Wastewater Operations Specialist_Contract_

Must have at least a BIO B Wastewater License. 1-2 a day, 7 days a week.

This role operates a customer treatment plant in Greenwood, SC, and provides daily operation, maintenance, and customer support across South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia.

• Respond to customers and opportunities with thankfulness.
• Work with the Director of Wastewater Operations and other operations team members to ensure customers remain compliant.
• Focus on improvements and growth in every aspect of your position and the business.
• Understand SDS and utilize appropriate PPE and safety equipment as required.
• Understand the pH scale, calibrate pH meters, and adjust pH as needed with limited assistance.
• Maintain proper records documentation including flow reports, logbooks, rounds sheets, timesheets and mileage.
• Understand basic p/c and/or biological treatment functions including pH adjustment, coagulation, flocculation, and clarification.
• Operate various treatment processes (DAF, hydroxide precipitation, extended air, etc.) with assistance.
• Have basic understanding of discharge permits.
• Operate/understand chemical feed systems and troubleshoot with assistance.
• Use Service Fusion, Acumatica and other systems as required with limited errors.
• Act with agility responding to customer needs including off‑shift and weekend hours as required.

• Take pride in doing things the right way.
• Leave things better than when you found them.
• Be a change‑maker and thrive in cultures rooted in trust, constructive and open communication, and teamwork.
• Constantly seek ways to improve your environment, processes, and the experiences of other people; have a growth mindset.

• High school diploma required; bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Basic experience in Microsoft Office.
• Experience in applicable federal, state, and local wastewater policies and procedures.

• Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds.
• Must be able to position self to analyze and review equipment by stooping, bending, and kneeling.
• Must be able to occasionally ascend/descend ladders and steps to service a plant.
• Must be able to walk through large facilities.
• Must be able to work in environmental settings.

Our ideal Wastewater Operations Specialist candidate will have the following capabilities and skills.

• Run wastewater treatment plants within permit limits.
• Communicate with the Director of Wastewater to ensure compliance and improvements.
• Work with the OU team to help grow the company.

• Be action‑oriented: enjoy working hard and be full of energy for challenges.
• Be customer‑focused: dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers.
• Process management: good at figuring out the necessary processes to get things done; organize people and activities.
• Problem solver: use rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions.
• Composure: be cool under pressure, stay calm in tough times, handle stress.
• Functional/technical skills: have the functional and technical knowledge to do the job at a high level of accomplishment; pay attention to details.

• Live out core values and core competencies.
• High level of organizational and planning skills.
• Ability to communicate and interact with people.
• Manage time and schedule with efficiency.
• Conscientious personality and attitude.

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Ben Fields
President, Operators Unlimited