Water Treatment Operator Nights 06:00 pm to 06:30 am

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Description

Corporate Statement:

Nephron Nitrile is a new privately-owned Nitrile Glove manufacturer. Nephron Nitrile products are proudly made in the USA! We are headquartered in West Columbia, South Carolina. The facility utilizes completely automated manufacturing, packaging, and distribution systems, in addition to high volume and redundant utility systems, to ensure production system availability.

Position Summary

• Operation and maintenance of Nephron Nitrile’s wastewater recycling system.
• Providing leadership and direction for Nephron Nitrile’s environmental programs by helping develop and ensuring the implementation of environmental policies and procedures designed to meet environmental laws and regulations.
• Perform safety assessments and awareness initiatives.
• Providing leadership to the site for innovative techniques for cost effective implementation of requirements.
• Carrying out all phases of environmental activities in a timely manner.
• Assisting with additional work duties or responsibilities as evident or required.
• Performing other duties as assigned or apparent.
  
  

To be successful as a Waste Treatment operator, you must be able to perform a variety of activities including planning, analysis, forecasting, and reporting. You should have strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills and be able to present information and models in a concise and easily comprehensible manner.

Primary Responsibilities

• Learn the operations of wastewater pre-treatment plant in order to operate and maintain Nephron Nitrile’s wastewater recycling system.
• Control equipment and monitor processes that remove or destroy harmful materials, chemicals, and microorganisms from wastewater.
• Run tests to make sure that the processes are working correctly.
• Keep records of water quality and other indicators.
• Operate and maintain the pumps and motors that move water and wastewater through filtration systems.
• Monitor the indicators at their plants and adjust as necessary.
• Read meters and gauges to make sure that plant equipment is working properly.
• Take samples and run tests to determine the quality of the water being produced.
• Adjust the amount of chemicals, such as hydrochloric acid or sodium hydroxide, being added to the water.
• Use computerized systems to monitor plant processes.
• Plan emergency reaction protocols.
• Fix chemical leaks and oxygen deficiencies.
• Keep records that document compliance.
• Assist with on-site HAZMAT activities as evident or required.
• Assist with on-site recycling initiatives as evident or required.
• Help develop and implement SOPs to ensure compliance with Federal, State and local requirements.
• Help develop and conduct training to site personnel.
• Perform safety assessments and awareness initiatives as evident or required.
• Track new and pending environmental regulations using available resources.
• Keep management abreast of potential impact(s) to Nephron Nitrile of new or pending regulations and develop policy recommendations for management.
• Assure Nephron South Carolina activities and operations comply with applicable environmental laws and regulations and prepare summary reports of environmental issues for site management.
• Identify and obtain necessary permits for new projects or plant modifications as required by SCDHEC.
• Ensure appropriate data is collected for fulfilling environmental reporting obligations.
• Use appropriate tracking methods to ensure that environmental reporting obligations are met.
• Fulfill site environmental reporting requirements.
• Help develop and implement internal auditing procedures in compliance with Federal/State environmental requirements.
• Direct independent audits of site operations, using internal and external resources with all final audit reports to be provided to local and corporate management.
• Work with R&D staff on new capital projects to identify potential environmental issues and to ensure budgeting for any needed equipment for compliance.
• Work with R&D staff to determine potential environmental concerns of new processes and develop cost effective approaches as necessary.
• Seek cost saving opportunities and implement as appropriate.
• Track environmental spending to ensure adherence to budget.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

EEO Statement: Nephron Nitrile is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against employees or job applicants on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information, childbirth, medical needs arising from pregnancy and childbirth and related medical conditions, including lactation, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local law.

Nephron Nitrile is a drug free workplace.

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Bachelor or technical degree in Mechanical, Chemical Engineering or physical science (i.e., chemistry, biology) preferred.
• Physical/Chemical Wastewater operator certification or experience preferred.
• DOT, HAZWOPER, LEED, OSHA, and RCRA Certifications preferred.
• GRI or SASB professional certifications preferred.
• Experience in an ISO 14001 organization preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word.
• Education may be substituted with experience and is otherwise negotiable.
• Ability to assess environmental issues and present to management on these issues.
• Confident in communication, interpersonal, multitasking, problem solving, planning, presentation and organizational skills.
• Must be able to perform in a high-pressure environment.
• Position requires: standing, sitting, talking, hearing, typing, lifting, and walking.
• Must be able to work Saturday and Sunday as evident or required.
• Salary range: Based on experience.