Traveling Hydroblast Technician

Clean Harbors•Norco, LA

About The Position

Thompson Industrial is seeking a Hydroblaster/Field Technician to safely and properly execute jobs across its service lines at customer locations. The technician may lead two or more crews by planning, organizing, and coordinating daily service-line operations. The role includes ensuring equipment is operated properly, improving efficiency at job sites, and completing accurate job documentation promptly. The technician follows company policies and procedures and supports positive customer relations by delivering quality, timely industrial cleaning services. Technicians represent Thompson Industrial and build ongoing working relationships with clients and customers. The position involves safety oversight, hands-on hydro-blasting and industrial-cleaning work, equipment operation and maintenance, and—in a supervisor capacity—coordination with customer representatives and implementation of job requirements. Work may involve physically demanding tasks, confined spaces, heights, extended shifts, wet conditions, extreme temperatures, noise, and exposure to dust, fumes, and pressurized fluids.

Requirements

Specific vocational preparation, including classroom safety training, on-the-job training, and essential experience gained on other jobs.
English proficiency sufficient to comprehend safety training and respond to instructions in emergency situations.
Valid driver’s license and compliance with company driving-policy requirements when driving a company vehicle or using a personal vehicle for company business.
Knowledge of operating emergency equipment, such as fire extinguishers.
Provide a Federal Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC).
Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including lifting and maintaining at least 40 pounds, working up to 16 hours per shift, using negative-pressure and air-supplied respirators, and wearing protective clothing and equipment.

Responsibilities

Represent and implement company and customer safety policies and procedures, providing hands-on information about operations, safety, equipment, emergency response, and administrative functions.
Operate manual and automated hydro-blasting equipment when required.
Operate special equipment, including ultra-high-pressure pumps.
Operate pumping equipment and specialized hydro-blasting, chemical-cleaning, vacuum-truck, and cutting equipment used on the job.
Examine surface cleaning when required to verify conformance with company and customer specifications.
Perform routine maintenance on company equipment used on the job.
When serving in a supervisor capacity, coordinate with customer representatives on job setup and scope, ensure performance and customer requirements are met or exceeded, and implement company policies and procedures at the job site.
Report to the branch manager or designee and implement procedures to achieve the results specified by the branch manager.
Plan, lead, organize, and coordinate daily operations of two or more crews.
Ensure proper equipment operation, operational efficiency at the work site, and timely, accurate job documentation.
Maintain and improve customer relations by providing quality, timely industrial cleaning services.