CareerPlan

System Operator Trainee

IL Hawthorn Lake County, USFull-time$73k2026-09-23 → 2026-11-10
Based in United States

Core

Train to operate, maintain, and monitor water and wastewater treatment facilities, including activated sludge systems, lagoons, lift stations, and collection systems.

Role type

System Operator Trainee (physical/clinical work)

Builds

Safe, clean, reliable water and wastewater services for communities

Domain

Water and wastewater utilities

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Operating industrial mechanical systems and pumps, reading operating instructions, performing volumetric calculations, collecting and analyzing water/wastewater samples, operating computer-controlled plant equipment, driving vehicles

Preferred skills

Experience with industrial mechanical systems, pumps, valid CDL

Technologies

Computer database tools, computer-controlled plant equipment

Responsibilities

Operate and maintain wastewater activated sludge treatment, lagoons, lift stations, and collection systems; Operate and maintain water treatment plants, well facilities, pumping, and storage facilities; Operate and maintain vehicles and equipment used in facilities; Perform inspections and tests on systems and facilities; Collect, analyze, and record water and wastewater samples; Prepare regulatory reports; Respond to customer service and work orders

Seniority

Entry-level trainee