Wastewater Operator 1

Do you care about Wayne County’s environment? Do you want to help protect it? Would you like to work for a place that serves the public, has job stability, great benefits, great retirement system and a great team to work with? Would you like to have 11 paid holidays per year, ample sick leave and vacation leave (and unused leave rolls over to the next year)? If so, Wayne County is the place! The Wayne County Commissioners are currently accepting applications for this full-time position. A Wastewater Operator 1 license is required.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Conducts routine sampling and monitoring of plant through the checking of flow readings; collecting samples for testing; recording effluent color, odor, and turbidity; checking influent and effluent temperatures; performing influent/effluent pH analysis; measuring effluent dissolved oxygen; etc. Communicates with and relays information to both staff and the general public in a courteous and helpful manner.
• Performs routine preventative maintenance on plants by lubricating blowers, pumps, motors, rotor bearings; checking belts and air filters; maintaining comminutor/screening equipment, chlorine/de-chlorination system; cleaning chemical feeder pumps; calibrating colorimeters, pH meters, flow meters; pumping trash and grease traps; inspecting treatment process tanks and diffusers in aeration tanks, etc.
• Performs routine preventative maintenance on collection system by inspecting lift stations, manholes, wet wells and dry wells; lubricating motors and compressors; addressing odor problems; maintaining level controls and air release valves; performing camera inspections; conducting smoke and dye tests; OUPS locates, etc.
• Meet all job safety requirements and all applicable OSHA safety standards
• Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record
• CDL with tanker endorsement preferred (or willing to obtain)
• Able to: lift 50 lbs.; work in environments that are hot, cold and noisy; walk, stand, stoop, lift, bend and reach; take written and verbal instruction
• Self-starter

Applicants must submit a required employment application (downloadable from and email it to [email protected]. Or drop it off at the Wayne County Commissioners’ Office, 428 West Liberty Street, Wooster, Ohio 44691, Attn: Katie Dailey Questions? Call 330-287-5497.

Posted: 5/8/2026 – Deadline to apply: 5/27/2026

Wayne County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Pay: $24.06 - $33.68 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Dependent health insurance coverage
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person