Waste Water Treatment Operation Technician

Description Position at Samtec, Inc

Job title:

WASTE WATER TREATMENT OPERATION TECHNICIAN

Summary/Objective:

To maintain and control the wastewater treatment system to ensure environmental compliance with all local, state, and federal laws without major interruptions.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

• Ensure the efficient and optimum operations of the industrial effluent and reverse osmosis water treatment system.
• Respond and conduct industrial effluent treatment process control and monitoring effectively and efficiently and suggest any improvements.
• Conduct periodic checks and routine inspections of treatment processes according to the system recommendation and checklist.
• Troubleshoot treatment process failures promptly. Under urgent cases, the person shall be required to work outside normal hours.
• Conduct regeneration of ion exchanger package of water treatment as per standard procedure to ensure resin in the vessel is completely regenerated.
• Conduct backwash to multimedia filter and activated carbon filter as per standard procedure to ensure the media and carbon in the vessel are completely backwashed.
• Monitor and perform day-to-day treatment system operation with SCADA and site data logging.
• Ensure all treatment processes operate and perform as per operational needs, cost-effectively, safely, and efficiently.
• Report treatment process performance and monitor the sequence of operations in accordance with the approved treatment process control specifications.
• Ensure the work is performed in accordance with the specifications and approved procedures.
• Conduct COD, SS, turbidity, pH, and nickel tests at the in-house lab. Conduct jar tests and pilot column tests at the in-house lab as required.
• Conduct filter cloth cleaning when required.
• Comply with all company policies, procedures, and standards.
• Perform related duties as directed.
• Manage the biological pond condition.
• Engage in special projects as instructed by Management on any plant operation issue.
• Adhere to all Samtec Quality Principles and actions.

“The responsibilities as defined are intended to serve as a general guideline for this position. Associates may be asked to perform additional tasks depending on strengths and capabilities.”

Required Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in industrial effluent treatment system operation, including chemical treatment package, ion exchanger package, multimedia filtration system, activated carbon filtration system, and dewatering system (filter press & decanter).
• Minimum 3 years of experience in reverse osmosis water system operation, including multimedia filtration system, activated carbon filtration system, double pass RO system, and ion exchanger package.
• Experience in DOE Std.A final effluent discharge industrial effluent treatment system is preferred.
• Experience in ion exchanger regeneration with sulfuric and hydrochloric acid for weak acid cation resin and strong acid cation resin is preferred.
• Experience in operation of industrial effluent treatment system controlled by SCADA is preferred.
• Experience in membrane cleaning and resin replacement is preferred.

Preferred Education/Experience:

• High school diploma or Certificate/Diploma in Mechanical/Electrical or other engineering fields is preferred.

SAMTEC, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to creating a diverse environment. All employment decisions at Samtec are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, pregnancy or parental status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender and/or gender identity/expression, marital status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws.