*Requisition ID: *[[id]] * 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 $40 to $42 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. * Pennsylvania American Water* is hiring a full-time *Wastewater Collections Operator* to join our team in *York, PA*! Be a part of our mission to provide clean, healthy and reliable water and wastewater services to our customers and the community we serve. As an operator you will be responsible for handling the day-to-day production and collections and ensuring the integrity of our product. _*Primary Role*_ /The purpose of this position is to maintain the sanitary sewer collection system in operating condition. This is accomplished by completing preventative and emergency cleaning; excavating and repairing sewer lateral and mains for defects and operational function; investigating complaints of sewer back-ups and identifying a course of action to implement; providing lateral cleaning service when necessary; applying root control chemicals; replacing or adjusting sanitary sewer manholes. Other duties include assisting other departments by providing manpower and equipment; removing snow and repairing storm sewers/manholes; cleaning the WWTP process lines; providing excavation and CCTV inspections as needed at the WWTP; cutting grass; surveying and inspecting manholes and storm sewer inlets./ _*Key Accountabilities*_ The list of essential functions below does not identify all duties performed by any single incumbent in this position. Additionally, please be aware of the legend below when referring to the physical demands of each essential function. * Cleans sewer lines with hydraulics by working independently and under the supervision of collections OP II’s; opening manholes for access; selecting appropriate nozzle for job; vacuuming the debris removed for disposal; observing operations for indications of problems in sewers; disposing of accumulated debris; maintaining the jetter truck and performing maintenance as needed; completing daily work reports for cleaning sewer line locations and manholes for data entry and storage. * Investigates and remedies property owner sewer complaints by inspecting and identifying the cause of back-ups; determining responsibility and type of inspection; attempting service restoration if necessary using hand tools or high pressure jetting techniques; communicating effectively with the complainant regarding the problem and solution; providing excellent customer service; completing work reports for investigating complaints for data entry and storage. * Excavates and repairs lateral and mains by working independently and under the supervision of Collection OP II’s; determining the location of breaks using various tools; marking dig site; establishing traffic control and work zone, saw cut location, jack hammer pavement, and begin excavation; repairing where needed; backfilling with flowable fill or stone; scheduling paving with highway department; accommodating results with correct corrective procedures. * Televises mains and laterals by taking lateral camera to location; evaluating manhole atmospheric conditions for safety and installing camera into manhole line; setting up inspections on main line camera computer system; analyzing information extracted from camera findings; establishing work zone or traffic controls; cleans lines and assists Parks and Highway department to pick up leaves, pave, plow snow, fix storm sewer pipes and storm manholes. * Completes manhole frame and cover replacement by handling frames and covers and determining required adjustments; mixing mortar and setting manhole frames in place; placing hot macadam and tamp around manhole; cleaning up work area; completing work reports for manhole work in order to complete data entry and storage. _ *Knowledge/Skills*_ * Ability to recognize meaning of common two- or three-syllable words. * Ability to perform the four basic arithmetic operations. * Ability to write simple sentences containing subject, verb, and object, and/or series of numbers, names, and addresses. _ *Experience/Education*_ * High School diploma or equivalent certificate required. * Under and including six months. _ *Certifications/Licenses*_ * PA DEP Class E Distribution license required. * Class B Commercial Driver’s license with air brakes and tanker endorsements issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania * This position is subject to the Article 35, Residency Requirements, of the City of York’s Teamsters collective bargaining agreement, which states that all new employees “shall be or become residents of the City within six (6) months from the first date the employee achieves permanent employment status” and that “once their residence in the City is established, shall be required to maintain residence within the City during their employment. Failure to do so shall be determined to be a forfeiture of employment.” * History Clearance check. * Must pass a background check, Drug Test and the PA Child Abuse * Note: Child Abuse History Clearance must be dated within one year from the date of application and must show that “no record exists”. Click here to visit the PA Department of Human Services website for more information on the Child Abuse History Clearances. * Click here to submit your application for PA Child Abuse History Clearance online. This method is strongly suggested as you will receive immediate access to your results. Paper application forms are available in the City of York’s Office of Human Resources. _ *Equipment Used*_ * Sewer jetter truck, dump truck, backhoe, CCTV truck, trailer jetting machine, pick truck/utility trucks, lateral camera, jack hammer, hand rods, pavement saw, pumps, hose, gas meter, tamper, metal detector, locator, manhole saw and lifter, compressor, etc _ *Work Schedule*_ * Full-time, on-site * Monday-Friday, 7am-3:30pm * Overtime as needed * On-call responsibility _ *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.*