Wastewater Operator - Groundwater & Environmental Services : Job Details

Groundwater & Environmental Services, Inc. (GES), an industry leader with a reputation for excellence in providing environmental consulting, engineering, compliance, and technical field services to clients in diverse market sectors, seeks a Wastewater Operator to apply hands-on technical expertise to projects located in Westville, Indiana.

Why GES?

At GES, our employees are not viewed as assets - they are co-workers and teammates. We bring together talented professionals with diverse backgrounds, expertise, and ideas to help solve our clients' toughest environmental and infrastructure challenges. Our success is founded on a culture of collaboration, where individuality and skills are embraced. You can expect to work in a friendly environment where you'll face challenging and rewarding work. Your contributions will make a difference, and your impact will be rewarded.

With nearly 40 years in business, we still have that small firm feel and family atmosphere. What's different today is our growing reach, resources, and impact. Our teams are behind some of the most complex environmental programs in the country, working alongside the most recognizable companies in the world. Our evolution is rooted in the strong personal relationships we build with our clients, our employees, and with the communities we live and work in.

This position has a minimal, entry requirement that is noted below. The additional Preferred requirements are also required, though GES can address referred requirement gaps with the necessary training.

Minimal Requirement:

* Prior experience with wastewater treatment plant operations

Additional Preferred Requirements

* OSHA 40-hr Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)

* Annual 8-hour HAZWOPER Refresher Training

* General Site Worker Training

* National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 70E Arc Flash Training

* First Aid Training

* Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Training

* Waste Management Training

* Department of Transportation Dangerous Goods Shipping Training

* Fire Extinguisher Training

* Lock-Out/Tag-Out Training

* Confined Space Entry Training

* Noise Training

* Lone Worker Limitations

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

* Normal work schedule is 8 hours per day Monday through Friday

* However, MUST also be available to work some nights or weekends on an emergency basis

* Operations and maintenance of groundwater recovery pumps, piping, wellheads,

controls, and associated buildings at four (4) Recovery Wells (RWs).

* Operations and maintenance of conveyance piping from four (4) RW Control

Buildings to the GWRT (Groundwater Recovery and Treatment) Building.

* Maintenance of property, such as gravel access roads, including snow removal.

* Maintenance of the GWRT Building, the treatment control systems (programmable

logic controller [PLC]), and emergency backup generator associated with the

property.

* Waste handling, sampling, analysis, and characterization of all wastes generated as

part of GWRT operations, including shipping filter press iron hydroxide sludge materials off-site.

Our comprehensive benefits include: Hybrid workforce, medical, dental, vision, prescription card, PTO, 401k, FSA, LTD, STD, New Parent Leave, 529 CollegeBound Fund, Tuition Assistance, Bonus Plan, and more.

Groundwater & Environmental Services, Inc. (GES) believes that diversity and inclusion among our staff is critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. At GES, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by law.