Licensed Wastewater Plant Operator

BENEFITS Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. 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.Position Purpose: Under supervision, responsible for the control of an assigned process by operation of wastewater treatment equipment; prepares daily log of routine activity. Work is performed in industrial environment and involves exposure to dust, odors, extremes in temperatures and humidity, noise; generally, works rotating shift hours, on a schedule prepared by management. In addition to the normal industrial environment, the job may include exposure to sewage, confined spaces, gases and odors.Primary Duties/Responsibilities: Operates assigned plant processes.Operates assigned treatment plant equipment by starting/stopping and regulating semi-automatic controls, notes malfunctioning equipment and trouble shoots for needed repairs, and makes needed adjustments where possible and refers maintenance problems to the shift supervisor.Records and interprets meter and gauge readings from equipment.Takes periodic samples for laboratory analysis.Performs tests for process control.Records activities in log and prepares and submits daily shift operational reports. (Excel based)Performs other duties as assigned.Work Environment:Work is performed on 12 hour rotating shift.While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.