Lead Operator

Lead Operator

Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, the largest private water operator and technology provider, and a leader in hazardous waste and pollution treatment. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste and energy management services—including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery—and helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipal customers throughout North America.

Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at over 350 locations across North America.

Position

Purpose:

This is a non-supervisory role requiring technical ability. The Operator III operates and maintains water treatment, processing, disposal and testing equipment in water treatment facilities to purify water to meet permit and operational requirements.

• Monitor operating conditions, meters, and gauges.
• Record meter and gauge readings and operational data.
• Operate equipment to purify and clarify water or to process or dispose of waste.
• Clean and maintain equipment, tanks, grounds and other work areas.
• Follow the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and State of Florida regulations.
• Ensure safety standards are met.
• Tend to automatic and semi-automatic machines and related equipment (pumps, engines, generators, valves, gates, mixers, conveyors, blowers, and chemical feed).
• Monitor control panels and adjust valves and gates manually or by remote control to regulate flow.
• Monitor flow meters, gauges, flow ratios, pressures and related controls through instrument panels, computer terminals and programmable logic control units.
• Record operating conditions observations and data in area shift log.
• Ensure conformance to process specifications.
• Inspect equipment and identify operational problems; report suspect malfunctions and variances to the supervisor or designee.
• Perform field tests (chemical, physical and biological) to pace chemical dosages for process or alter unit processes.
• Prepare chemical solutions.
• Monitor process chemical supplies and recommend reorder.
• Perform lab tests applicable to permit testing and related reports per procedure.
• Perform manual labor including filling and emptying machine bins and cleaning equipment, facilities and grounds as required.
• Perform minor maintenance including routine preventive maintenance, lubrication and minor adjustments under guidance of the supervisor or designee.
• Operate vehicles for plant operational purposes.
• Practice good housekeeping in assigned areas and properly dispose of waste according to safety and environmental policies.
• Model compliance with all work practices, policies and procedures.
• Follow established operational, process control, safety and emergency response procedures.
• Adhere to specifications and production schedule.
• Assist in other areas of the plant as needed.
• Frequent contact with plant operators and other personnel to understand issues.
• Frequent contact with equipment suppliers to obtain operations and maintenance instructions.
• Assist in orienting or training new or less experienced operators.

• Spends 100% of the time in an operations environment.
• May need to work outside in inclement weather conditions and drive company vehicles to perform duties.
• Possible Work Hazards:
  May be exposed to possible operations hazards including fumes, toxic and caustic chemicals, heavy machinery, high pressure, hot or cold work environment temperatures, slippery surfaces, water hazards and electrical equipment.

Education/Experience/Background

• High School Diploma/GED is required.
• Minimum five years of experience working in an industrial related position and environment.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally (operational, process, safety and quality instructions).
• Basic math skills.
• Demonstrate ability to learn and independently operate assigned machines and equipment meeting or exceeding processing and quality targets.
• Demonstrate ability to operate equipment such as pumps,…