Operator in Training - Wastewater Facility

Company Description

Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.

Job Description

Position Purpose: 

• Performs a variety of unskilled tasks in the operation and maintenance of a water/wastewater treatment plant on an assigned shift; does related work as required; has no supervisory capacity.
• Learns and gains skills in a variety of equipment maintenance, servicing, and operating tasks.
• Performs routine maintenance and servicing work in the water/wastewater treatment plant.
• Understands and carries out oral and written directions.
• Establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with those contacted during the course of work.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Operates, repairs, and maintains the water/wastewater treatment plant's facilities.
• Performs routine laboratory tests.
• Diagnose operating problems and perform necessary corrective action during work shift.
• Establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with those contacted during the course of work.
• Operates treatment facilities to control flow and processing of water/wastewater, sludge, and effluent.
• Monitors gauges, meters, and control panels.
• Observes and reports abnormalities to supervisor.
• Operates valves and gates either manually or by remote control, starts and stops pumps, engines and generators to control and adjust flow and treatment processes.
• Maintains shift log and records meter and gauge readings.
• Takes samples and performs routine laboratory tests and analyses.
• Performs routine maintenance functions and custodial duties.
• Does related work as required.

Work Environment:

• Must be able to work in all types of weather.

Qualifications

Education/Experience/Background: 

• 1 to 2 years of experience in operating water/wastewater treatment plants.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: 

• Knowledge of the principles, methods, and tools employed in the general operations of engines, pumps, and related equipment.
• General maintenance work.
• Safe work practices. 
• Basic biological and chemical principles.
• Basic familiarity of the principles and practices of water/wastewater treatment plant operations; operating principles of valves, pumps, and motors; principles and methods of bacteriological and chemical sewage analyses; effects and problems of industrial waste in water/wastewater treatment processes, principles of supervision and training; safe work practices.

Required Certification/Licenses/Training: 

• Possess a valid operating license.
• Operator certification at a level required by the State and the project.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to walk up to 3 miles per 8-hour shift.
• Must be able to ascend and descend up to 1,100 stair steps per 8-hour shift.
• Must be able to lift up to 45 bags weighing up to 50 pounds each from floor level up to waist high in an 8- hour shift.
• Must be able to bend frequently to collect samples.
• Must be able to push a push-type, power lawn mower for up to 3 hours per 8-hour shift.

Additional Information

Benefits: Veolia’s comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental, vision, life insurance, savings accounts, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteering and more. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.