Waste Water Technician: CPO-8

About the Role

This position is an important role for maintaining operational capacity of the plant. Responsible for operating and maintaining the wastewater plants for Can Making and Can Filling, performing basic analytical tests of both wastewater and treated water systems, and collection of data for continuous improvement projects.

Responsibilities

• Operates and monitors wastewater equipment, such as equalization tanks, Y-strainers, DAF (Dissolved Air Flotation), J-Press (sludge removal).
• Performs daily and weekly analytical/quality tests on wastewater to ensure proper operation/chemistry of wastewater equipment.
• Under the direction of Site Hygienic Engineer and with assistance from the Chemical Process Engineer, adjusts concentration of DAF chemistries to ensure compliance of wastewater regulations.
• Responsible for conducting monthly PCR sampling of wastewater.
• Collects and records data from the wastewater system for continuous improvement projects.
• Performs daily and weekly preventative maintenance tasks on wastewater equipment (calibrations, cleaning of J-press, priming chemical pumps etc.).
• Responsible for regular sampling and analytical/quality testing of RO water systems.
• Performs daily and weekly preventative maintenance tasks on RO water systems (check UV lights, check RO filters, etc.).
• Responsible and required to notify management about actual or potential food safety issues; empowered to act to resolve food safety issues within their scope of work. If this position is vacant for any significant period of time, the obligation for completion of all food safety and quality-related tasks will become the responsibility of the direct manager or a qualified designee.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED with 1-3 years’ experience in a food or beverage manufacturing environment preferred.
• Receives general instructions on routine work, detailed instructions on new assignments.
• Basic computer skills in word processing and spreadsheet software applications.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Frequently required to talk or hear.
• Frequently required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, and feel objects, tools, and controls.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, bend, and occasionally reach with hands and arms.
• Must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.