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Position Title          Plant Operator - NY #5062

Relocation              No

Location                 Williamson NY

Company is a diversified chemical manufacturer and distributor.

Basic qualifications include:

• Desire and demonstrated ability to work safely and promote safety and safe work practices.

• Be quality conscious.

• HS diploma or GED equivalent.

• Stability in work history. Prefer minimum of 2-3 years of work experience.

• Ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language well. This is a safety as well as an operational issue.

• Aptitude to follow written and verbal instructions in detail and learn additional skills with experience.

• Capacity to work in extreme conditions (temperature) and lift up to 75 lbs. on a regular basis.

• Flexibility to work day or swing shift if necessary.

• Experience in manufacturing environment including use of tools and equipment.

• Ability to wear applicable personal protective equipment including chemical resistant gloves, boots, chemical splash goggles, safety glasses, face shields, and full-face respirator if required. Ability to wear chemical splash suits (overalls, jacket).

• Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a team environment. Please submit your resume via e-mail.

Shift: Will need flexibility to rotate between Day Shift (7AM to 3:30PM) and Swing (Afternoon) Shift (3PM - 11:30PM). 

Ventura County

Job Type

Full-Time

Close Date

Until filled

Salary

$24.03-$37.11 Hourly

Additional Questionnaires

Pre-qualification, Supplemental

About Simi Valley

The City of Simi Valley, home of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, was incorporated in 1969. It is a General Law City with a Council/Manager form of government.

Simi Valley encompasses an area of 39 square miles and is located in the southeast portion of Ventura County. The current estimated population is 126,414, yet Simi Valley maintains a unique balance of open space and City amenities.

Outdoor recreation includes over a dozen beautiful parks, camping and picnic spots, tennis courts, four golf courses and one of the largest equestrian trail systems in the United States. Boating and other water sporting activities are only 60 to 90 minutes away in Ventura and Santa Barbara. The City of Los Angeles is less than an hour away.

Excellent community facilities provide service to Simi Valley residents. The City has one general hospital, 47 religious institutions, one library, one Cultural Arts Center, three newspapers, one radio station, 24 financial institutions, 21 elementary schools, three middle schools, and four high schools. Four community colleges and four universities are also within commuting distance.

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General Summary & Essential Responsibilities

Performs technical skilled work in the safe and efficient operation at an assigned wastewater treatment plant according to local, state, and federal guidelines and laws. Work requires the exercise of technical knowledge and independent judgment in making treatment process adjustments and maintenance to plant equipment, machinery, and related control apparatus in accordance with established procedures and standards; and in the collection and analysis of effluent, sewage, and sludge samples. May act as lead worker, training plant operators and unskilled and semi?skilled workers, as assigned by the supervisor.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Operates and maintains wastewater treatment plant, performing all duties in accordance with all applicable locals, state and federal policies, procedures, safety rules, laws, regulations, and water quality standards.

• Starts, stops, and operates machinery, equipment and systems necessary for the proper functioning of the plant: inspects, adjusts, and performs minor repairs and cleaning of treatment plant equipment; reports malfunctions of equipment to supervisor; assists mechanics in major repairs and installation of equipment.

• Performs routine laboratory and bacteriological analysis to determine effectiveness of the treatment process and records results.

• Inspects, monitors, reads, and interprets recording charts, dials, and meters to determine flow and feed rates, and electrical current flow: performs routine adjustments to controls in conformance with operating instructions to ensure that the purifying process is functioning properly.

• Operates and cleans pumps, hoses, and strainers: removes solids from bar screens; oils, greases, rags, and cleans machinery and any other plant appurtenance as required.

• Prepares routine reports and maintains records and daily logs.

• Performs various grounds maintenance duties.

• May act as a lead worker providing guidance, direction and training to plant operator trainees and unskilled and semi-skilled workers as assigned by the supervisor.

• Provide exceptional customer assistance, problem-solving, and/or complaints by all forms of communication.

Min. Education, Licenses and Certifications

Minimum Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or GED required.

• One (1) year experience operating a wastewater / water treatment plant

Licenses and/or Certificates:

• Must possess and maintain a valid Florida driver's license.

• Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Wastewater Operator "C, B or A" License for Domestic Wastewater / Water Treatment.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of operating principles, practices, theories applicable to water/wastewater treatment, equipment, and machinery.

• Knowledge of mechanical maintenance and lubrication requirements of the equipment operated.

• Knowledge of the occupational hazard and safety precautions required of the work.

• Ability to accurately follow routine operation and recording procedures.

• Ability to detect faulty operating characteristics in equipment or processes and make minor mechanical repairs or adjustments.

• Ability to operate and monitor heavy and light mowing equipment, pumps, motors, valves, and structures.

• Ability to exercise judgment and discretion in applying and interpreting department rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.

• Ability to make recommendations and to use resourcefulness and tact in solving new problems.

• Ability to instruct subordinate operators in plant operations, and to act as lead worker with a team of subordinates and/or peers.

• Ability to ascertain priorities and meet deadlines and objectives.

• Ability to perform complex mathematical calculations.

• Good written and oral communication skills.

• Knowledge of standard office computer equipment and software applications; ability to maintain accurate records and reports.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

• Ability to operate a motor vehicle.

• Ability to provide internal/external guidance and customer assistance via all forms of communication.

Supplemental Information

Working Conditions: Work typically requires moderate exposure to one or more disagreeable conditions (i.e., irate customers, outdoors weather conditions, excessive noise, extreme heat, odors or dust).

Risk/Safety Conditions: This position requires moderate exposure or risk to physical health and/or physical safety (e.g., exposure to environmentally hazardous material, heavy equipment, assault and battery, communicable disease, etc.).

Physical Activities: Stooping, crouching, walking, pulling, grasping, hearing, seeing up close, seeing far away, kneeling, reaching, pushing, talking, standing, finger movement, repetitive motions, depth perception. Frequent lifting up to 25 pounds; occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds.

DISCLAIMER: The information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, environmental conditions, or qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest and most geographically diverse publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs 7,200 dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based drinking water, wastewater and other related services to an estimated 15 million people in 46 states and Ontario, Canada. To learn more about American Water and additional career opportunities, visit www.amwater.com.

Primary Role

Operates and controls plant machinery and equipment to purify and clarify water for human consumption and commercial and industrial use. Remotely controls distribution pumps, tanks, and equipment to maintain water and fire service in the distribution system. Monitors and tests water quality to ensure safe water quality

Work schedule will be a 12 hour shift.

Key Accountabilities

• Monitors SCADA to operate and control electric motors, pumps, valves, and filters to regulate flow of water through the plant. Dumps specified amount of chemicals, such as polymer, salt, and potassium permanganate into chemical feeders. Makes adjustments to same devices to control the amount of chemical admitted into tanks, clearwells, and pipelines to disinfect, deodorize, clarify, and purify the water.

• Controls, operates, and monitors mixers, vacuum pumps, sludge blanket levels, sludge blanket concentrations and sludge removal to clarify the water. Monitors SCADA to remotely adjust and control pumps, motors, and chemical feed equipment, to regulate pressures, water elevations, flow of water, and quality of water in the distribution system.

• Monitors filter operation to maintain water quality and determine backwashing scheduling. Collects and tests water samples from various process points to determine acidity, color, turbidity, pH, bacteria content, treatment application, odor, and other impurities, using various laboratory equipment such as electrodes, colorimeters, mixers, turbidimeters, titrators, mixers and hot plates.

• Maintains and tests online analytical instruments monitoring water quality. Records data such as test results, chemical dosages, weights, and volumes, water quality information, operational problems, and compliance monitoring as required by various State and Federal regulations.

• Responds to consumer complaints, emergencies, answers telephone or makes notification to appropriate supervisors about same. Loads / unloads / receives chemicals and materials used to purify and operate the water treatment systems. Cleans and maintains work place.

• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Competencies

Functional / Technical Skills

Learning on the Fly

Organizational Agility

Problem Solving

Time Management

Experience / Education

• High school graduate or equivalent.

• Specific Vocational Preparation includes an occupationally significant combination of vocational education, apprentice training, in-plant training, on-the-job training, or essential experience in less responsible jobs.

