Water Treatment Operations & Maintenance Technician

Woodard & Curran is an employee-owned engineering, science, and operations firm dedicated to clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. We foster an inclusive, collaborative culture that supports professional growth, flexibility, and meaningful work, empowering our employees to make a lasting impact on our clients, communities, and the planet.

Woodard & Curran draws on the experience of hundreds of certified operators across the country, backed by the knowledge and skills of hundreds more engineers, scientists, and regulatory experts, to quickly tackle the most challenging operational issues and keep treatment plants running efficiently and in full compliance.  Woodard & Curran also aids employees in earning, upgrading, and keeping their certifications within the industry.

What will you be doing at Woodard & Curran?

In this role, you will participate in the daily operations and maintenance of the Water Treatment Plant facility (wells, pump, motors, etc.).as directed by the Project Manager.

Come be a part of a team that operates a water treatment plant that was built in 1941 by the US Army in Defiance, Missouri. This plant has been in operation for over 85 years and is still performing as it was designed.  We are designed to treat 22 million gallons a day, however currently we are averaging about 10 million a day.  There is going to be a lot of new equipment to learn the preventive maintenance on since a new capital project is starting now to add a new clarifier and replace the current three, we currently have.  Our influent source is ground water from an alluvial aquifer and nine alluvial wells that serve the water plant.  Our treatment consists of lime softening, disinfecting with sodium hypochlorite and secondary disinfection with aqua ammonia and addition of fluoride for dental health.  We have been 100% four log compliance for years to provide high quality drinking water for our client and their customers. Each day does require the operator technician to monitor the daily treatment process and make sure that all the equipment is performing to the best of its ability to ensure the treatment process is of the highest quality.  If you are interested in conservation and making sure through lab tests and process controls that the water treated complies with Missouri Department of Natural Resources standards, then this is the place for you.

Woodard & Curran is dedicated to our employees’ growth and development and wants to help you on your career path. 

The Defiance, MO water treatment plant staff is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the water treatment plant, the wells and the buildings and grounds.  This full-time position is responsible for the plant operations at the water treatment plant and its related facilities.  This position participates in the daily operations and maintenance of the Water Treatment Plant facility (wells, pump, motors, etc.) as directed by the Project Manager.  This position will be required to respond to emergency or unpredictable situations. This does include shift work; this is a second shift position.

Schedule:

The schedule for this position is 5:00 pm – 5:00 am rotating days and weekends.  Currently there is not an on-call rotation. You will be required to respond to emergencies or unpredictable situations.