Operations & Service Technician

About the role

Aerzen USA offers a competitive salary; generous health benefits (to include 96% company-paid benefit plans) with company HSA contribution; a 401(k) with company match; and a tuition reimbursement program; along with the opportunity to work with a dynamic group of professionals in a triple-bottom-line business philosophy of “People, Planet, Prosperity.”

What You’ll Do

• Perform startups, periodic operations checks (remote), equipment inspections, troubleshooting, repairs, and/or preventive maintenance services on wastewater treatment systems and associated equipment/components at customer sites.
• Represent STS in professional and courteous manner following all STS and customer safety requirements.
• Install, configure, calibrate, and maintain control, measurement, and indicating instrumentation and probes (pneumatic, analog, & digital).
• Install and terminate electrical, pneumatic and fluid connections.
• Understand controls narratives and analyze / troubleshoot process application related issues.
• Complete job-related reports, expense reports, and forms in a timely fashion.
• Manage effective field service scheduling and reporting to assure customer requirements have been met in a timely manner and are visible and accurate in the service scheduling software.
• Conduct customer training (as approved/assigned) on customer wastewater treatment systems and associated equipment and components when onsite.
• Respond to alarms for emergency situations at various facilities/systems.

Requirements

• Perform startups, periodic operations checks (remote), equipment inspections, troubleshooting, repairs, and/or preventive maintenance services on wastewater treatment systems and associated equipment/components at customer sites.
• Represent STS in professional and courteous manner following all STS and customer safety requirements.
• Install, configure, calibrate, and maintain control, measurement, and indicating instrumentation and probes (pneumatic, analog, & digital).
• Install and terminate electrical, pneumatic and fluid connections.
• Understand controls narratives and analyze / troubleshoot process application related issues.
• Complete job-related reports, expense reports, and forms in a timely fashion.
• Manage effective field service scheduling and reporting to assure customer requirements have been met in a timely manner and are visible and accurate in the service scheduling software.
• Conduct customer training (as approved/assigned) on customer wastewater treatment systems and associated equipment and components when onsite.
• Respond to alarms for emergency situations at various facilities/systems.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree (2-years schooling) in Environmental, Electrical or Controls Engineering or equivalent experience with wastewater treatment plant operation and maintenance required.
• Minimum 5 years field and/or repair experience directly related to wastewater treatment and equipment.
• Must have a working knowledge of wastewater treatment systems (License to operate a Wastewater Treatment facility strongly preferred) or previous experience with an MBBR and/or MBR facility.
• Strong communication and analytical skills.
• Advanced knowledge of mechanical and electrical equipment, control systems, and biological knowledge such as microbiology relevant to the wastewater operating practices, oxygen level measurement techniques, laboratory techniques, sample handling and preservation and treatment analysis in accordance with standard methods.
• Computer Skills: Microsoft Office Suite, SAP, Salesforce.com CRM experience is preferred. TCP/IP networks / RS-485 communications / RS Logix 5000 experience / Allen Bradley PLC experience is preferred.
• PLC or similar Ladder-Logic programming experience a plus.
• Ability to interpret process flow, control wiring, as well as piping and instrumentation diagrams.
• Welding Experience (brazing, Cutting, Welding, Plasma) Preferred.

Skills

• Basic knowledge of wastewater treatment systems and equipment.
• Advanced knowledge of mechanical and electrical equipment, control systems, and biological knowledge such as microbiology.
• Computer Skills: Microsoft Office Suite, SAP, Salesforce.com CRM experience is preferred. TCP/IP networks / RS-485 communications / RS Logix 5000 experience / Allen Bradley PLC experience is preferred.
• PLC or similar Ladder-Logic programming experience a plus.
• Ability to interpret process flow, control wiring, as well as piping and instrumentation diagrams.
• Welding Experience (brazing, Cutting, Welding, Plasma) Preferred.

Benefits

All weekly reporting due end of business every Friday. Complete digital service reports to document description of work performed, materials consumed, condition or equipment as received and as returned to customer, and document cause of failure of system, equipment, or components. Collecting signature approval upon completion of service appointment.

Pay

$35.00 - $45.00 hourly

Schedule

Services provided may be scheduled or on-demand. Weekend/overnight travel or short notice may be required.