Description
Seven Seas Water Group
Seven Seas Water Group (www.sevenseaswater.com) is a portfolio company owned by investment funds managed by EQT. Headquartered in Tampa, with operations across the U.S., Caribbean, and Latin America, Seven Seas Water Group (SSWG) delivers annually over 20 billion gallons of water to industrial, commercial, governmental, municipal, and hospitality customers. SSWG designs, builds, owns, and operates, delivers new facilities, or acquires and upgrades existing facilities, with the goal of optimizing project risk transfer between the public and private sectors. We have more than 200 water and wastewater treatment plants in operations throughout the United States, Caribbean, and Latin America. With an outstanding reputation for decentralized water and wastewater treatment solutions, the SSWG “Water-as-a-Service®†approach seeks to help solve global water and wastewater infrastructure challenges.
SSWG operates two businesses within the water infrastructure space. Seven Seas Water, which provides water treatment and desalination for governmental, hospitality and industrial customers in United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the AUC Group (www.aucgroup.net), which provides decentralized water and wastewater treatment plants for industrial and municipal customers in the United States.
EQT is a purpose-driven global investment organization focused on active ownership strategies. With a Nordic heritage and a global mindset, EQT has a track record of more than three decades of developing companies across multiple geographies, sectors, and strategies. EQT has investment strategies covering all phases of a business’ development, from start-up to maturity. EQT has EUR 273 billion in total assets under management (EUR 141 billion in fee-generating assets under management) as of 30 June 2025, within two business segments – Private Capital and Real Assets.
With its roots in the Wallenberg family’s entrepreneurial mindset and philosophy of long-term ownership, EQT is guided by a set of strong values and a distinct corporate culture. EQT manages and advises funds and vehicles that invest across the world with the mission to future-proof companies, generate attractive returns and make a positive impact with everything EQT does.
The EQT AB Group comprises EQT AB (publ) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, which include general partners and fund managers of EQT funds as well as entities advising EQT funds. EQT has offices in more than 25 countries across Europe, Asia and the Americas and has more than 1,900 employees.
Seven Seas Water Group is a portfolio company of EQT AB (together with its subsidiaries, “EQT”), a purpose-driven global investment organization that partners with companies worldwide through its Private Capital and Real Assets strategies. Founded in 1994, EQT is a leading active ownership firm that has more than EUR 273 billion in total assets under management across nearly 50 active funds. EQT is committed to investing behind essential infrastructure, partnering with established platforms that deliver sustainable, mission critical services aligned with global needs for resource efficiency.
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The Operator position is a position for new hires with significant related experience or significant technical education in related fields. The Operator shall have the ability to gain a thorough understanding of the process, including knowledge of the mechanical and electrical systems at the plant. The Plant Operator is responsible for carrying out basic Operations and maintenance tasks throughout the facility. The Operator position includes but not limited to the monitoring and oversight of the plants, starting and stopping equipment, issue troubleshooting and resolution, and decision making on minor process changes.
Requirements
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Take shifts of full responsibility for monitoring the plant operations as necessary and directed.
- Start and Stop equipment as necessary and as directed.
- Make adjustments to the process as necessary and/or directed.
- Use daily checklists to appropriately and accurately record plant data flows, pressures and other measurements of the process and equipment. Responsible for reporting data as required by the company.
- Make daily observations of the equipment and process to ensure that it is working correctly and safely. This includes but is not limited to looking for leaking pipes, fittings and equipment, unsafe conditions, non-standard data, unusual vibrations, sounds, smells or operating temperatures.
- Report any improper working equipment or unsafe situations as described above to the supervisor or other designated people as appropriate and document such in IFS or KPA
- Replace consumable products such as filter elements and chemicals.
- Take company provided training courses in environmental health and safety and comply with safe working practices.
- Work on various projects to keep the plant neat, clean and safe. These include but are not limited to removing corrosion, brushing, sweeping, sanding, painting, tightening, landscaping and other types of manual and semi-skilled labor.
- Engage in preventive maintenance as directed.
- Engage in corrective maintenance and repair as directed; inclusive of, but not limited to, mechanical or electrical.
