Operations Technician Water and Wastewater

Description:

The Technology and Leisure Administration is a shared administration for Säffle and Åmål municipalities. With us, you contribute to increased quality of life for approximately 27,000 residents – together with engaged colleagues who every day ensure that important community functions work and develop. You meet a flexible and modern workplace with nearly 200 colleagues across seven different units. We work together and support each other in an organization where you get the opportunity to make an impact, develop, and make a difference. Säffle and Åmål offer small-town proximity, comfort, and nature experiences – with Lake Vänern's archipelago nearby, a rich cultural and association life, and good commuting options. The administration's office is just 100 meters from Säffle's travel center. Want to get to know us better? Follow @teknikfritidsaffleamal on Instagram or visit www.saffle.se and www.amal.se. Do you want to work with societally important technology and future water and wastewater facilities? We are now seeking 2 operations technicians for the Water and Wastewater unit! Are you technically interested, enjoy problem-solving, and want to work with the operation and development of important community functions? Then you might be the one we're looking for! The Water and Wastewater unit within the Technology and Leisure Administration of Säffle-Åmål is now seeking two motivated operations technicians for the Water and Wastewater Process department to strengthen our team. About the Operations Water and Wastewater Process is the department within the Water and Wastewater unit that is responsible for operating the unit's water treatment plants, wastewater treatment plants, and pump stations. To meet increasingly stringent requirements for sustainable, robust, and safe water supply and wastewater treatment, we are now making extensive investments in our facilities and processes. We are now seeking more colleagues who want to be part of managing and developing one of society's most important operations. With us, you get varied work where technology, responsibility, and societal benefit are in focus! Work Tasks As an operations technician, you work with the operation and maintenance of water and wastewater treatment plants, pump stations, and water towers in Säffle and Åmål municipalities. The work is performed both independently and together with other technicians within Water and Wastewater Process and in close cooperation with colleagues in the unit's other departments, Water and Wastewater Pipe Networks and Water and Wastewater Laboratory. Work tasks include, among other things: - Process monitoring, process optimization, sampling, and leak detection - Operation, maintenance, and installation of process instruments and machinery equipment - Facility maintenance - Documentation and results monitoring - Participate in project work for renovations and new constructions - Support to other staff as needed and during special events within operations As part of this position, you will also be included in the Water and Wastewater unit's on-call group, which means that approximately every fifth week you have operational responsibility for the municipality's water and wastewater facilities outside of regular working hours. Who Are You? We are seeking someone who likes to take responsibility, work with a solution-oriented approach, and contribute to developing operations together with your colleagues. You are driven, thorough, and have great enthusiasm for technology and quality in your work. To thrive in this assignment, you have good social skills, are service-oriented and professional in your interactions, and enjoy having contact with people. You work independently while appreciating collaboration with colleagues and are happy to help where needed. You are flexible and thrive in a daily routine where tasks and pace can vary. When problems arise, you are analytical and solution-oriented, willing to take initiative, and remain calm even in situations requiring quick decisions and prioritization. The Water and Wastewater unit's operations are classified as societally critical and are subject to strict legal requirements, which means the work requires great responsibility and thoroughness. Since we work with drinking water, high standards of hygiene and order in daily work are also required. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability. We seek someone who has: - Technical education at upper secondary level or other education deemed equivalent - Experience from water and wastewater processes or other process industry - Basic mechanical competence - Good computer skills and experience with digital operational systems - Class B driver's license Meritorious qualifications include competence in: - Facility maintenance - Machinery, pipe, and welding assembly - Electrical and control systems Practical Information Employment form: Permanent position Scope: Full-time Start date: By agreement Smoke-free working hours apply Extract from criminal record must be presented before employment commences Want to know more about the position? You are welcome to contact: Water and Wastewater Manager Emil Martinsson, phone 0533-68 10 40, or Operations Manager Anders Olsson, phone 0533-68 15 84 Trade union representative: Kommunal, 010-442 92 59, [email protected] Welcome with your application! Do you want to be part of developing future water and wastewater facilities with us? Then we hope you will submit your application today! For more information about our operations, visit: https://www.saffle.se/ Read more about Säffle Municipality's benefits on our careers page. To ensure quality in the recruitment process and simplify communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application digitally and not via email or paper format. If you have protected personal information, you should not register your application documents in our recruitment system and should not send them via email either. The application should be sent by mail to the responsible manager. Contact the recruiting manager directly according to the contact information above. Säffle Municipality applies smoke-free working hours. We decline contact from advertising sales representatives and other media in this recruitment.

Overview

Type

job

Status

active

Visibility

public

City

Säffle

Address

Kanaltorget 1

GPS

59.132662866807, 12.924534481934copyopen in

Email

[email protected]

Phone

0533-681040

Views

8

Published

8. 6. 2026

Edited

21. 6. 2026

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