Utility Worker I/Operator I
September 17, 2026
Utility Worker I/Operator I
Description
Alliance Water Resources is a water and wastewater contract operations company seeking a full-time Utility Worker I position for our Lake Ozark, Osage Beach, MO area. This is manual work involving the maintenance and repair of water/wastewater facilities and equipment as well as maintenance of streets.
Schedule: 7:30 am – 4:00 pm Monday-Friday with on-call and standby hours. Weekend coverage rotates every other weekend, with a three-day weekend provided the following week.
Essential Functions:
- Assists or performs a variety of cleaning, maintenance, and repair work on water/wastewater equipment, systems, vehicles, and tools as needed.
- Cleans and maintains assigned facilities including office, shop, grounds, and/or streets, parks or other public works facilities and equipment: painting, yard repairs, mowing, trimming, etc.
- Investigates and reports on water distribution and/or wastewater collections concerns and issues.
- Performs locating of water and wastewater facilities.
- Performs service turn-ons and turn-offs as directed.
- Assists in collecting and testing of water or wastewater samples to comply with local, state, and federal regulations; assists in reading meters or replacing meters as directed.
- Monitors inventory of parts and supplies as directed; assists or maintains records and logs as needed; runs errands as needed.
- Communicates with customers concerning the work to be completed.
- Follows safety rules set by company, state and federal regulations including participating in safety meetings, inspecting equipment, assisting and/or advising co-workers of possible safety hazards.
- Operates and drives assigned vehicles as needed to provide effective and safe service to client and customer.
- Reads water meters, records results, and verifies registers to bill customers accurately and in a timely manner by driving and/or walking assigned routes.
- Locates and uncovers meters as necessary.
Requirements
- Graduation from high school or GED and one-year experience in construction
- Or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Valid Class B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with tanker and air brake endorsements.
- Wastewater D License, or the ability to obtain within six months of hire.
- Knowledge of, or experience with, mechanical equipment, machinery, pumps, and maintenance/repair activities.
- Knowledge of safety standards and precautions related to water or wastewater operations.
- Ability to use and maintain tools, equipment, and computers associated with water or wastewater operations.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with co-workers, clients, vendors, and the general public.
- Listing ID: 15406