Systems Operator II - Waste Management Facility

Mayo Career Site US • Rochester, MN

108d

About The Position

The position is responsible for guiding refuse through the combustion process and operating all systems to ensure compliance with USEPA, MPCA, USDA, and the city of Rochester regulations. This includes adjusting refuse feed rates for optimal combustion efficiency and monitoring the control panel to ensure that various systems such as the waste combustor, wet scrubber, WESP, wastewater treatment system, Urea, and caustic systems are functioning within their designed specifications and set-points.

Requirements

• Ability to work rotating shifts, on-call and overtime, as needed, including some weekends.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the data acquisition system and carries out adjustments to comply with the operating permit.
• Notifies SR System Operator of potential failures and provides technical and mechanical assistance for repairs and modifications of facility systems.
• Is relied upon in emergencies, repairs, and power outages.
• Operates front end loader to stage refuse for the receiving conveyors and to clear the unloading area for the refuse trucks.
• Operates articulating material handlers to keep refuse pits flowing to the conveyance system.
• Performs ongoing checks on all systems using the computer operating system.
• Provides training and technical knowledge to new facility employees and Systems Operator 1.
• Operates the high-pressure boiler to provide steam to the smoke eater and infectious waste sterilizers.
• Able to perform water quality checks for the water softeners, boiler, cooling tower and waste water system.
• Conducts preventative maintenance and tasks as assigned.
• Works on improvement projects for all systems and material handling equipment.
• Performs record keeping on ash roll-offs, refuse deliveries, circular charts, customer regulated medical waste deliveries, regulated waste deliveries and daily logbook.
• Operates forklift to dump ash and unload deliveries.
• Loads and monitors the pathological waste combustor.
• Attends on and off-site training for new equipment, MPCA certification, electrical, safety and permit changes.
• Sanitizes waste carts, ensuring at least one load of sanitized carts is ready to return to the Clinic campus at all times.
• Performs miscellaneous housekeeping in and around the work area.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees