Trainee Water Quality Operator

Job overview

The Trainee Water Quality Operator role is onsite in Centreville, VA, with a salary range of $52,964–$84,743 per year. Upper Occoquan Service Authority operates a water recycling facility serving Northern Virginia and recycles water for use in the region’s drinking-water strategy. The trainee learns to operate and monitor equipment in an assigned treatment section, supporting safe and reliable water treatment. The role contributes to facility operations through sampling, testing, recordkeeping, equipment troubleshooting, and maintenance requests.

What you'll do

• Train in tasks for an assigned liquid or solids treatment section
• operate and monitor treatment equipment
• perform routine housekeeping
• collect samples and conduct tests
• record data for logbooks
• troubleshoot malfunctioning equipment
• write maintenance work-order requests
• work assigned fixed shifts after training across shifts.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

trainee operator

water quality

centreville va

upper occoquan service authority

$52,964-$84,743/year

water treatment

water recycling

equipment monitoring

sample collection

process testing

shift rotation

high school diploma or ged

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Two positions are available; new hires work all shifts before transitioning to an assigned shift based on plant needs after six months. High school diploma or GED required; two-year mathematics or science degree is desirable.

About the employer

Upper Occoquan Service Authority is hiring for this role. Industry: Sewage Treatment Facilities. Sector: 22.