• Company, state, federal, private, or county sponsored courses will be attended to improve job skills.

• Over one year of experience.

Work Environment

Work is both inside and outside: a job is considered "both" if the activities occur inside or outside in approximately equal amounts.

• Contact with water or other liquids.

• Atmospheric condition with moisture content sufficiently high to cause marked bodily discomfort.

• Sufficient noise, either constant or intermittent, to cause marked distraction or possible injury to the sense of hearing, and/or sufficient vibration (production of an oscillating movement or strain on the body or its extremes from repeated motion or shock) to cause bodily harm if endured day after day.

• Situations in which the individual is exposed to the definite risk of bodily injury.

• Exposure to: Odors, toxic conditions, chemical dust or dust or poor ventilation.

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American Water is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because he or she is an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.

• Responsible for the operation of the plant.

• Monitors and controls plant Operations, which includes reviewing production and quality, anticipating and solving problems in a timely manner, and identifying opportunities for improvement.

• Participates in Quality Assurance and Quality Control by communicating directly with the QA/QC laboratory, sampling and testing process streams as required, and interpreting QA/QC results and taking action when required.

• Participates in plant maintenance, such as performing preventative maintenance as required, assisting maintenance technicians in performing needed repairs, diagnosing and trouble-shooting maintenance related issues.

• Participates in all health, safety, and environmental programs.

• Position requires working a 12-hour rotating shift.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

This position is hourly nonexempt status, which means you are eligible for overtime pay.

Please click on the following link to view what the Process Operator job involves on a day to day basis: Realistic Job Preview

• High school diploma or GED required.

• Must be at least 18 years of age.

• Must be able to legally work in the United States.

• Experience in the operation of a dry-mill ethanol plant preferred.

Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications for the Process Operator position will be invited to take an online assessment. Communications regarding the assessment will be delivered via email and are typically sent every Monday.

About Valero

Valero Energy Corporation, through its subsidiaries, is an international manufacturer and marketer of transportation fuels and other petrochemical products. Valero, a Fortune 50 company based in San Antonio, Texas, with approximately 10,000 employees, is an independent petroleum refiner and ethanol producer, and its assets include 15 petroleum refineries with a combined throughput capacity of approximately 3.1 million barrels per day and 11 ethanol plants with a combined production capacity of approximately 1.45 billion gallons per year.

About Valero Renewables – Mount Vernon

Valero's Mount Vernon ethanol plant is located in Mount Vernon, Indiana, in the far southwestern corner of the state on the Ohio River, the boundary with Kentucky. Part of the Evansville, Indiana, metropolitan area, Mount Vernon is approximately 190 miles southwest of Indianapolis. The biorefinery sits on 112 acres leased from the Ports of Indiana, and was completed by previous owner Aventine Renewable Energy in the fall of 2010. The facility uses a dry-grind production method and state-of-the-art technology to maintain industry-leading standards in production, safety, product quality and environmental stewardship. The Mount Vernon plant processes approximately 37 million bushels of corn into approximately 100 million gallons of ethanol and 320,000 tons of distillers grains per year. The plant employs more than 65 full-time personnel.

Valero's employees are the heart of its success, and there is a reason why the company is an employer of choice in the fuels manufacturing and marketing industry. It's not just the excellent benefits package, or the opportunities for personal growth, it's also the caring and committed culture of the organization that makes everyone feel like they're truly part of a team.

Valero is an EEO/AA Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected status including sexual orientation, gender identity, Women, Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities and protected Veterans.

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General Summary & Essential Responsibilities

Performs technical skilled work in the safe and efficient operation at an assigned wastewater treatment plant according to local, state, and federal guidelines and laws. Work requires the exercise of technical knowledge and independent judgment in making treatment process adjustments and maintenance to plant equipment, machinery, and related control apparatus in accordance with established procedures and standards; and in the collection and analysis of effluent, sewage, and sludge samples. May act as lead worker, training plant operators and unskilled and semi?skilled workers, as assigned by the supervisor.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Operates and maintains wastewater treatment plant, performing all duties in accordance with all applicable locals, state and federal policies, procedures, safety rules, laws, regulations, and water quality standards.

