Field Technician II
SouthWest Water Texas
Job Info
ABOUT SOUTHWEST WATER COMPANY
We are a privately-held, American-owned service company with decades of high-level customer service. With headquarters in Sugar Land, TX, our geographically-diverse company employs several hundred dedicated in-house professionals, East Coast to West Coast, serving over 600,000 residential and business customers in six states: Alabama, California, Florida, Oregon, South Carolina, and Texas. With nation-wide resources and local decision-making, we are well-positioned for sustainable growth.
Our owners are focused on the longer term, not simply next quarter's earnings and profits. As a result, SouthWest Water is in a position to pursue a strategy of expansion and growth.
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
The Field Technician II performs routine checks of water and/or wastewater treatment systems; responsible for compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local rules/regulations. Assist in all areas of operations, maintenance, and customer service as needed for all facility systems within the company. Will perform all supervisor-assigned tasks.
Essential Functions Statement(s)
- Performs routine checks of the facilities; responsible for compliance with TCEQ or NPDES permit. Observes and monitors equipment and operations daily; assesses problems, diagnoses equipment failures; checks water well(s), lift station(s), treatment plants, etc.
- Operates belt presses; ensures that facility is clean at all times - scrubs and washes down facility as required.
- Orders supplies as needed in order to maintain inventory.
- May provide functional supervision of Field Technician in Training; establishes priorities, determines duties, schedules work, provides training as needed.
- Performs daily analyses of effluent samples; makes any adjustments necessary to keep facility within permit limits; sets upsampler for required regulatory samples.
- Maintains daily log of data for EPA and TCEQ reports.
- Assists with scheduling and performing routine preventive maintenance on equipment.
- Assists with water and wastewater line repairs, new line installation, other work as directed.
- Inspect and maintains pumps, motors, valves, and other plant equipment in working order, troubleshooting problems as they arise.
- Pull motors and pumps for repair, and fabrication of parts as necessary.
- Respond to and investigate customer service calls.
- Other duties as assigned
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Education: Requires knowledge normally acquired through attainment of a High School Diploma or GED plus job-related skills and technical knowledge of water and wastewater operations and maintenance attained by specialized course and on-the-job training.High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED)
Experience: Requires two years of directly related experience in water and/or wastewater system operations, maintenance, customer service, and prefer experience operating back-hoe and/or track-hoe equipment.One to two years related experience
TCEQ License: A class C Water or C Wastewater Certification issued by the TCEQ. The applicant must obtain a class C Water and Wastewater Certification issued by the TCEQ within 1 year of accepting the position and a CSI by the TCEQ within 2 years of accepting the position.
Computer Skills
Basic computer skills and Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel) required, attainable through education/training and/or on-the-job training. Microsoft Office Suite.
Other Requirements
Requires interaction and cooperation to coordinate work, resolve problems and obtain information. Requires application of a variety of procedures and guidelines and the adaptation of standard methods to differing situations. The job may require occasional irregular hours, shift work, working weekends, being on call.
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