Service Inspector

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

Primary Duties/Responsibilities:

• Under the general direction of the Supervisor, the incumbent shall perform duties in connection with installation, operation, and maintenance of Company system structures, including, but not limited to:
• Cutting and laying of pipes, joint fittings (all sizes); tapping mains (all sizes); installing service lines (all sizes); setting up, and opening patent connection machine; setting hydrants and valves (insertion and other); rock excavation; pick and shovel work.
• Load and unload, operate forklift; transport and store material, as directed.
• Install, service and maintain mains, service lines, hydrants, valves, etc.
• Maintain, adjust, and repair small equipment, and tools normally done on the job as required.
• Must perform valve packing.
• Use of leak detection equipment to locate leaks. Employees required to use leak detection equipment must be able to successfully pass a company-paid hearing examination. Examination will be given as deemed necessary.
• Inspection, operation (including flushing), repair, adjustment, lubrication, testing, and maintenance of water pipes, valves, regulators, hydrants, meters, recording equipment, valve boxes, and other related equipment of the Company.
• Marking out locations for installations of mains, services, hydrants, and marking out locations of existing facilities, and measuring pavement restorations.
• Take chlorine residual measurements as necessary.
• Work closely with contractors to prevent damage to company system structures.
• Makes investigations on customers' premises in connection with high and low pressure, water quality, leaks, etc.
• Will substitute for the Leader, Transmission & Distribution position first, in order of seniority.
• When changing a meter with AMR or other technology during working hours, will reconnect and test such equipment. When performing emergency meter-related work on a scheduled emergency standby, and AMR is not installed, and there is a problem requiring a meter to be changed, the Inspector (if directed) will install and test an AMR installation.
• Performs snow removal as required.
• Must perform scheduled emergency standby duty.
• Performs similar, related, or lesser duties as required.

Qualifications

Education/Experience/Background:

• High School Diploma/GED is required.
• Must drive heavy automotive equipment and operate power equipment.

Required Certification/Licenses/Training:

• Must have valid State Driver's License
• Must have CDL and applicable endorsement as set by state or federal agency or ability to obtain within 1 year.
• Employees holding a valid D license can perform chlorination and sampling of new and repaired mains, as required by supervision.

Additional Information

Pay Rate: $32.40 per hour.

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.