• Starts, stops, and operates machinery, equipment and systems necessary for the proper functioning of the plant: inspects, adjusts, and performs minor repairs and cleaning of treatment plant equipment; reports malfunctions of equipment to supervisor; assists mechanics in major repairs and installation of equipment.

• Performs routine laboratory and bacteriological analysis to determine effectiveness of the treatment process and records results.

• Inspects, monitors, reads, and interprets recording charts, dials, and meters to determine flow and feed rates, and electrical current flow: performs routine adjustments to controls in conformance with operating instructions to ensure that the purifying process is functioning properly.

• Operates and cleans pumps, hoses, and strainers: removes solids from bar screens; oils, greases, rags, and cleans machinery and any other plant appurtenance as required.

• Prepares routine reports and maintains records and daily logs.

• Performs various grounds maintenance duties.

• May act as a lead worker providing guidance, direction and training to plant operator trainees and unskilled and semi-skilled workers as assigned by the supervisor.

• Provide exceptional customer assistance, problem-solving, and/or complaints by all forms of communication.

Min. Education, Licenses and Certifications

Minimum Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or GED required.

• One (1) year experience operating a wastewater / water treatment plant

Licenses and/or Certificates:

• Must possess and maintain a valid Florida driver's license.

• Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Wastewater Operator "C, B or A" License for Domestic Wastewater / Water Treatment.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of operating principles, practices, theories applicable to water/wastewater treatment, equipment, and machinery.

• Knowledge of mechanical maintenance and lubrication requirements of the equipment operated.

• Knowledge of the occupational hazard and safety precautions required of the work.

• Ability to accurately follow routine operation and recording procedures.

• Ability to detect faulty operating characteristics in equipment or processes and make minor mechanical repairs or adjustments.

• Ability to operate and monitor heavy and light mowing equipment, pumps, motors, valves, and structures.

• Ability to exercise judgment and discretion in applying and interpreting department rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.

• Ability to make recommendations and to use resourcefulness and tact in solving new problems.

• Ability to instruct subordinate operators in plant operations, and to act as lead worker with a team of subordinates and/or peers.

• Ability to ascertain priorities and meet deadlines and objectives.

• Ability to perform complex mathematical calculations.

• Good written and oral communication skills.

• Knowledge of standard office computer equipment and software applications; ability to maintain accurate records and reports.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

• Ability to operate a motor vehicle.

• Ability to provide internal/external guidance and customer assistance via all forms of communication.

Supplemental Information

Working Conditions: Work typically requires moderate exposure to one or more disagreeable conditions (i.e., irate customers, outdoors weather conditions, excessive noise, extreme heat, odors or dust).

Risk/Safety Conditions: This position requires moderate exposure or risk to physical health and/or physical safety (e.g., exposure to environmentally hazardous material, heavy equipment, assault and battery, communicable disease, etc.).

Physical Activities: Stooping, crouching, walking, pulling, grasping, hearing, seeing up close, seeing far away, kneeling, reaching, pushing, talking, standing, finger movement, repetitive motions, depth perception. Frequent lifting up to 25 pounds; occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds.

DISCLAIMER: The information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, environmental conditions, or qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

JOB SUMMARY: Makes and/or repackages and pumps compressed and liquefied gas into cylinders.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Positions cylinders in manifold racks. Operates equipment for pumping or repackaging gases into cylinders.

• Performs all required prefill and post-fill inspections and tests before cylinders are released. Cylinders requiring maintenance or repair are removed from service until corrected.

• Regularly inspects and maintains pumping apparatus and associated monitoring devices

• Fills cylinders or containers to proper capacity by either setting pressure gauge to specified reading and watching for indication of full cylinders; adjusting valves and observing gauge to fill cylinder to specified pressure; observing scale indicator to fill cylinders to specified weight or filling cylinder to excess, rolling cylinder onto scale and connecting exhaust line to release excess gas and attain prescribed weight.

• Accurately maintains cylinder filling records and ensures that all required procedures are followed in order to comply with local, state and federal regulations.

