Operations Rep I U391 (Short Hills, NJ, US, 07078) - Full-time

pbspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"Requisition ID:  /span/b108618 /p p /p pspan style="font-size:18.0px"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"span style="color:#0000cd"bShare Our Purpose.  Be Yourself.  Feel Valued./b /span/span/span/p p /p pspan style="font-size:18.0px"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"People are the heart of our business. As an American Water employee, you will be offered a competitive salary and health benefits package, along with opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career.  Our benefits packages focus on key areas such as health amp; wellness, emotional amp; well-being, and savings for current amp; future goals./span/span/p p /p pspan style="font-size:18.0px"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"We are span style="color:#0000cd"bBeautifully Different/b/span. We strongly believe having diversity across our company makes us more successful and helps us provide essential services to our customers. We are stronger because we embrace different ideas, viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds. American Water is the best choice for your next role!  a href="https://diversityataw.com/"Click here/a for more information on our inclusion, diversity, and equity journey./span/span/p p /p pspan style="font-size:18.0px"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"span style="color:#0000cd"bAbout American Water/b/spanbr American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people across 14 regulated jurisdictions and 18 military installations. American Water’s 6,500 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company’s national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders./span/span/p pbr span style="font-size:18.0px"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"As one of the fastest growing utilities in the U.S., American Water expects to invest $40 to $42 billion in infrastructure repairs and replacement, system resiliency and regulated acquisitions over the next 10 years. The company has a long-standing history of executing its core operations, aligned with sustainable best practices, through its commitments to safety, affordability, customer service, protecting the environment, an inclusive workforce and strengthening communities./span/span/p pbr span style="font-size:18.0px"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"American Water has been recognized on the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for the fifth consecutive year, ranked 18th on Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies 2023 List, earned the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act designation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense® Excellence Award, among additional state, local and national recognitions.br br For more information, visit a href="https://www.amwater.com/" target="_blank"amwater.com/a and join American Water on a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-water/" target="_blank"LinkedIn/a, a href="https://www.facebook.com/weareamericanwater/" target="_blank"Facebook/a, a href="https://twitter.com/amwater" target="_blank"Twitter/a and a href="https://www.instagram.com/wekeeplifeflowing" target="_blank"Instagram/a./span/span/p p /p p /p p /p divdiv style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"ubPosition Details/b/u/H2 /divdivpspan style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"strongThe is a Union Position with American Water NJ with a starting salary of: $27.51 Per Hour. /strong/span/p div pspan style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"spanThe base salary range represents a good faith salary range for this position. This position is eligible for annual incentive pay and has /spanspanthe opportunity for continued salary growth. If you are hired at American Water your base salary compensation will be determined /spanspanbased on factors such as market, geography, skills, education and/or experience. At American Water, we are committed to pay equity./span /span/p /div div pspan style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"spanIn addition to compensation, you will be offered a comprehensive benefits package including 401(k), Defined Contribution Plan, Employee /spanspanStock Purchase Plan, medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage, plus disability, paid time off, life insurance, voluntary benefits, /spanspanhealth and wellness programs and much more!/span /span/p /div div pspan style="font-size:10.0pt"spanspan style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"American Water is also proud to offer employees learning opportunitie/spans and work experiences to grow professionally!/span /span/p /div/div/divdiv style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"ubPrimary Role/b/u/H2 /divdivpspan style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"The Operations Representative l may be assigned to perform any task, activity or responsibility that lies within the capability of the employee based on experience, knowledge, qualifications, and training. /span/p/div/divdiv style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"ubKey Accountabilities/b/u/H2 /divdivpspan style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"Operations Represntative l responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:/span/p ul lispan style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"Complete Cost Analysis./span/li lispan style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"Record and monitor investment and maintenance budget expenses./span/li lispan style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"Process mark-out requests in accord with Underground Facility Mark-Out Program./span/li lispan style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"Maintain database related to the entry of statistical data regarding the operation of the transmission and distribution system in addition to departmental records./span/li lispan style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"Prepare and schedule service line installations and replacements./span/li lispan style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"Prepare correspondence and documents./span/li lispan style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"Operate all meter reading software and related equipment as needed./span/li lispan style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"Generate and review reports related to meter reading data collected, create service orders as needed and track the service orders to completion./span/li lispan style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"Respond to inquiries and professionally and, when necessary, involve the appropriate individuals to resolve customer and Company-related issues and to achieve the highest level of Operations Respresentative l in all areas of assigned repsonsibility./span/li /ul/div/divdiv style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"ubKnowledge/Skills/b/u/H2 /divdivul li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"The Operations Respresentative l must possess a general understanding of water utility operations and a working knowledge of Company policies, procedures, and safety practices, as well as federal, state, and local regulations applicable to area of responsibility./span/li li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"The individual msut be detail-oriented and capable of preparing accurate records and documents./span/li li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"The Operations Representative l must possess strong verbal and written communication skills and be capable of operating a computer keyboard with speed and accuracy./span/li li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"The individual must be able to perform the essential functions and meet the physical requirements of Operations Representative l. /span/li li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"The individual must be capable of operating Company equipment and vehicles necessary for the completion of assigned responsibilities and must possess and maintain a valid Driver's License./span/li /ul/div/divdiv style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"ubCompetencies/b/u/H2 /divdivdivChampions safety/divdivCustomer obsessed/divdivCultivates innovation/divdivNimble learning/divdivDrives Results/divdivCollaborates/div/div/div/divp style="text-align:center" /p p style="text-align:center" /p p style="text-align:center"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"bspan style="font-size:16.0px"Join American Water.../spanspan style="font-size:18.0px"span style="color:#1874cd"We Keep Life Flowing/span/span/b™/span/p p style="text-align:center" /p p style="text-align:center"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"span style="font-size:11.0px"bspan style="color:#458b00"American Water is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants /span/b/spanspan style="font-size:11.0px"bspan style="color:#458b00"based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because they are an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws./span/b/span/span/p