Operations Technician I - Specialty Feed

Company Description 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. Job Description Position Purpose: Process specialty feed streams that are unable to be processed in any other part of the facility in the natural state in which they were received. Feed drums and totes to the incinerator through direct inject lances to the kiln and secondary combustion chamber (SCC). Document and further code items that have been processed through the specialty feed boxes for final destruction and tracking. Because of the hazardous material processed through the incinerator feed systems, this position has been designated as safety sensitive, per Arkansas Constitutional Amendment XCVIII 3.6. Primary Duties/Responsibilities Complete daily documented rounds and inspections on all pieces of equipment for the specialty feed boxes such as:Box seals, windows, gloves, roller conveyors, pumps, vent fans, valves, feed nozzles, forklifts, fires systems, monitoring sensors, and feed wandsPull drums, totes, and cylinders from storage and stage for feeding and then return them to the approved locations when doneDocument all stages of the waste feeding process via electronic log, handheld scanners, and manual labelingLoad roller conveyors and boxes with forklift, lock and prepare glove boxes for feed, and feed material through designated wands/stingers, manifolds, or specialized fittings according to process plan.Assist site mechanical department as well as outside contractors with the preventive maintenance, repair, or calibration of equipment and issue permits for these activities. Permits may include:Safe Work, Hot Work, Line Break, and Confined Space Entry PermitsPerform Lock Out Tag Out of all specialty feed box equipment in preparation for repairsTroubleshooting, flushing, unplugging, cleaning, repairing, and swapping of feedlines, pumps, nozzles, vent fans, flame arrestors, and boxes.Break down and decontaminate feed pumps for repairsPrepare equipment for start-up and shutdown scenariosCoordinate with Supervision and control room for changes in feed streams and time sensitive materialsUse hand tools to assist with daily tasks and container opening. These tools may include:Channel Locks, pipe wrench, air chisels, bung wrenches, screw drivers, and pneumatic cuttersVerify chemical compatibility and reference Waste Information Profiles (WIP) or provided chemical reference material to ensure safe and reaction free processing of materialUtilize Nitrogen for box purging, inerting, pump operations, and line clearingUtilize diesel and toluene for line flushing and clearing and maintain local inventory of flushing chemicalsMaintain area orphan sumps as required.Assist Incineration unit with the ash and deslagging process on a weekly basis including slag removal operations.Operate multiple forms of rolling stock equipment such as: Forklifts, manlifts, vacuum tankers, etc..Maintain high level of housekeeping and ownership of the specialty feed box areasInspect safety equipment and maintain all safety equipment and gear in good working orderEnter Work Requests as needed for faulty equipment and report issues to supervisionReport any spills or emergency situations to supervision and site Emergency Coordinators immediately and assist with remediation efforts and situational responseAssist incinerator operators with outside tasks such as:Kiln face drop out containersClearing and unplugging feed lines and lancesRemoving water from orphan sumpsMaking valve lineups and isolationsServes as Emergency Response Team member certified to respond to Rescue, Hazmat and medical emergencies within level of training.Other duties as assigned by supervisor or manager. Qualifications Education/Experience/Background: High School diploma or General Educational Development (GED) preferredPrior work experience of > 2 years in the hazardous waste or chemical industry in a related position with proficiency in handling forklifts and other heavy equipment preferred> 6 months in current positionNo unsatisfactory attendance issues within the past 12 months No disciplinary action within the past 12 months. Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Ability to communicate through reading and writingTrained in the use of material handling equipmentMust have already been trained to and maintain skills of Material Handler II Required Certification/Licenses/Training 40-Hour HAZWOPER training preferredForklift CertifiedYard Truck CertifiedRolloff Truck CertifiedVacuum Truck CertifiedBackhoe CertifiedFrontend Loader CertifiedDOT Handling Hazardous Materials Successfully completed VGS Learning Paths training for Material Handler I and Material Handler IISuccessfully complete assigned VGS Learning Paths training including exams with a minimum score of 80% within 6 months of award. Additional Information Benefits: Our employees are covered by comprehensive benefits packages including paid time off policies; health, dental, vision, and life insurance; retirement plans, savings accounts; tuition reimbursement; paid volunteering and more. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! 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