmat Response Team if a team is maintained.
• Required to meet and follow all Aqua safety requirements dealing with hazardous chemical handling and PPE requirements.
• A written test will be given.

Requirements

• Must have valid US driver's license.
• This job requires a Commercial Driver's License, Class C, with a Hazardous Material Endorsement and the candidate awarded the job must obtain a CDL within the required time period.
• Within (60) days of award of job, the employee must pass the required knowledge testing and receive the required learner's permit. Within (120) additional days must have passed and secured a CDL with necessary endorsements. Failure to secure a CDL within (120) days will be cause for employee to leave job and secure job which does not require a CDL. To the extent that PennDot delays the issue of the learner's permit this (60) days will be extended accordingly.
• Position requires the employee to obtain and maintain a Waterworks Operators Class A license with all associated subclasses required to operate the above plants. Employees have 3 years to obtain license. If after 3 years they have not obtained license, employee will be terminated. Waterworks license requirements will require passing written test, but actual license will not be required until experience requirements, i.e., years of actual work experience at the plant are met.
• Entry level employees will be required to have Associates Degree, or 2 years trade school or similar education. In lieu of that, two-years experience in waterworks field or similar field requiring use of mechanical, treatment, and/or mathematical skills.
• All employees hired or entering the bargaining unit on or after December 15, 2022, will receive four dollars ($4.00) per hour less than the classification wage rate. The wage reduction will be returned in one dollar ($1.00) increases once a year over a four (4) year period. Employee will receive annual contract increases.
• Employees must be employed more than twelve (12) months in a Department to be eligible to apply for a job outside of the Department. If there are no applicants with more than the required twelve (12) months, employees with less than twelve (12) months' service shall be eligible.
• Successful applicant who has been awarded a job requiring a CDL must, prior to new job, meet the CDL timeline requirements above.
• The classification of "Operator I" is subject to the Federal Highway Administration Regulation 49 CFR Part 382 that stipulates that any employee who is required to obtain and hold a commercial driver's license is subject to the following:
  • Random drug and alcohol testing
  • Reasonable suspicion testing
  • Post accident testing involving a loss of life and/or citation for a moving violation
  • Return to duty testing
  • Bi-annual medical certification (physical examination)
• The United States Department of Transportation governing Physical Qualifications and Examinations, SUBPART E Article 391.41 states a person holding a Commercial Driver's License shall not drive a commercial motor vehicle unless he/she is physically qualified to do so. He/she will be required to successfully obtain a Medical Examiner's Certificate prior to starting in the position. Federal regulations mandate that the medical certificate must be in one's possession at all times.

Pay

• The hourly rate of pay is $38.91

Schedule

• Pickering Creek and Ingrams Mill work 12-hour shifts.

Interested applicants can apply online through Workday, however, they must also notify their supervisors in writing on or before Wednesday, May 20, 2026.