Associate Wastewater Treatment Technician
About The Position
The Associate Wastewater Technician supports the daily operation and maintenance of the Wastewater Treatment System (WWTS) at the North Country Dairy, LLC facility. Under the guidance of the Wastewater Technician and EH&S Manager, this role helps maintain compliance with occupational health, safety, and environmental requirements and supports plant leadership, operations, maintenance, safety, and quality teams in ensuring safe, clean, and compliant WWTS operations. The position supports environmental compliance and permit tracking, inspections and audits, environmental programs, routine WWTS operation and maintenance, sampling and laboratory analysis, records management, performance monitoring, and coordination of maintenance and repair work. It also supports facility safety activities, including huddles, walkthroughs, hazard follow-up, action-item tracking, employee orientations, and other proactive safety functions. The role requires mechanical aptitude and willingness to develop a science and compliance background. It works within a union environment and across disciplines, both individually and as part of a team. The employee must be flexible to train and meet with staff on overnight or afternoon shifts and participate in a shared on-call rotation. The position may involve confidential production, customer, and company-strategy information. The work includes supporting all facets of EHS at the facility, with a focus on the WWTS. The employee must be able to operate standard office equipment and perform physical activities including seeing, grasping, walking, climbing, bending, stretching, and lifting up to 40 pounds. Work may take place in a production environment near moving mechanical parts, corrosive chemicals, high-speed conveyors, and processing equipment; temperatures fluctuate, floors may be wet, and noise is constant. Pay is $23.27–$29.12 per hour. Other possible components of the total rewards package include group health and/or dental insurance, a retirement plan, wellness program, paid time away from work, and paid holidays.
Requirements
- Strong mechanical aptitude and willingness to develop a science and compliance background.
- Ability to work within a union environment among a cross-disciplinary population.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Flexibility to train and meet with staff on overnight or afternoon shifts.
- Ability to participate in an on-call rotation shared among coworkers.
- One to three years of experience in wastewater treatment, an industrial or manufacturing environment, or demonstrated mechanical or technical aptitude.
- Ability to operate standard office equipment.
- Ability to see, grasp, walk, climb, bend, stretch, and lift up to 40 pounds.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science degree in sciences, EHS, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Basic laboratory skills.
- Familiarity with environmental regulations.
- WWTS-related certifications.
Responsibilities
- Support facility compliance with environmental laws and regulations, including EPA, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, and RCRA requirements, under the direction of the Wastewater Technician or EH&S Manager.
- Assist with environmental permit compliance tracking for air, wastewater, stormwater, and waste management.
- Participate in routine site inspections and support environmental audits.
- Support spill prevention, waste reduction, and recycling initiatives.
- Oversee daily WWTS operations, including housekeeping, routine sampling, and preventive-maintenance task tracking.
- Operate wastewater treatment equipment, including the aeration system and blowers, under established procedures.
- Monitor wastewater treatment processes and escalate deviations from discharge permits or operating requirements.
- Perform basic inspection, testing, and maintenance tasks, including blower repairs, air-piping inspection, mowing or brush-hog operation, lagoon vegetation removal, tree and brush removal, and annual barley-straw application.
- Obtain wastewater samples, conduct laboratory analysis, and complete chain-of-custody documentation for grab and composite sampling.
- Maintain accurate operational records, laboratory results, and compliance documentation.
- Support coordination of maintenance and repair activities with Engineering, Maintenance, and external service providers.
- Assist in analyzing WWTS performance data and flag anomalies for Wastewater Technician review.
- Participate in daily huddle meetings to support safety presence.
- Conduct walkthroughs focused on adherence to safe work practices.
- Support near-miss and hazard-recognition follow-up.
- Assist with Open Action Item tracking and status updates.
- Support new-employee safety orientations.
- Perform proactive safety functions as directed.
Benefits
- Group health and/or dental insurance may be included in the total rewards package.
- Retirement plan may be included in the total rewards package.
- Wellness program may be included in the total rewards package.
- Paid time away from work may be included in the total rewards package.
- Paid holidays may be included in the total rewards package.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
