Environmental Technician
About The Position
The Environmental Technician safely operates and maintains facility water and wastewater treatment, waste handling, boiler, and air compressor operations and related equipment in accordance with local, state, and federal environmental regulations. The technician may be assigned any combination of the listed duties and works a rotating schedule that can include scheduled and unscheduled overtime, nights, weekends, and holidays. The role includes operating and maintaining treatment and utility systems, handling and packaging waste, performing preventative maintenance, maintaining regulatory compliance, implementing environmental programs, responding to spills, and overseeing contractors and onsite customers conducting environmental projects. The technician works with the plant-wide team to solve problems and promote continual improvement, and performs other duties as required by department supervision.
Requirements
- Safely operate and maintain relevant environmental and utility systems and equipment in accordance with local, state, and federal environmental regulations.
- Work a rotating schedule and varied shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays, with scheduled and unscheduled overtime as required.
Nice To Haves
- Two or more years of related environmental, water/wastewater operations, and/or waste handling experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
- Mechanical and/or electrical background.
- Experience with automation, PLCs, system building, programming, and troubleshooting.
- Project management experience.
- High level of integrity.
Responsibilities
- Operate and maintain wastewater treatment systems, including tanks, clarifiers, pumps, motors, cooling towers, filter presses, water sampling, and equipment calibration.
- Operate and maintain boiler systems.
- Operate and maintain air compressor systems.
- Handle and package waste, including disposal, packaging, storage, and labeling.
- Perform preventative maintenance of equipment and operations.
- Maintain compliance with environmental regulations.
- Implement environmental programs related to air, water, and waste.
- Participate in emergency response activities for spills.
- Oversee contractors and onsite customers conducting environmental-related projects.
- Engage with the plant-wide team to solve problems and promote continual improvement.
- Perform other duties as required by department supervision.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