• Completes and attaches warning and other identification tags, labels and decals to cylinders.

• Loads cylinders onto vehicles using hand truck or lift gate and records type and quantity of cylinders.

• Works safely and meets the requirements of all safety procedures and rules as prescribed by State, Federal, and the Company.

• Other duties may be assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and one to three years related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

Ability to speak effectively before customers or associates.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and smell. The associate frequently is required to sit.

The associate must regularly move more than 125 pounds with the aid of material handling equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and color vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, protected veteran status or disability

American Midstream Partners, LP is a growth-oriented limited partnership formed to provide critical midstream infrastructure that links producers of natural gas, crude oil, NGLs, condensate and specialty chemicals to end-use markets. American Midstream's assets are strategically located in some of the most prolific onshore and offshore basins in the Permian, Eagle Ford, East Texas, Bakken and Gulf Coast. American Midstream owns or has an ownership interest in approximately 4,000 miles of interstate and intrastate pipelines, as well as ownership in gas processing plants, fractionation facilities, an offshore semisubmersible floating production system with nameplate processing capacity of 100 MBbl/d of crude oil and 240 MMcf/d of natural gas; and terminal sites with approximately 6.7 MMBbls of storage capacity.

Objective

This position is responsible for having a full working knowledge of safety procedures, plant and compression equipment, and plant and compressor operations; Ensuring maximum product recovery and monitoring of plant equipment for potential problems; Operating procedures are well established; however, judgment is utilized in the selection of work methods.

Primary Responsibilities

• Safety first culture including compliance of all associated (company, federal, state and local) regulations and policies

• Ensure mechanical availability of natural gas plant and compressors

• Provide technical knowledge and decision-making capabilities to troubleshoot a variety of natural gas plant and compressors issues

• Perform daily checks on equipment such as the natural gas engines, compressors, and pumps, which requires medium to heavy lifting.

• Perform minor maintenance on pumps and compressors

• Remove and replace filters, oils and other lubricating fluids on equipment

• Complete all reading sheets and reports as necessary

• Maintain good economic thinking skills while working under tight budgetary demands

• Optimize processing throughout the facility and maintain proper product specifications

• Responds to alarms and problems within the plant and makes appropriate corrections

• Initiates changes to work routines where performance can be improved without sacrificing safety or product quality

• May plan and coordinate the work of contract or maintenance crews

• Works with minimal supervision

• Other duties as required

Working Conditions

• The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position include:

• Physical activity(ies) of this position include: climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, repetitive motion

• Physical requirements of this position are:

• Heavy work. Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move object

• The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception and field vision for this position include:

• The worker is required to have visual acuity to perform an activity such as: operates machines, such as lathes, drill presses, power saws, and mills where the seeing job is at or within arm's reach; performs mechanical or skilled trades tasks of a non-repetitive nature, such as carpenter, technicians, service people, plumbers, painters, mechanics, etc

• The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position include:

• The worker is subject to environmental conditions. Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes

• The worker is subject to outside environmental conditions. No effective protection from the weather

• The worker is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside

• The worker is subject to extreme cold. Temperatures typically below 32 for periods of more than one hour. Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions, such as wind and humidity

• The worker is subject to extreme heat. Temperatures above 100 for periods of more than one hour. Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions, such as wind and humidity

• The worker is subject to noise. There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above ambient noise level

• The worker is subject to vibration. Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body

• The worker is subject to hazards. Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals

• The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions. One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system of the skin: fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases, or poor ventilation

• The worker is frequently in close quarters, crawl spaces, shafts, man holes, small enclosed rooms, small sewage and line pipes, and other areas that could cause claustrophobia

• The worker is required to function in narrow aisles or passageways

• Approximately 10% of anticipated travel

Education and Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required

• Minimum of 2 years operations experience in a gas processing facility required

• Must have valid driver's license and driving record in line with company standards

• Must be able to pass DOT Drug Screen and Background Check

• Willing to work rotating shifts and overtime as needed

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal required

• Ability to prioritize assignments, deal with interruptions, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced and growth oriented environment.

American Midstream is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, age (40 or over), disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected status under local, state, or federal law.