Lead Water/Waste Water Plants Operator

NIKA is hiring for a Lead Water/Wastewater Plants Operator to support the Mission Support Client in Kodiak, AK. This role will sit fully onsite and may offer relocation for the right candidate. This position will operate under a CBA with the Teamsters 959 Union.

Named a Top Workplace by the Washington Post, NIKA is a well-established company that is focused on growth within an entrepreneurial environment. We work with governments to operate and manage their real property. Our operations management, engineering, and project management services provide our customers with value and expertise to ensure operational readiness for complex and mission-critical facilities. NIKA benefits include PTO, holidays, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401k matching, and an understanding of work/life balance.

Job Description:

• Starts agitators to mix chemicals and allows impurities to settle to bottom of tank, turns valves to regulate water through filter beds to remove impurities, pumps purified water into water mains, monitors panel board and adjusts controls to regulator flow rates, loss of head pressure and water elevation and distribution of water.
• Cleans tanks and filter beds, using backwashing (reverse flow of water), repairs and lubricates machines and equipment, using hand- and power tools, tests water samples to determine acidity, color, and impurities, using colorimeter, turbidimeter, and conductivity meter.
• Work includes dumping chemicals such as alum into tanks to coagulate impurities and reduce acidity, recording data, such as residual content of chemicals, water turbidity, and water pressure.
• May operate portable water-purification plants to supply drinking water, and purify wastewater from plant preparatory to pumping water into rivers and streams or city mains.

• Minimum Requirement: Must hold a current State of Alaska WTP Level III in accordance with 18 AAC 74 and CIM 6240.5
• Preferred: High school diploma or GED
• Required: Valid Alaska driver’s license
• Union Requirement: Must maintain good standing with the local Teamsters 959 Union.
• Training & Certification: Must be trained and certified on the equipment and software they will operate, with credentials from an industry-recognized training provider

NIKA provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Further, NIKA takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and employees are treated during employment without regard to any of these characteristics. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.