Systems Operator - Waste Management

Responsibilities

• guiding refuse through the combustion process;
• operating all systems to ensure compliance with USEPA, MPCA, USDA and the city of Rochester regulations;
• adjusting refuse feed rates for optimal combustion efficiency, operating and monitoring the control panel to ensure the waste combustor, wet scrubber, WESP, wastewater treatment system, Urea, and caustic systems are functioning within their designed specifications and set-points;
• emergency, repairs and power outages;
• ongoing checks on all systems using the computer operating system
• operating the high pressure boiler to provide steam to the smoke eater and infectious waste sterilizers;
• preventingative maintenance and tasks as assigned;
• improvement projects for all systems and material handling equipment;
• record keeping on ash roll-offs, refuse deliveries, circular charts, customer regulated medical waste deliveries, regulated waste deliveries and daily log book;
• loading and monitors the pathological waste combustor

Qualifications

• Systems Operator I: High school diploma or equivalent. Completion of a 2-year facility or industrial maintenance degree or equivalency of 3-years of experience. Minnesota 2nd Class B Engineer License or achieve within 1 1/2 years of hire. Minnesota Waste Combustor Operator Certificate or achieve within 1 1/2 years of hire. BLS certification or achieve within 6 months of hire.
• Requires general computer operating ability. Must be able to safely and comfortably handle regulated medical waste. Experience operating powered and un-powered hand tools. Operate a forklift, bobcat, front-end loader, articulating arm, floor scrubber and floor sweeper.
• Systems Operator II: High school diploma or equivalent. Completion of facility or industrial maintenance program degree or equivalency of 4 years of maintenance experience.
• Must be able to safely and comfortably handle regulated medical waste. Requires general computer operating ability. Experience repairing and maintaining electrical equipment, 3-phase motors, and industrial maintenance preferred. Ability to read and record data from gauges, meters, computer based data acquisition systems, test equipment and accurately interpret such data is strongly desired. Electrical license holders desired. Must be able to operate a forklift, bobcat, front-end loader, articulating arm, floor scrubber and floor sweeper.

Pay

• System Ops I - $27.99 - $41.98 / hour
• System Ops II - $31.49 - $47.25 / hour

Schedule

• Full Time
• Monday - Friday. Rotating day, evening, and over night shifts every 5 to 7 weeks.
• Day shift 8:00am - 4:30pm.
• Evenings shift 3:45pm - 12:15am.
• Night shift 11:45pm - 08:15am.
• On-Call every 9 to 10 weeks for weekends and holidays. Scheduled 2 to 4 weekend hours every 12 to 18 weeks, Occasional overtime.