Operations Engineer III/Lead

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.

Position Purpose

Under supervision, and on an as‑scheduled basis, performs duties of the assigned position within a wastewater treatment plant setting.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Operating Engineer IV duties:
  • Monitor and control equipment (Gas Engine Generator, Supervisory control board, Electrical switchboard, Dispatch board, Computer control consoles, Process Blowers) whose monitoring devices and controls are located in Area Control Center 5 and the operating floor within the Power House building.
  • Visually inspect listed equipment, operate it by local control when necessary, maintain logs, and change charts on a fixed schedule.
  • Adjust systems and controlled equipment to meet management and operational requirements.
  • Respond to equipment problems: shutting down, starting up, standby, and request maintenance as appropriate.
  • Maintain record of equipment status and perform cogeneration startup if necessary.
• Operating Engineer III duties:
  • Operate and adjust gas engine generators, boilers, pumps, biogas compressors and auxiliary Power Plant equipment throughout South Shore as needed.
  • Make manual adjustments on Power Plant equipment to maintain proper operating levels; collect and run boiler analysis on fired heat boilers.
  • Maintain inventory of boiler chemicals, reagents and process chemicals; prepare store requisitions and obtain supplies.
  • Record employee notification of illness and notify proper authority.
  • Maintain a maintenance log of daily readings and make appropriate changes using computer control systems and visual inspection.
• Operating Engineer II duties:
  • Observe and inspect equipment (control panels, electrical switchgear, computer control systems, gas engine generators, waste heat system, boilers, pumps) to ensure proper operating status within established parameters of pressure, temperature and flow.
  • Follow established inspection procedures, start equipment locally as required, and report any malfunction to Operating Engineer IV.
  • Locate and eliminate trouble for Operating Engineer IV; control Process Air Compressors locally.
  • Log operational status of equipment pertaining to pressure, flow and temperature.
  • Inspect operational areas for fire hazards or unsafe activity.
• Operating Maintenance Person duties:
  • Inspect, repair and maintain pumping equipment; exercise and lubricate various types of valves and valve operators.
  • Record preventative, scheduled and emergency maintenance; maintain spare parts inventory and order needed parts.
  • Keep accurate daily logs and service Sampler In‑take unit if necessary.
  • Perform minor maintenance as assigned; maintain a clean and orderly work area and equipment (Operating Engineer II and Operational Maintenance Person only).
  • Secure ACC 5 operating area (Operating Engineer IV and III only).

Work Environment

Work is performed in an industrial environment with frequent, unavoidable exposure to temperatures, fumes, noise, dust, wet conditions, odors and gases. Shifts rotate.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Four years of experience operating power‑house equipment in plants containing high‑pressure boilers.
• ASOPE First Class Operating Engineer License.
• Physical requirements: regular talking/hearing; frequent standing, walking, sitting, using hands, reaching, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling; frequent lifting/moving up to 50 lb; close and distance vision; ability to taste or smell as needed.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off policies.
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Retirement plans and savings accounts.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Paid volunteering opportunities and more.