Wastewater Treatment Operator

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, coverage in addition to life and disability insurance plans.
• Paid Vacation Days and Paid Holidays.
• Retirement and Savings (401K) Plan with Company match.
• Referral bonus with no cap on amount of referrals.
• Paid Training.

Peak’s Resident Wastewater Operator is responsible for the safe, compliant, and efficient operation of a wastewater facility during a scheduled residency. Ensures that pumps, conveyors, blowers, chlorinators, vacuum equipment, and other wastewater treatment equipment are always operational.

• Monitor effluent to maintain compliance and adjust treatment regimen as needed.
• Monitor inbound waste loads to ensure they meet the proper inbound parameters so that the waste will not negatively impact the plant's health or compliance status.
• Interact with and direct driver to adhere to safety procedures while on US Ecology property.
• Reach out to other operators and manager as needed for assistance in treating waste when issues arise.
• Promptly report equipment malfunctions, waste spills, and other issues to supervisor.
• Record daily system readings and inspections as needed.
• Enter data into information systems and maintain system records.
• Keep records of equipment maintenance and repairs.
• Keep logs and records of waste received and shipped off-site.
• Collect and process storm water samples as needed.
• Perform indoor and outdoor maintenance of the facility to ensure a tidy and safe work environment, including weed trimming and grass cutting as needed.
• Perform other related duties as assigned. These duties may not be specifically listed in this description but are within the general nature typically associated with the employee's level.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
• Possess a valid Texas Drivers License.
• Maintain a good driving record and abide by all traffic laws, rules, and regulations when operating a company vehicle or equipment.
• Obtain and maintain a Class “D” Wastewater Operator Certification and achieve a Class “C” Certification within two years of receiving the Class “D” certification.
• Training offered.
• Communication skills, both written and oral.
• Read and log both analog and digital information.
• Properly utilize personal protection equipment as required by appropriate safety protocols.
• Operate powered hand tools.

Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience.

• Work is regularly performed in outside weather conditions, including rain and extreme cold and heat, near moving mechanical parts; exposure to high wind, ice, snow, wet and/or humid conditions, vibration, and dust is expected.
• Shift work one week on, one week off.
• Work 24 hours a day which includes weekends and holidays.
• Exposure to noise levels requiring the use of hearing protection.
• Prolonged sitting, standing, walking.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to lift: maximum 50 lbs.

Peak Rentals is an equal opportunity employer. It is Peak’s policy to prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any protected class, status, characteristic, or activity. All employment decisions, including decisions regarding recruitment, selection, hiring, compensation, benefits, training, advancement, discipline, discharge, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment are made without regard to any lawfully protected class, status, characteristic, or activity.

Peak Rentals requires all employees whose jobs may involve environmental compliance to understand and comply with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Air Act that regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources. A copy of the Clean Air Act can be provided upon request from Human Resources.

Peak Rentals participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, Peak is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment.

Peak only uses E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.