Water Treatment Operator

2 weeks ago


Port Arthur Texas, United States Veolia Full time
BENEFITS
Veolia offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes paid time off, health, dental, and vision insurance. Employees are also eligible to participate in an employer-sponsored 401(k) plan to help save for retirement. For union-represented employees, pay and benefits are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.

POSITION PURPOSE

The Water Treatment Operator is responsible for the operation and maintenance of sludge, dewatering treatment, processing, disposal, and testing equipment within an industrial facility to ensure water purification meets customer specifications.

PRIMARY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Prior experience in a related role and environment is preferred.
  • Consistently demonstrate the ability to learn and independently operate assigned machinery and equipment, achieving or surpassing processing and quality targets.
  • Exhibit the capability to learn and operate equipment such as pumps, engines, centrifuges, generators, valves, gates, mixers, conveyors, blowers, dryers, chemical feed systems, odor control, disinfection equipment, sludge processing filters, belt presses, and testing devices.
  • Work effectively in a team environment and show readiness to take on additional or new responsibilities.

Work Environment:
Approximately 75% of the time is spent in field and laboratory operations, with 25% in a control room setting. The role involves exposure to outdoor conditions and inclement weather, as well as extreme temperatures and humidity.

Possible Work Hazards:

Exposure to operational hazards may include fumes, dust, toxic, acidic, and caustic chemicals, noise, moving mechanical parts, heavy machinery, high pressure, and temperature extremes, as well as slippery surfaces, water, and electrical hazards.


Physical Demands:
  • Standing: 75%
  • Walking: 15%
  • Crouching/Bending: 10%

Responsibilities include climbing ladders to access elevated equipment, vertical climbs nearing 90 degrees, and the ability to carry up to 50 lbs. The role requires ascending and descending stairs over multiple levels.

While performing job duties, the employee is regularly required to use hands for handling and reaching, as well as to communicate verbally. Close visual and auditory observations are necessary to detect non-conformance and equipment malfunctions.

Work may involve various positions, including working off ladders, mobile platforms, and in awkward angles, with hands extended above and below head level. Tasks may require stooping, crouching, bending, or kneeling to access work areas, including confined spaces and uneven surfaces.



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