- Engage in equipment service and repair as directed.
- Keep track of inventory by marking down or reporting to the Plant Manager any items used or items that the company is low on in order to ensure that adequate spare parts, consumables lubricants etc. are kept on site in adequate supply.
- Be positive, pleasant to co-workers and customer service oriented and to the extent that there is normal contact with the customer. Report any customer feedback, good or bad.
Attributes
- Alarm response
- Operator shall gain trust of management to respond, clear and reset basic alarms while unsupervised. Operator is expected and trusted to seek assistance if the source of alarm or problem is beyond their full understanding.
- Troubleshooting Abilities
- Operator has process, electrical and mechanical knowledge around the plant to begin troubleshooting some problems and alarms. Operator will continue to develop systematic troubleshooting skills.
- HMI Competence
- Operator is trusted for typical train start-ups and shut down and process adjustments. Operator shall learn the full HMI functionality and may be expected to bring a system up after long downtimes or extraordinary situations.
- Required level of Supervision – Details and Quality
- Operator shall gain trust to complete some learned tasks without step-by-step supervision. Operator is trusted to ask questions of others when there are any questions of step-by-step details. All employees are expected to be on task without supervision at all times. Work quality and diligence in attaining a high-quality result is one of the most important factors to advancement.
- Communication, Reporting and Documentation Abilities
- Operator shall develop plant specific knowledge and can effectively communicate problems with the process or equipment to others on the team. Operator shall gain understanding of the equipment tagging system and nomenclature and can speak and write clearly identifying equipment.
- Initiative towards training and learning
- All levels of Operator will benefit greatly from self-motivated initiative towards training and learning.
- Initiative towards Task ID and Prioritization
- Operator is expected to follow the tasks and work orders set out by management and the Senior Operation staff.
- Interpersonal Relationships
- Operator is expected to work under the direction of the Senior Operator and Management.
- Conceptual and Process Knowledge
- Operator shall gain significant knowledge of the plant and the equipment.? The Operator shall be expected to know how to perform basic operational tasks and can perform many valve line-ups and manual operations without specific instructions.? Operator is expected to analyze data while collecting/inputting and can recognize data out of typical parameters and bring this to the attention of others.
- Ability to Sub in for others
- Operator is expected to be able to fill in for any other members of the team to cover vacation, PTO, Holidays and emergencies as needed.
Qualification/Requirements
- Must gain an understanding of the RO process and related supporting processes at the plant.
- Must gain a thorough understanding of the mechanical and electrical equipment installed at the plant and how to safely repair and maintain the equipment.
- Must be able to meet the physical requirements of the position in order to engage in physical work which will include lifting, standing, crawling, squatting, and working on ladders/scaffolding.
- Must be neat and clean and have good personal hygiene and dress as required for working on the site. This includes steel toe shoes, proper shirts and long pants, safety glasses and a hard hat (safety equipment supplied by the company). Must be willing and able to wear appropriate personal protective equipment for the job at hand.
- Must maintain a clear criminal background
- Must be willing and able to be available and present for varied work shifts as needed, including occasional nighttime shifts and emergency callouts.
- Must be willing and able to use hand and power tools.
- Must be very prompt, punctual and not suffer from absenteeism. This is especially important given the critical nature of and purpose of the company.
- Must not use obscene or vulgar language or engage in unprofessional behavior
- Must adhere to the Company’s policies and practices related to the drug-free workplace and workplace violence prevention.
Education/Experience
- Ideal Operator shall have an associate or bachelor’s degree which directly prepares a candidate to excel in an industrial operations/ seawater desalination field
OR
- Have completed primary education and have 2-3 years’ experience in reverse osmosis or closely related fields.
- Strong preference is given to candidates with experience in electrical, piping, or mechanical disciplines.
- Experience in Reverse Osmosis or other industrial process operations is desirable however, applicants can gain valuable experience in any number of environments including repair or maintenance in industrial facilities, vehicles, or marine industry.
- Honorably discharged veterans are encouraged to apply.
How To Apply
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans.
Applicant will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
