TOWN OF MIDDLEBOROUGH
JOB POSTING
Position: Water Station Treatment Operator, Water Division
Location: Water Division, 65 Sachem Street, Middleborough, MA
Status: Full-time
Hours: 40 hours per week, scheduled and unscheduled overtime required, weekends on a rotational basis required, and standby duty required.
Wages: $27.6100per hour (Grade 2, Step 1) in accordance with the current AFSCME DPW Union Contract
Duties: Perform diversified operator duties in the operation and maintenance of water pumping, filtration, iron removal, chemical treatment, flow level, and water storage facilities as directed by the Foreman and/or Water Superintendent. Perform regular weekend, holiday, and emergency duty as assigned or directed.
Operate and maintain water pumping stations as follows: Make daily checks of buildings, equipment, and grounds, take readings of hours run, volume pumped, and power consumption. Change instrument charts. Record this data in the daily pumping log. Work on routine maintenance such as servicing pneumatic and hydraulic equipment, and packing pumps. Work with computer(s) as required in maintenance and record-keeping systems. Operate and maintain filter plant as follows: Participate in cleaning of filter systems. Check interior areas of filters, sedimentation unit, and clear wells, including all valves, gates, piping, and lighting systems. Make adjustments to control valves, as required. Operate valves and controls in the gate house. Adjust controls and work on the piping system in the coke filter.
Operate and maintain the iron removal system as follows: Take water levels and quality samples from all injection wells and run laboratory tests, as required. Participate in cleaning wells and running flow tests to rate wells. Service and maintain all injection well equipment. Work with the system process controller. Operate and maintain chemical treatment facilities as follows: Perform daily inspection of building, equipment, and grounds. Check chemical feed pumps and injection equipment. Check chemical levels and fill day tanks. Record amounts of water treated, chemical consumption, and residual levels. Make adjustments to pumps, as required.
Work on pump and equipment maintenance and/or overhaul. Adjust and maintain electronic monitoring equipment. Operate and maintain water storage facilities as follows: Make daily check of buildings and grounds. Check control cabinets. Make adjustments to instruments as required. Operate and maintain river level station (Bascule Gate) as follows: Check gate level and instrument settings daily. Check building and grounds area. Check hydraulic fluid levels and adjust, as required. Assist equipment service personnel, as required.
General duties at all facilities include mowing lawns, painting equipment and buildings inside and outside, checking and maintaining propane storage tanks, checking and servicing building heating and ventilation systems, and making routine repairs, as required.
Maintain vehicles and ground equipment in good condition and perform required service, as directed.
Take weather readings and maintain the weather station, as directed. Perform other related duties, as required or directed.
***Position requires a Grade 1T Massachusetts Drinking Water Treatment Operator Certification. You will be required to obtain Grade 2T within 1 year of hire***
Qualifications: High School Diploma, must have Massachusetts Water Certification – 1T or better. Class D Driver’s License in good standing.
Interested applicants please submit resume and cover letter to Allison Ferreira, Human Resources Director, via email to HRD@middleboroughma.gov.
Date of posting: July 21st, 2025
Deadline: Open Until Filled
The Town of Middleborough is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran, genetic information, and other legally protected characteristics.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $27.61 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person