Chemical Waste Water Tech 1
About The Position
This role is responsible for monitoring and maintaining the performance of equipment, gauges, and charts in the treatment plant and pump stations. The Chemical Technician will operate, maintain, and repair malfunctions at the wastewater treatment plant, as well as maintain, modify, or repair instrumentation and control equipment. This includes calibrating and ensuring the proper function of pH and ORP probes and controllers. The position also involves setting up hazardous waste storage containers, operating sludge pumps and filter presses, and collecting, segregating, and transporting hazardous waste. Responsibilities extend to labeling and signing hazardous waste manifests, inspecting storage facilities for compliance, and responding to hazardous waste spills. Additionally, the role involves chemical process tank additions, makeups, and remakes, and assisting with other duties to ensure environmental compliance.
Requirements
- High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED)
- Basic mathematic skills: add, subtract, multiply and divide using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
- Good communication skills.
- Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast paced and ever-changing environment with multiple priorities
Responsibilities
- Monitor the performance of all equipment, gauges, and charts in the treatment plant and pump stations
- Replace equipment when necessary
- Operate, maintain and repair malfunctions at the wastewater treatment plant
- Maintain, modify or repair instrumentation and control equipment including recorders, flow meter, and other water quality monitoring equipment
- Calibrate, clean and ensure proper function of pH and ORP probes and controllers
- Operate and maintain rise pump stations
- Clean wet wells and operate pumps and valves to control and adjust flow and treatment process
- Setup hazardous waste cubic yard storage containers with proper labeling
- Operate sludge pump and filter press
- Collect, segregate, and transport hazardous waste from generation points to the hazardous waste storage area
- Label and sign appropriate hazardous and chemical reactants
- Inspect facility where hazardous waste is stored and evaluate compliance; track accumulation starts dates of satellite storage containers
- Compile and maintain list of hazardous waste needing disposal and organize the waste for transport and disposal
- Review hazardous waste manifests and accompanying land disposal restriction notification forms for compliance
- Respond to hazardous waste spills in emergency situations
- Responsible for chemical process tank additions, make ups and remakes
- Assist in other duties as needed to ensure environmental compliance throughout the chemical processing facility
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
