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Veolia North America Operating Engineer IV Special Utility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Company Description
About Veolia North America
A subsidiary of Veolia Group, Veolia North America (VNA) 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. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education, and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has approximately 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent. Please visit our website www.veolianorthamerica.com.
Job Description
BENEFITS
Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.
Position Purpose:
Under supervision, and on a rotating shift and relief basis, performs duties of assigned position within a wastewater treatment plant setting. Work is performed in an industrial environment with frequent, unavoidable exposure in temperatures, fumes, noise, dust, wet, odors and gases. Work is performed on rotating shifts.
Primary Duties/Responsibilities:
Required to follow all applicable safety rules, regulations, policies, and procedures in performance of assigned duties. Is required to participate in all required safety training activities. Is expected to report any unsafe conditions encountered in performance of duties.
Under supervision, monitor and control equipment listed below whose monitoring devices and control are located in the Central Control Room and the operating floor within the Powerhouse building Equipment:
Gas turbine control panel.
Supervisory control board.
Electrical switchboards.
Dispatch board.
Computer Control system.
Operate communications center: handle incoming and outgoing mobile communications, answer and channel incoming plant calls.
Visually inspect above listed equipment and operate same equipment by local control, when necessary, maintain log sheets and change charts on a fixed time schedule. Adjust systems and controlled equipment to meet management and operational requirements.
Respond to equipment problems: shutting down, starting up, standby, and requesting maintenance as appropriate.
Maintain record of equipment status.
Assist in training of personnel.
Cogeneration startup, if necessary.
Performs other duties of similar level and nature as assigned.
Communicates effectively via written and oral methods with co-workers, supervisors, managers, and others when necessary.
Relief Responsibilities
Operating Engineer IV.
Operating Engineer III.
Operating Engineer II.
Operational Maintenance Person.
Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Qualifications
Education/Experience/Background:
High School Diploma/GED is required.
Four years of experience operating Power-House equipment in plants containing high pressure boilers.
Four years of experience of operating turbines or generators.
Required Certification/Licenses/Training:
Valid Wisconsin driver's license is required.
ASOPE First Class Operating Permit is a MUST.
Physical Requirements:
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.
Additional Information
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
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