Certified Water Treatment Operator - O&M Tech II

About the Company

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.

About the Role

Operates and maintains the City of Sturgeon Bay water treatment plant, wastewater collection system, and assists with various water treatment and water distribution systems. Work involves daily operation activities to achieve efficient and safe operation of the wastewater treatment plant, wastewater collection system, and wastewater lift stations while ensuring wastewater effluent quality meets or exceeds various permit limits.

Responsibilities

• Operate, monitor, inspect, and maintain equipment and processes at the wastewater treatment plant and the water system in a safe and efficient manner while satisfying the requirements of customers, clients, and regulatory agencies.
• Maintain and operate water treatment facilities and collection systems.
• Responsible for the proper use and care of hand tools and knowledge and use of the company’s safety policies and procedures.
• Perform preventive maintenance, housekeeping tasks, and inspections as assigned.
• Collect samples for process control and compliance monitoring in accordance with standard procedures.
• Perform process control sample analyses in accordance with standard procedures.
• Comply with company safety programs.
• Monitor processes/equipment to ensure efficient operations by taking samples required for process control and regulatory reporting purposes, recording and logging flows, visually inspecting tanks, levels, pump speeds; recording information in logs and reports.
• Perform inspection rounds of facilities; recognize, resolve, and report problems that could jeopardize employee safety or equipment operations.
• Perform necessary housekeeping functions to and around plant equipment, buildings, and grounds, including snow shoveling, sweeping, painting, operating mowers, and other powered lawn equipment.
• Maintain appearance and cleanliness of all facilities under the responsibility of Veolia; maintain and clean vehicles.
• Perform preventive maintenance tasks as assigned, including exercising valves, lubrication, filter checks, inspection of safety-related items such as emergency lighting and ladders.
• Respond to customers in the field concerning wastewater or water issues; locate underground utilities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Odors and sights in and around the workplace can be unpleasant.

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED is required.
• 1-2 years of experience in the municipal water treatment industry or related fields is preferred.
• Candidates must hold a current state Water Treatment Operator's license/certification, or have the ability to obtain one within a reasonable time frame directly or through reciprocity.
• Obtain a Wisconsin Commercial Driver's License within 1 year.
• Obtain Wisconsin Municipal Water Certifications within 5 to 7 years.

Skills

• General knowledge of wastewater operations, sampling, lab operations, or related fields.
• Professional judgment and decision-making skills.
• Ability to perform general math calculations.
• Mechanical ability.
• Ability to operate and maintain equipment such as pumps, motors, electric generators, and piping systems.
• Ability to use standard office equipment such as personal computers and calculators.
• Familiarity with MS Office including word processing and spreadsheets.
• Must be able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly required to talk or hear.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, climb stairs or ladders, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and taste or smell.
• May occasionally lift and/or move up to 49 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include the ability to distinguish color, close vision, and distance vision.

Benefits

• Paid time off policies.
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Savings accounts.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Paid volunteering.
• Employer-sponsored 401(k) plan.