Systems Operator

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Terra Therm is looking for reliable, mechanically skilled Operators to safely and efficiently operate process equipment in thermal remediation projects. This hands‑on field role suits individuals who enjoy troubleshooting, maintenance, monitoring systems, problem-solving, traveling, and collaborating within a project team. The specific Operator level offered will depend on the candidate’s verified experience, education, licenses, technical skills, and familiarity with industrial or environmental process equipment.

The Operator is responsible for safely operating, monitoring, inspecting, maintaining, troubleshooting, and documenting vapor and liquid treatment systems on Terra Therm projects. Primary duties include routine system rounds, collecting process data, responding to alarms, performing preventive and corrective maintenance, sampling, conducting equipment inspections, handling shift turnover, and coordinating with project management and project engineering. Operators also support construction, system modifications, startups, shutdowns, and demobilization as project needs require.

• System Operation: Safely operate and monitor assigned vapor and liquid treatment equipment in accordance with work plans, operating procedures, permit requirements, and project direction.
• Perform routine system rounds, inspections, sampling, meter readings, and data collection accurately and according to schedule. Review and promptly report any abnormal readings or changing conditions.
• HMI and Alarm Response: Monitor onsite and remote HMI functions, system status, alarms, setpoints, and interlocks within assigned authority. Respond to alarms, including after‑hours events, within the timeframe established for the project.
• Maintenance and Equipment Care: Perform assigned cleaning, filter changes, lubrication, inspections, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, and replacement of malfunctioning components. Maintain tools, spare parts, and operating supplies.
• Troubleshooting: Use field observations, operational data, alarms, manuals, meters, and logical checks to identify issues with equipment, mechanical, electrical, control, communication, or process systems during training and qualification. Escalate problems quickly to avoid impacts on safety, compliance, or system availability.
• Treatment Equipment: Develop working knowledge of the assigned project equipment, which may include pumps, tanks, filters, blowers, vapor and liquid treatment components, oxidizers, accelerators, VGAC, MPEs, SCRs, heaters, controls, communications, instrumentation, boilers, and steam components.
• Documentation: Maintain accurate operator logs, sampling records, alarm‑response records, equipment service reports, maintenance records, inspection records, daily reports, and other project documentation.
• Communication: Communicate operating status, maintenance needs, abnormal conditions, equipment failures, supply needs, and lessons learned to the appropriate site lead, Project Engineer, Project Manager, or Field Supervisor.
• Team Support: Work professionally with Operators, Field Technicians, Foremen, supervisors, engineers, project managers, subcontractors, vendors, clients, and office personnel. Provide instruction to less experienced employees as assigned.
• Cross‑Phase Support: Assist with construction, equipment installation, piping repairs, system modifications, startup, shutdown, maintenance outages, and demobilization when trained, qualified, and assigned.
• Housekeeping and…