PlatingWaste Water Technician

Job description

• Overall operation of the waste treatment systems working directly with the plating department as the primary customer
  
• Interpreting meter and gauge readings and tests results to determine and make operational adjustments to processes
  
• Maintaining operations logs and recording meter and gauge readings subsequently making adjustments as indicated
  
• Checking machinery and equipment for malfunctions
  
• Conducting regular preventive maintenance repairs cleaning painting and overhauls of machinery and equipment including alarms
  
• Compiling information on daily operator readings chemical usages field results operator observations chemical and equipment inventory equipment history equipment repair and preventive maintenance to consequently update input to computerized data bases and review for optimization of operations and maintenance records
  
• Accepting chemical deliveries to ensure all offloading is performed to all safety standards and other regulations
  
• Adhering to waste control requirements
  
• Maintaining a clean and orderly treatment plant
  
• Operating hand tools power tools and machinery in the fabrication maintenance repair and alteration of a wide variety of specialized wastewater plant collection conveying and treatment equipment
  
• Conducting site inspections of operations
  
• Operating monitoring and maintaining chemicalfeed equipment
  
• Making routine laboratory tests at various stages of treatment in accordance with standardized procedures and adds treatment materials as required
  
• Maintaining spare parts chemical and tool inventories
  
• Performing all related duties to the operation and maintenance of the facility including but not limited to: painting cleaning calibrating preventative maintenance record keeping ordering and purchasing supplies
  
• Assisting in project planning maintenance and equipment upgrades
  

Examples of Duties:

Tank Chemistry maintenance: Preventative Maintenance (PM) and Continuous Improvement (CI) for quality and productivity

Various chemistry lab work

Daily monitoring and readings logging analysis and actions as needed

Plating Rack PM

Overall plating machine PM

Daily/Weekly and other periodic inspections. Develop and maintain checklist of items to be inspected or testing along with the schedule and the work to that schedule. Take action on any findings.

Plating Issue Root Cause Analysis/Corrective action

CastION evaporation system operation

Waste treatment filter press operation

Ion Bed maintenance e.g. regeneration

Boiler operator

General maintenance outside of the overall Plating systems as needed

Requirements

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED required
  
• Oneyear certificate from college or technical school; 1 year experience and/or training in the related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience
  
• Ability to:
  
• Read and interpret documents such as safety rules operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals
  
• Write routine reports and correspondence
  
• Speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization
  
• Proven track record of original thinking and creativity with a proclivity to generate ideas and innovative approaches
  
• Strong mathematical skills including an ability to calculate percentages volume proportions etc.
  
• Problemsolving and reasoning abilities
  
• Plumbing and maintenance skills
  
• Familiarity and comfort with technology and a working knowledge of the Internet inventory and manufacturing software programs Excel
  
• Physical demands:
  
• Standing walking reaching required frequently
  
• Occasional stooping crouching kneeling and crawling required
  
• Frequent lifting and/or moving of up to 50 pounds
  
• Occasional team/partnerlift of up to 100 pounds
  
• Close distance color peripheral and depthperception vision required at all times
  
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions of this position.
  
• Work environment:
  
• Regular exposure to moving mechanical parts fumes airborne particles and a higher noise level; PPE is provided by the Company
  
• Frequent exposure to outside weather conditions
  
• Occasional exposure to wet and/or humid conditions; high precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals
  

Benefits