Utility Worker

Primary Duties/Responsibilities

• Maintain operating conditions, meters, and gauges.
• Record meter and gauge readings and operational data.
• Operate belt presses to process and dispose of waste.
• Clean and maintain equipment, tanks, grounds and other work areas.
• Follow U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and State of Florida regulations.
• Ensure safety standards are met.
• Tend to automatic and semi-automatic machines and related equipment.
• Monitor control panels and adjust valves and gates.
• Monitor flow meters, gauges, flow ratios, pressures and related controls.
• Inspect equipment and identify operational problems.
• Perform field tests and recommend reorder of process chemical supplies.
• Perform lab tests and report results.
• Perform manual labor including filling and emptying of machine bins and cleaning equipment, facilities and grounds.
• Perform minor maintenance under guidance of the supervisor.
• Operate vehicles for plant operational purposes.
• Practice good housekeeping and properly dispose of waste.
• Absorb and apply operational, process, safety and quality instructions.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED required.
• At least six months experience in a related position and environment preferred.
• Experience with a variety of machinery, vehicles, material handling equipment, hand and power tools preferred.
• Must have the ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Must have the ability to quickly learn how to safely operate specialized machinery.
• Must demonstrate ability to work in a team environment and willingness to assume additional or new responsibilities.

Physical Requirements

• Sitting 25% of the time.
• Standing 25% of the time.
• Walking 50% of the time, potentially up to five miles per shift.
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• Reach with hands and arms.
• Talk or hear.
• Stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• Enter confined spaces.
• Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds (occasionally 60 pounds).

Work Environment

• Spend 100% of the time in an operations environment.
• May need to work outside in inclement weather conditions and drive company vehicles.
• Possible work hazards: fumes, toxic and caustic chemicals, heavy machinery, high pressure, hot or cold work environment temperatures, slippery surfaces, water hazards, and electrical equipment.