Water Production Maintenance Operator

City of Bryan; Bryan (TX); On-site; USD 27,552 - 30,307; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Potential for overtime pay

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Job summary

The City of Bryan is hiring to operate and maintain its Water Production Facilities. Candidates will perform inspections, repairs, and preventative maintenance on water pumps and related equipment. A High School Diploma or GED is required, alongside at least one year of relevant work experience. Successful applicants will ensure compliance with Texas regulations while maintaining accurate operational records.

This role involves physical demands and potential emergency responsibilities, ensuring the city's water production functions efficiently.

Qualifications

• At least one year of work experience performing maintenance and mechanical repairs.
• Ability to obtain relevant water licenses (Class D Water License and Class C Groundwater License).

Responsibilities

• Perform routine inspections of wells and pump stations.
• Monitor and adjust water production equipment.
• Conduct repairs and preventative maintenance as needed.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude and skill in the use of tools

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Hiring Pay Rate $20.00-$22.00/hour (depending on experience & certification)

Posting Opening Date 06/23/2026

Job Summary

Under general supervision, learns and performs work operating, maintaining, and repairing the City of Bryan’s Water Production Facilities including cooling towers, water wells, storage reservoirs, chlorination equipment, distribution pumps, electric motors, and related mechanical equipment.

Essential Job Functions

• Performs routine daily inspections of wells, pump stations, and disinfection facilities on assigned route; records various readings, pump run times, and other assigned performance parameters.
• Tests and monitors the operation of various pumps, motors, and ancillary water production equipment/machinery; starts and exercises generators; checks fluid levels; performs Production System flushes.
• Uses Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System to control equipment such as pumps, motors, valves, etc. to determine if the equipment is functioning properly.
• Diagnoses operational and mechanical problems and makes repairs or performs preventative maintenance as needed.
• Monitors and records facility operational data including pressures, tank levels, flow rates, and production; makes necessary adjustments to meet water supply quantity and quality.
• Maintain accurate and complete logs, records, and files.
• Inspects reservoirs, water levels, and telemetry; make adjustments to maintain proper water levels.
• Makes emergency changes of equipment in the event of mechanical failures.
• Reads and works from maps, blueprints, and sketches.
• Read watt‑hour meters, water production meters, and other devices.
• Perform general maintenance and cleanup duties around water facilities.
• Makes management immediately aware of major mechanical issues; initiates repairs as appropriate.
• Cleans, services, and maintains assigned tools, machinery, equipment, and vehicles.
• Ensures compliance with Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) rules and regulations.
• Ensures that all established safety precautions and practices are observed during the performance of work; wears proper safety gear.
• Performs related duties as required.
• Responds regularly and promptly to work.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Must possess at least one (1) year of work experience performing maintenance and mechanical repairs to facilities, equipment, and/or machinery.

Preferred Qualifications

• Water experience and/or related certification.
• Applicants familiar with SCADA systems and/or basic computer literacy.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Perform standardized routines and follow verbal and written instructions.
• Learn job‑related procedures, tools and equipment, primarily through verbal instruction, observation, and on‑the‑job training.
• Learn pertinent Federal, State, and local laws, codes, and regulations.
• Safely and efficiently operate, maneuver, and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and materials used in performing essential functions.
• Read, interpret, and apply a technical information from manuals, drawings, specifications, layouts, blueprints, and schematics and effectively use this information to make repairs.
• Make inspections to determine facility operating conditions and repair needs on equipment and machinery.
• Maintain accurate records.
• Use a computer and learn any job‑related software.
• Perform manual work requiring sustained climbing, standing, lifting, and walking.
• Anticipate, identify, and effectively resolve various issues and problems.
• Take the initiative to learn individual job tasks and continue to broaden knowledge levels by willingly accepting new responsibilities and attending training to advance skills.
• Remain constantly alert and aware of any workplace hazards and follow the safety practices and principles in reporting and preventing accidents.
• Comply with all City and department administrative directives, policies, and procedures.
• Demonstrate satisfactory work performance and regular, reliable, and punctual attendance.
• Provide management with sound, positive advice, and information concerning the area of responsibility.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work and communicate effectively with the public and other required entities.

Skills

• Mechanical aptitude and skill in the use of tools.

Licenses, Certifications & Special Requirements

• Texas Class C driver’s license with a good driving record as measured by the City’s evaluation system.
• Must possess a Class D Water License from TCEQ, or the ability to obtain the license within six (6) months of hire date. Must obtain a Class C Groundwater License from TCEQ within two (2) years of hire date. Licenses must be maintained during the course of employment.
• Must successfully pass an annual pulmonary function test to determine the ability to function while wearing a self‑contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) during emergency operations.
• Available for emergency response and shift work, to include on‑call duties after hours, and on weekends and holidays.

Physical Demands

Physical demands include but are not limited to: sitting, talking, hearing, seeing, standing, walking, driving, stooping, kneeling, reaching, pushing, pulling, twisting, bending, crawling, climbing, and using hands and fingers to operate equipment and to lift or move objects up weighing up to 80 pounds, or more with the use of proper equipment.

Working Conditions

Works performed in or around a water facility with exposure to indoor and outdoor conditions, inclement weather, temperature extremes, moving mechanical parts and machinery, heights, noise, vibration, cramped/confined spaces, water hazards, mechanical/electrical hazards, electric currents, toxic or caustic chemicals, fumes, dust, and other airborne particles.

Equipment

Work shall be performed with tools, appliances and equipment approved by those agencies and bodies that have control, authority or approval of the design working ranges or limitations of those items; the employee has the responsibility to conform to those ranges and limitations. Equipment may include but is not limited to: hand tools, power tools, equipment up to and including lathe, mill, drill press hydraulic press, plasma cutter, and welding equipment (Mig/Tig).

Additional Notes/Instructions for Applicants

This job description is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required. City management has exclusive rights to alter this job description at any time without notice. Employees will be required to follow any other job‑related instructions and to perform any other job‑related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an ‘at‑will’ relationship.