Treatment Plant Operator

KOMAN Government Solutions, LLC (KGS) is a fast-paced environmental consulting, remediation, and construction company providing both public and private-sector clients with a broad range of environmental and construction-related services.

Our team keeps growing! We have an immediate need for a part-time Treatment Plant Operator at a project site in Ewing Township, West Trenton, NJ.  This position is for 20 hours/week but will also be responsible for responding to system alarms as needed.  The Treatment Plant Operator is responsible operation and maintenance (O&M), monitoring, troubleshooting, and repair of various treatment plants.  These may include groundwater treatment plants, wastewater pretreatment/treatment plants, drinking water treatment plants, soil vapor extraction/air sparge (SVE/AS) systems, or other treatment plants.  The Treatment Plant Operator is responsible for general plant and property maintenance and implementation of onsite safety and quality control requirements.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform Treatment Plant O&M in accordance with prescribed requirements including discharge permit requirements
• Measure and record operating parameters
• Collect process samples
• Perform routine maintenance items such as filter changeouts, carbon backwashing, carbon or other media changeouts, pump and motor servicing, and/or any other routine maintenance required
• Respond to call-outs as required
• Perform routine site maintenance including limited mowing and snow removal
• Perform troubleshooting activities.  Assist with repairs and treatment plant upgrades or modifications
• Prepare daily reports and submit to the Project Manager
• Ensuring safety protocol are followed
• Quality including performing Quality Control reviews
• Reviewing the project in-depth to schedule deliverables and estimate costs
• Oversee onsite activities to monitor compliance with building and safety regulations
• Select tools, materials and equipment, and track inventory
• Meet contractual conditions of performance
• Prepare internal reports pertaining to job status
• Plan ahead to prevent problems and resolve any emerging ones
• Analyze, manage and mitigate risks
• Assist in generating Request for information and Change order documents
• Work to obtain favorable feedback/CPARS ratings
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management

REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) with more than three years of related experience and/or training.
• State Specific Industrial Wastewater N-2 license (or higher)
• Eligibility to obtain access to a federal government facility, required
• Computer skills required: Microsoft Office Suite, Scheduling software, and Abode.
• Certificates, licenses, and registrations required: Minimum- OSHA 40 hr HazWOPER and applicable 8 hr HazWOPER Refresher Training.   OSHA 30 hr Construction Safety, USACE CQCM Training desired.
• Other skills required:
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents.  Ability to respond effectively to inquiries or complaints, strong verbal and written communication skills

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee 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 employee is:

• The employee is continually required to stand, walk, sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
• Frequently required to climb, balance, bend, stoop, kneel or crawl, reach with hands and arms.
• Continually exposed to wet and/or humid conditions (non-weather) as well as weather-related conditions.
• The employee must occasionally lift and /or move up to 100 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud

BENEFITS:

Part-time employees are eligible to receive statutory benefits per state requirements and company policy such as paid sick-leave.

Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

• KGS is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.