Biological Wastewater Operator

Operators Unlimited•Charleston, SC

14h•Onsite

About The Position

Operators Unlimited is seeking a Wastewater Operations Specialist to join their growing Operations team and help transform their customers' waste treatment processes across South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. The primary responsibility of this role is to operate a customer treatment plant in Greenwood, SC. The company emphasizes a collaborative environment where individual contributions matter and influence business direction, aiming to revolutionize the wastewater treatment industry. They empower their employees, encourage personal and professional growth, and view mistakes as opportunities for improvement. The company culture is rooted in trust, open communication, teamwork, and healthy conflict to drive change.

Requirements

A high school diploma required.
Basic experience in Microsoft Office.
Experience in applicable federal, state, and local wastewater policies and procedures.
Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds.
Must be able to position self to analyze and review equipment by stooping, bending, and kneeling.
Must be able to occasionally ascend/descend ladders and steps to service a plant.
Must be able to walk through large facilities.
Must be able to work in environmental settings.
Be Action Oriented: Enjoy working hard; be full of energy for challenges, not fearful of acting with a minimum of planning; seize more opportunities than others.
Be Customer Focused: Dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; listen intently, get first-hand customer information, and use it for improvements in products and services; act with customers in mind; establish and maintain effective relationships with customers and gain their trust and respect.
Process Management: Be good at figuring out the processes necessary to get things done; know how to organize people and activities; understand how to separate and combine tasks into efficient work flow; know what to measure and how to measure it; recognize opportunities for synergy and integration where others can’t; simplify complex processes; get more out of fewer resources.
Be a Problem Solver: Use rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probe all fruitful sources for answers; see hidden problems; be excellent at honest analysis; look beyond the obvious and don’t stop at the first answers.
Have Composure: Be cool under pressure; do not become defensive or irritated when times are tough; be considered mature; be counted on to hold things together during tough times; handle stress; don’t be knocked off balance by the unexpected; don’t show frustration when resisted or blocked; be a settling influence in a crisis. Understand the audience and dynamic of each wastewater facility and use effective ways to interact in each facility to provide consistency and calm.
Have Functional/Technical Skills/Be Detailed: Have the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment. Be thorough in accomplishing a task through concern for all the areas involved, no matter how small and have the ability to see and pay attention to details; have the ability to recognize the components parts of a procedure or object, and to verify the correctness or error in an individual part of procedures.
Living out our core values and core competencies.
High level of organizational and planning skills.
Ability to communicate and interact with people.
Manager your time and schedule with efficiency.
Conscientious personality and attitude.
Passing inspections.
No permit violations.
Achieving your quarterly goals and weekly commitments.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Operating a customer treatment plant in Greenwood, SC.
Responding to customers and opportunities with thankfulness.
Working with the Director of Wastewater Operations and other team members to ensure customer compliance.
Focusing on improvements and growth in all aspects of the position and the business.
Understanding SDS and utilizing appropriate PPE and safety equipment.
Understanding the pH scale, calibrating pH meters, and adjusting pH with limited assistance.
Proper records documentation including flow reports, logbooks, rounds sheets, timesheets, and mileage.
Understanding basic p/c and/or biological treatment functions including pH adjustment, coagulation, flocculation, and clarification.
Operating various treatment processes (DAF, Hydroxide Precipitation, Extended Air, etc.) with assistance.
Basic understanding of discharge permits.
Operating/understanding chemical feed systems and troubleshooting with assistance.
Using Service Fusion, Acumatica, and other systems with limited errors.
Acting with agility in responding to customer needs, including off-shift and weekend hours as required.
Running wastewater treatment plants within permit limits.
Communicating with the Director of Wastewater to ensure compliance and improvements.
Working with the OU team to help grow the company.