THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO JOB OPENINGS AVAILABLE HOWEVER GPIWA IS ALWAYS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS AND THESE APPLICATIONS ARE KEPT ON FILE TO REVIEW WHEN AN OPENING OCCURS.
Send resume or make application to Gary Gissiner, Greater Pine Island Water Association, 5281 Pine Island Road, Bokeelia, FL 33922.
Phone: (239) 283-1071 email: ggissiner@pineislandwater.com
The Greater Pine Island Water Association, Inc. (GPIWA) is a member owned cooperative supplying water to seven communities on and around Pine Island, Florida. We are a medium-large water company with 6,500 connections and growing every day. GPIWA is managed by a Florida bred double “A” Licensed Operator who has worked his way up the ladder from trainee status in various utility positions over a 25-year period. He understands operational needs and listens and reacts to operator concerns.
Our Operators are responsible for the operation and maintenance of a state-of-the-art 2.25 MGD Reverse Osmosis water plant with four production wells and deep well injection technology for brine disposal. In addition, our Operators maintain two auxiliary pumping stations used to boost volume and pressures throughout the water elongated distribution system. We use a rotating staffing (not seniority based) system to staff the water plant 16/7. Our shifts run from 7:00am – 3:30pm, and 3:00pm – 11:00pm daily. For safety and security we maintain a minimum of two Operators per shift.
The Greater Pine Island Water Association, Inc. is headquartered in Bokeelia, Florida, on Pine Island. Pine Island is an 18 mile by 3 mile coastal island (connected to the mainland by bridge) just west of the City of Cape Coral and northwest of the City of Ft. Myers. We are a Key West style resort community known for its fine fishing. Pine Island Sound was just voted one of the “10 Best” fishing areas in the country.
Like the residents living and working on Pine Island, GPIWA Operators function on “island time” and leave mainland hassles behind when they cross the bridge to come to work. That doesn’t mean we don’t work hard, our Operators take their responsibilities seriously. We also have a lot of pride in our collective abilities to produce one of the best domestic waters distributed in the State (its not bragging when you can do it!).
In addition to Pine Island, the “Greater” Pine Island Water Association, Inc. includes the community of Matlacha (Mat-La-Shay) just east of Pine Island and several large neighborhoods and commercial entities on the mainland (up to 5 miles off-island).
We are looking for another “Quality Operator” . If you are selected you will work with some of the best Operators in the State. We reward the dedication of our operational staff with the following salary structure and benefits:
LICENSED WATER PLANT OPERATOR
Premiums are paid for the following: RO experience, computer and instrumentation skills, an aptitude for water plant maintenance (pumps, valves, generators, etc.) and/or electrical capability (480v, 3-phase). Starting salaries are very dependent on your abilities, experience, and time in grade.
As of June 2006, Florida Licensed Operator Salary Ranges were:
$32,740 ($15.74) - $56,410 ($27.12)
Operating personnel are evaluated for performance annually, for which a merit increase of up to 7% may be earned.
New employees are placed in a six-month probationary status. The hope is that new employees will use the time to make sure the salary/benefits and responsibilities of the job meet his/her needs. We truly do not want individuals working for us unless they are satisfied with the position. On the other hand, GPIWA uses the time to ensure that the employee meets or exceeds our high standards. A new employee, who successfully passes the probationary period, is rewarded with an additional 3% salary increase.
GPIWA encourages and pays for additional water operation based, educational opportunities. That leads to another GPIWA policy that affects the operator salary structure. We will immediately raise an operator’s salary $2,000/year when he/she advances their operating license, i.e., “C” to “B” or “B” to “A”, while in our employment.
GPIWA pays for CEU’s and bi-yearly State licensing fees.
Payday is every two weeks. Your salary is deposited directly into your bank account.
Retirement
After the probationary period (six-months) has passed, new employees will be enrolled in the Association’s 401(k) Retirement Plan. GPIWA, on a gross payroll basis, adds 12% of employee’s salary to employee 401(k) accounts. GPIWA will add another 1% to the account for every 2% the employees adds. This 50% matching contribution tops out for GPIWA at 3%. If an employee contributes 6% to his/her 401(k), the annual total contribution into the 401(k) plan (employee and GPIWA) amounts to 21% of the employees total gross salary.
You, the employee, manage your 401(k) funds. Each employee has an account opened at the local Pine Island Edward Jones Investment Office, where a financial counselor is made available at no charge to help with your investment decisions. Vesting (the amount of money put into an employee’s 401(k) by GPIWA actually “owned” by the employee) is staggered. New employees are vested:
20% after 2 years of employment
40% after the third year
60% after the fourth year
80% after the fifth year
100% after six years of employment
Of course, any money invested by the employee is always 100% vested.
1 day for each month of employment
Family Sick Leave
9 Holidays, including one floating holiday for personal use
Vacation
GPIWA employees are awarded 5 vacation days after the successful completion of the probationary period. A second five days is awarded on the date of the employee’s first anniversary. Thereafter, vacation is awarded to an employee annually on January 1st of each year, based on the following schedule:
Years Vacation Days
1-5 10
6-10 15
11-15 20
16+ 25
GPIWA pays 100% of the employee health insurance cost and 60% of the cost for dependent coverage. Coverage includes:
Heath Insurance, PPO plan $25 Co-Pay
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
Prescriptions, 30 day supply:
$10 for Generic
$20 for Name Brand if generic is not available
$30 for Name Brand if generic is available but not used
In addition, employees have the ability to buy prescription drugs through our health insurance company by mail. The advantage is that a 90 day supply can be purchased for the cost of the 30 day supply as listed above.
Life Insurance (employee only)
Long Term Disability (employee only)
Bereavement Leave
Work boot allowance
Double time/half for working holidays
2 hour minimum call back pay
Evening shift pay differential
Christmas Bonus (0.5% of Base Salary; pro-rated first year)
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