Veolia is hiring a
Tech I

Summary

Join Veolia North America as a Plant Operator and be responsible for day-to-day monitoring and basic plant operations, maintaining equipment, performing lab tests, and basic corrective/preventative maintenance activities.

Responsibilities

• Operates equipment manually and through instrumentation panels, computer terminals, and programmable logic control units following process control procedures
• Monitors and observes operating conditions, records observations and data in shift log
• Diagnoses basic operational problems and takes corrective action per procedure
• Performs routine CLAIR (cleaning, lubrication, adjustment, inspection, and minor repair) on machines and related equipment
• Reports and documents results of work performed and enters into appropriate database
• Collects water, wastewater, industrial waste, groundwater, sludge, residuals, and/or gas samples according to schedule
• Performs field tests (chemical, physical, and biological) in order to pace chemical dosages for process and odor control units
• Prepares chemical solutions, monitors supplies, and recommends reorder
• Performs routine lab tests and prepares reports per procedure
• Performs routine instrument calibration for portable meters including, but not limited to, dissolved oxygen, pH, H2S, percent oxygen, lower explosive limit
• Learns to inspect and becomes proficient at mechanical troubleshooting to determine repairs needed
• Dismantles equipment to gain access to and repairs defective parts using hand tools, power tools, and precision measuring and testing devices
• Re-assembles and tests equipment ensuring safe and efficient operating condition is restored
• Learns to troubleshoot hydraulic, pneumatic, and electronic equipment and instrumentation
• Performs manual labor including cleaning equipment, facilities, and grounds as required and properly disposes of waste according to safety and environmental policies
• Operates vehicles, mobile equipment, and material handling equipment for operational and maintenance purposes
• Performs facility maintenance and repair and may replace or install light bulbs, fluorescent tubes, damaged glass, windows, doors, partitions, ceiling or floor tiles, door locks, carpet, and/or paint
• Learns to estimate time and material costs for various projects
• May assist in other areas of facility as directed