Address:

Arizona State Prison Complex - Willcox
15500 South Fort Grant Road
Willcox, AZ 85643
https://corrections.az.gov/

Salary: $52,920.00

Grade: 19

Open Until Filled

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is seeking a Water-Wastewater Facility Operator II to oversee operations at the Arizona State Prison Complex – Willcox. This position is responsible for operating and maintaining water treatment, distribution, and wastewater collection systems, ensuring the delivery of safe, compliant, and efficient utility services. Key duties include water sampling and analysis, equipment maintenance and repair, scheduling preventive maintenance, and supervising subordinate operators and inmate work crews.

Join a mission-driven team that supports critical infrastructure while enjoying the stability, benefits, and purpose that come with a State of Arizona career.

- Analyze treated water samples and monitor contaminated levels
- Monitor and test alarm systems
- Maintenance and repair of potable water systems, tanks, motors, compressors, and other related equipment
- Maintains logs and documents test results and distributes to the proper individuals/entities
- Conducts/schedules preventative maintenance
- Maintain the emergency power supply to ensure water and sewage processing during power failures as required
- Rebuilds motors, pumps, and pipelines
- Clear debris and flush sand traps
- Maintains access roads within water/wastewater systems
- Assist in overseeing the management, collections, treatment, and distribution of water resources
- Gather information including reservoir levels, water released and diverted, snow depth information, and system activities
- Maintains required documentation related to hazardous materials
- Develops reports, prepares cost estimates and projections related to water/wastewater collections, treatments, and distributions
- Inspects, maintains, and repairs tools and equipment to ensure proper working order and accountability
- Provides supervision to subordinate operators and inmate work crews
- Drives on State business
- Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge of:
- Principles and techniques of operating and maintaining a reservoir water system, including reservoir management and intake structures
- Plant operations, safety, and laboratory procedures
- Principles and practices of surveying water sources and surface storage
- Operation of water distribution systems, maintenance, disinfections, and safety
- Computer logging and graphing methods related to water treatment and distribution
- Federal and state rules and regulations regarding water quality treatment and reporting requirements
- Practices, materials, tools, and equipment used in sewage plant operation and maintenance
- Physical, biological, and chemical aspects of wastewater treatment

Skill in:
- Written and verbal communication
- Reading and comprehension of administrative policy, regulatory laws, and procedures
- Reading and interpreting blueprints and schematic drawings
- Using a computer to enter/retrieve data
- Estimating costs and ordering materials
- Organization and time management
- Collecting field data to prepare maintenance logs and reports

Ability to:
- Lift/Carry up to 50lbs
- Push/Pull up to 50lbs
- Walk/Run up to 0.25
- Work in a prison environment
- Read and comprehend water flow meters and gauges
- Provide first-line supervision to subordinate staff and inmate work crews
- Establish and maintain interpersonal relationships
- Learn and adhere to department policies and procedures
- Perform heavy physical labor

- Certification equal to or higher than the facility grading (Arizona System is Grade 1 through 4 in all four disciplines: Water Treatment, Distribution, Waste Water Collections, and Waste Water Treatment)

Possess an Arizona Class 2 Certificate as a Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator.

Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation, drug test, and a medical/physical examination.


If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, then the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.11).


In an effort to maintain a safe environment, all employees are required to take a Tuberculosis (TB) test during their New Employee Orientation and every year thereafter.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

We offer an excellent and affordable comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees:
- Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year
- Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
- Robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability options
- Exceptional retirement program
- Optional employee benefits such as deferred compensation plans, credit union membership, and a wellness program
- An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Positions in this classification participate in the Corrections Officer Retirement Plan (CORP).

Current ADCRR Employees: Consult with your respective Human Resources Liaison if you are in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 255-2430. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.