Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science, and operations firm with a simple vision for clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. As an employee-owned company, we strive to cultivate diverse teams and encourage collaboration in an equitable and inclusive culture. We seek talented individuals from all backgrounds to help us address a broad range of water and environmental issues. We prioritize our people, offering opportunities for professional growth, ownership, and flexibility. That’s how we make a difference to our clients, people, and the planet.

Woodard & Curran draws on the experience of hundreds of certified operators across the country, backed by the knowledge and skills of hundreds more engineers, scientists, and regulatory experts, to quickly tackle the most challenging operational issues and keep treatment plants running efficiently and in full compliance. Woodard & Curran also aids employees in earning, upgrading, and keeping their certifications within the industry.

What will you be doing at Woodard & Curran?

In this role, you will participate in the daily operations and maintenance of the Water Treatment Plant facility (wells, pump, motors, etc.).as directed by the Project Manager. We are designed to treat 22 million gallons a day, however currently we are averaging about 10 million a day. Our influent source is ground water from an alluvial aquifer and nine alluvial wells that serve the water plant. Our treatment consists of lime softening, disinfecting with sodium hypochlorite and secondary disinfection with aqua ammonia and addition of fluoride for dental health. We have been at 100% four log compliance for years to provide high quality drinking water for our client and their customers. Each day does require the operator to monitor the daily process and make process changes when necessary. If you are interested in protecting one of nature’s most valuable resources and working in a conservation area, then this is the place for you! Woodard & Curran is dedicated to our employees’ growth and development and wants to help you on your career path.

The Defiance, Missouri water treatment plant staff is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the water treatment plant, the wells and the buildings and grounds. This full-time position is responsible for the operation and general maintenance of equipment at the water treatment plant and its related facilities. The operators’ primary focus will be laboratory analysis, record keeping and process control. The secondary focus is assisting with maintenance projects and general facility and grounds maintenance. There is routine weekly lab and facility maintenance assigned to each operator.

Schedule:

This position is for 2nd shift and the hours are from 3.30pm - 2.00am CST, Monday - Friday. There will be on-call rotation on weekends, holidays and outside normal workday hours. You will be required to respond to emergency or unpredictable situations. This does include shift work.