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Overview

The City of Phoenix Water Services Department is seeking experienced Operations & Maintenance Technicians to operate and maintain pumps and mechanical equipment at water or wastewater plants, serving 1.5 million customers. The department emphasizes regulatory compliance and environmental stewardship while ensuring safe drinking water delivery.

Responsibilities

  • Operate and maintain pumps and mechanical equipment at water or wastewater plants.
  • Engage in treatment plant operation and regulatory compliance.
  • Work with chemicals and effluent using personal protective equipment, including SCBA.

Requirements

  • One year experience in operations and maintenance of water/wastewater treatment plants or completion of the City of Phoenix O&M Technician Trainee program.
  • Possession of a Grade 1 Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) Water Treatment certification at the time of application.
  • Possession of a Grade 2 ADEQ Water Treatment certification before the end of probation.
  • Ability to interpret process readings and optimize plant operation.
  • Knowledge of water treatment processes such as coagulation, flocculation, and disinfection.

Benefits

  • Pension
  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Position located at Union Hills Water Treatment Plant.
  • This is a 24-hour per day, 7-day per week operation.
  • May require working evenings, nights, weekends, standby, and holidays.
  • Requires physical capability to operate vehicles safely.

Benefits

Pension
401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Phoenix, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $35/hr, this posting sits about 19% above the $29/hr median for welding jobs in Phoenix, AZ — toward the top of a $23–$39/hr middle band drawn from 94 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 68% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Phoenix, AZ

We're tracking 217 other active welding openings in Phoenix, AZ right now, from 125 different employers. 74 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 513 other active welding openings from 247 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Phoenix, or widen the search to Arizona.

City of Phoenix currently has 2 other openings live in Arizona, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (31), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (22), and EZARC (15). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Tolleson at $38/hr, Tempe at $32/hr, and Phoenix at $29/hr. Phoenix is among them.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Water Production Operations & Maintenance Technician*SCBA figures were last recalculated when this page was built.