Wastewater Technician

Silverton OR

Description

Job Title: Wastewater Technician • Add chemicals, such as ammonia or chlorine, deodorizers to disinfect water or other liquids • Inspect equipment on a regular basis • Monitor operating conditions, meters, and gauges, and make any adjustments as necessary • Collect daily process samples and conducted associated lab work and reporting requirements. • Record meter and gauge readings and operational data • Document and report test results to regulatory agencies and maintain compliance with local, state, and federal agencies. • Document daily operations and prepare internal and external reports as necessary. • Provide local site team of daily updates regarding WWTP operation. • Report to the local site team of any actions necessary to avoid regulatory non-compliance or operational interruption. • Operate equipment to purify and clarify water or to process or dispose of process wastewater • Clean and maintain equipment, tanks, filter beds, and other work areas • Follow U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations • Ensure safety standards are met · Achieving the operational expectations for the wastewater system • Utilizing practical continuous improvement tools to identify and address process improvement needs, bottlenecks, and inefficiencies • Capacity Analysis • Develop generic profiles of the wastewater during the plant production of certain products and their impact on the COD, BOD, and TSS loading. • Maintain WWTP chemical inventory and place replenishment orders as needed. • Develop and support the creation of WWTP PM’s and SOPs. • Work closely with the PM Planner and Reliability Leader to schedule PM activities/corrective work orders • Coordinate with 3rd party wastewater treatments resources, contractors, haulers, etc. • Responsible for the WWTP cleanliness, 5S, housekeeping, tools/parts organization • Perform other duties as required The ideal candidate will have/be: • 1-3+ years of experience in wastewater treatment operations • Excellent analytical, mathematical, and mechanical skills and be detail oriented • Leadership, interpersonal and communication skills required to interact with all levels of plant personnel and be comfortable working with minimal supervision. • Ability to balance daily "tactical" needs along with allocating time to "strategic" long-term, continuous improvement initiatives. • Willingness to work flexible schedules as needed to support production facility. Work schedules could include occasional off-shift or weekend work. Preferred: • Wastewater Treatment Certification • Experience with DAF (Dissolved Air Flotation) operation and chemical treatment to achieve optimum TSS levels • Experience with CMMS software for work order management (MP2) • Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, or Wastewater Treatment Technology or equivalent demonstrated experience • Experience in the Dairy/Food/Beverage Manufacturing industry and Wastewater Treatment Operations Physical Demands: · The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions · While performing duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to sit, talk and/or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; stoop; kneel; crouch; crawl; and/or smell · The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Requires normal range of hearing and vision (including colors) to record, prepare and communicate appropriate reports and laboratory results Work Environment: · The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions