Operating & Maintenance Technician

Join Ecolab’s Nalco Water Managed Operations group providing onsite reliable and efficient operations while keeping people safe and reducing environmental impact. Help our customers reduce water, energy, and other natural resource consumption, improve productivity, and reduce operational risk.

What’s in it For You:

• On-the-Job Training to start or develop a career in a high demand field

• Opportunity for a long term, advanced technical career path

• Access to the best-in-class resources, tools and technology

• Thrive in a company that values a culture of safety to include top-notch safety training and personal protection equipment

What You Will Do:

• Operate, monitor, adjust and trouble-shoot a water treatment facility consisting of lift stations, Rotary drum screen, DAFs (dissolved air flotation) pH adjustment, MBBRs (moving bed biological reactors), pumps, tanks and its processes in accordance with established procedures, monitors and use a SCADA system.

• Collect water samples, perform laboratory testing, analyze and record results and data in accordance with company and regulatory requirements

• Comply with all OSHA and Company Safety Programs and requirements

• Handle general maintenance and upkeep around the wastewater plant to ensure well-kept and safe work environment

• Maintain logbooks, data entry in log sheets, and weekly summaries to Site Manager

• Visual inspections of plant equipment and perform maintenance on equipment including pumps meters and measuring equipment

• Assist in loading sludge trucks

• Work with chemicals and dosing pumps

• General mechanical PM and repairs

• Work a rotating four day 10-hour shift per 7-day work week with occasional call in and overtime

• Other tasks assigned by the Site Manager

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent

• Must be 18 years of age or older

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

• Basic hand tool selection and use.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience in Industrial Wastewater Treatment or Maintenance, Particularly with Activated Sludge or DAF Operations.

• Familiarity with Laboratory Procedures and Equipment

• Self-starter

• Equipment maintenance experience

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to physically perform the essential duties of the position which include lifting, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, balancing, walking, standing, climbing vertical ladder

• Must be able to pass a drug screen and physical exam

• Must be willing to work indoors and outdoors in all seasons and weather.

• Able to lift up to 50 pounds safely

About Nalco Water:

In a world with increasing water shortage and contamination challenges, Nalco Water, an Ecolab company, helps customers conserve more than 161 billion gallons of water each year. We work with customers across the world in the light industry (institutional, food & beverage, transportation and manufacturing), heavy industry (chemical, power and primary metals industries), paper and mining operations to reduce, reuse, and recycle their water while protecting their systems and equipment. Nalco Water provides a unique opportunity to work with a broad suite of technologies to deliver automated monitoring systems, data analysis and deep technical expertise to increase efficiency, sustainability and performance for our customers.

The pay range for this position is $54,200 - $81,200. Many factors are taken into consideration when determining compensation, such as experience, education, training, geography, etc. We comply with all minimum wage and overtime laws.

Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families.

If you are viewing this posting on a site other than our Ecolab Career website, view our benefits at jobs.ecolab.com/working-here.

Our Commitment to a Culture of Inclusion & Belonging
At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are inclusive. We are on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA).

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.