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Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator
2026-01-28 HKA Enterprises Tucson,AZ
Description:
As a Wastewater Operator, you will be part of a collaborative team ensuring uninterrupted service for municipal clients. In this role, you will:
Safety is a core value in our organization. This is a safety-sensitive position requiring successful completion of a Fitness for Duty evaluation.
Physical and environmental demands may include:
Additional Information
HKA Enterprises is a global workforce solutions firm. If you're seeking a new career opportunity or project experience, our recruiters will work to understand your qualifications, experience, and personal goals. At HKA, we recognize the importance of matching employee goals with those of the employer. We strive to seek credibility, satisfaction, and endorsement from all of our applicants. We invite you to take time and search for your next career experience with us! HKA is an EEO Employer who participates in the US Citizenship and Immigration Services E-Verify Program.
Meet Your Recruiter
April Shelton
April Shelton is a senior recruiter with more than 25 years in the industry. April specializes in nuclear, power, and energy engineering. Her advice to job seekers is "Always have an updated resume. Don't reply to a job posting if you are not fully qualified. If you use a cell phone as your primary contact, make sure it is professional and doesn't have a song playing or an unprofessional voicemail message."
HKA Enterprises is a global workforce solutions firm. If you're seeking a new career opportunity or project experience, our recruiters will work to understand your qualifications, experience, and personal goals. At HKA, we recognize the importance of matching employee goals with those of the employer. We strive to seek credibility, satisfaction, and endorsement from all of our applicants. We invite you to take time and search for your next career experience with us! HKA is an EEO Employer who participates in the US Citizenship and Immigration Services E-Verify Program.
Job Description
About the Role
Pay: $28.00- $30.00 per hour DOE
We challenge what is currently accepted to shape innovative and lasting solutions for tomorrow. Through our operations and maintenance services, we help municipalclients operate safely and efficiently-empowering communities to focus on what matters most: people.
Qualifications
Here's what you'll need:
- Experience operating a wastewater treatment facility
- Strong understanding of safety principles and safe work practices
- Experience with computer operations, including preparing spreadsheets and word-processing documents, and entering data into a maintenance management system
- Valid driver's license
- Knowledge of the principles, methods, and tools used in wastewater treatment operations, including engines, pumps, valves, motors, and related equipment
- Understanding of biological and chemical sewage analysis, industrial waste impacts, and wastewater treatment processes
- Knowledge of general maintenance work, supervisory principles, and safe work practices
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, data management systems, and the ability to operate PLC and SCADA systems
As a Wastewater Operator, you will be part of a collaborative team ensuring uninterrupted service for municipal clients. In this role, you will:
- Operate and maintain wastewater treatment plant systems
- Perform preventive and corrective maintenance
- Monitor plant operations and make process control adjustments
- Diagnose operating issues and implement corrective actions
- Collect samples and perform laboratory testing
- Determine appropriate chemical flow rates
- Maintain shift logs and prepare operational reports
- Establish and follow effective sampling procedures for plant operations and effluent
- Perform additional duties as required
- Take action to ensure the safety, health, and well-being of yourself and your team
Safety is a core value in our organization. This is a safety-sensitive position requiring successful completion of a Fitness for Duty evaluation.
Physical and environmental demands may include:
- Standing, walking, sitting, balancing, climbing, kneeling, squatting, reaching, and repetitive hand movements
- Dexterity, grip strength, and cardiorespiratory endurance
- Work performed indoors and outdoors
- Exposure to loud noise, active machinery, high-pressure systems, electrical equipment, confined spaces, heights, fumes, airborne particles, noxious gases, and chemicals
Additional Information
HKA Enterprises is a global workforce solutions firm. If you're seeking a new career opportunity or project experience, our recruiters will work to understand your qualifications, experience, and personal goals. At HKA, we recognize the importance of matching employee goals with those of the employer. We strive to seek credibility, satisfaction, and endorsement from all of our applicants. We invite you to take time and search for your next career experience with us! HKA is an EEO Employer who participates in the US Citizenship and Immigration Services E-Verify Program.
Meet Your Recruiter
April Shelton
April Shelton is a senior recruiter with more than 25 years in the industry. April specializes in nuclear, power, and energy engineering. Her advice to job seekers is "Always have an updated resume. Don't reply to a job posting if you are not fully qualified. If you use a cell phone as your primary contact, make sure it is professional and doesn't have a song playing or an unprofessional voicemail message."
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HKA Enterprises is a global workforce solutions firm. If you're seeking a new career opportunity or project experience, our recruiters will work to understand your qualifications, experience, and personal goals. At HKA, we recognize the importance of matching employee goals with those of the employer. We strive to seek credibility, satisfaction, and endorsement from all of our applicants. We invite you to take time and search for your next career experience with us! HKA is an EEO Employer who participates in the US Citizenship and Immigration Services E-Verify Program.