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Water Treatment Field Technician

Job ID REF39138C-744000031318011 Date posted 12/16/2024 Location Ohio Category Operations / Operations & Maintenance

Water Treatment Field Technician

Veolia Water Technologies, Inc. Industrial Solutions is a full-service industrial water management company with a focus on a cost effective blend of service, chemistry and equipment technologies. With our balanced process management approach to water-related issues, we are able to create and implement innovative, sustainable, custom water solutions that reduce the overall cost of operation and compliance. Veolia Water Technologies, an industry leader in providing water and wastewater solutions to industrial and municipal customers. Veolia Water Technologies is a Veolia company. Veolia provides water services through public-private partnerships and industrial outsourcing agreements and is comprised of the top water professionals in every corner of the globe. Our parent company, Veolia Environnement (VE), is a world leader in environmental services. VE is based in France and is comprised of four business segments that serve the environmental needs of customers globally: Veolia Water, Veolia Environmental Services, and Veolia Energy.

Compensation Includes:

  • Competitive salary commensurate with applicable experiences

  • Company vehicle or allowance provided

  • Cell phone, laptop, and tools provided

  • Insurance; Health/Medical, Dental, Vision, AD&D, Disability, etc.

  • Flexible & Health Spending Accounts; FSA & HSA

  • 401(k) Plans & Matching

  • Discounted company stock options

  • Tuition, gym, and fitness reimbursement

  • Paid Time Off for Holidays, Vacation, Sick, and Parental Leave

Veolia's Mobile Water Services business continues to grow and we are looking to add to our team of traveling field service technicians that supports our industrial water and wastewater treatment systems. The ideal candidate would have 3 - 10 years minimum related experiences. An associates degree in industrial maintenance, engineering technology, or environmental sciences is a plus.

Job Description Highlights & Responsibilities

  • Provide at deployment; onsite start-up, commissioning, training, preventative maintenance, water analysis, inspections, troubleshooting, repairs, cleaning, system optimization, and reporting

  • Manage and procure spares

  • Manage and perform overhauls, factory acceptance testing, inspections, and rebuilds to water treatment systems

  • Manage and supervise various subcontractors

  • Work a hybrid and flexible schedule, including home office and travel (client sites / deployments, Veolia HQ, maintenance depots)

  • Build relationships and add value to our internal and external stakeholders

  • Assist with the implementation and interpretation of safety program

  • Perform other tasks as directed by the service manager

  • The position will have an office in Dayton (Vandalia), OH with a flexible hybrid work schedule including office, home office and travel (client sites / deployments, Veolia office, and maintenance depots). The individual would need to be located within 60 miles of Dayton. 

  • Most overnights include 2, 3, or 4 consecutive weekdays; however, occasionally trips include a weekend night and less seldom extend up to 10 - 14 consecutive nights. The travel would include driving regionally and flying elsewhere throughout the US with an average 8 - 12 overnights per month

Career Opportunity & Growth

In this role, you will be a key part of the world’s largest water treatment and environmental services company. You will directly make the world a better place by supporting our mobile systems that help our clients mitigate pollution from entering the environment, minimize their water consumption, and optimize their process.

Through your travels to local, regional, and national clients, you will gain experiences in power, oil & gas refinery, chemical process, food & beverage, mining, and steel production. Within these industries, you will be learning and growing your skills in support of a variety of water treatment processes, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and remote monitoring applications. 

Veolia has over 350 proprietary technologies across the full water cycle; drinking water, wastewater, and sludge management. You will be directly working with sand ballasted clarification, high rate filtration, ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis, ion exchange processes, and specialty chemicals (coagulants, flocculants, and CIP cleaners). 

Starting within the Mobile Water Services team will give you a broad exposure to industries, technologies, and a huge network of professionals across the globe allowing you to grow within the department or launch your career within another Veolia business locally or abroad. 

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

  • 3 - 10 years minimum related experiences. An associates degree in industrial maintenance, engineering technology, or environmental sciences is a plus. 

  • Technical Knowledge – fundamentals of basic mechanics, electrical, chemistry, physics, and mathematics. Ability to utilize, organize, and communicate well within Google Office

  • Must be organized, good mechanical aptitude, problem solver and self directed

  • Able to read mechanical and electrical drawings

  • Computer literate, including proficiency with Google Office or similar

  • Valid driver’s license and the ability to rent a car required

  • Ability to and on occasion 

    • maintain a passport and travel within the Americas on occasion.

    • perform chemical cleanings and wear the appropriate PPE

    • climb a ladder and perform elevated work and in a safe manner

    • enter, inspect, and work in a confined space

    • lift and/or carry up to 90 pounds 50 feet; two 5 gallon pails of water sample, chemicals, or membranes

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.

WORKING CONDITIONS

 

  • The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Typical working conditions for this position include manufacturing environments and the outdoors. The job holder could be exposed to extreme weather conditions, burns, chemicals, dangerous machinery, dirt and dust, electrical hazardous, grease and oil, loud noises, vibrations, steam and high levels of moisture, and other hazardous conditions. 

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.