Wastewater Technician Lead (1st Shift)

Perricone Farms, a leading citrus juice supplier located in Beaumont, CA, is seeking a Wastewater Technician Lead to join our team. This is fast-paced position which offers long-term, consistent employment with a competitive benefits package, including but not limited to Health, Vision, Dental, Life and 401K.

Pay Rate: $30 - 38 per hour

Shift / Hours: 1st Shift @ 7:00 am to 3:30 pm; possible weekend work (If needed))

Requirements

As a Wastewater Technician Lead, you will be responsible for providing support to all departments by monitoring of plant wastewater and utilities systems:

• Ensures that pumps, screens, blowers, and other wastewater treatment equipment are functioning within centerlines and plant is compliant with discharge guidelines.
• Operate wastewater treatment systems to meet permit requirements and monitor plant utility systems to ensure uptime.
• Collect and test wastewater samples and analyze to make necessary process adjustments.
• Inspect equipment and monitor operating conditions, meters, and gauges to ensure performance and detect malfunctions.
• Troubleshoot process, instrumentation, data, and mechanical problems.
• Maintain, repair, calibrate and lubricate equipment using hand and power tools.
• Investigates wastewater overflow incidents and collect data to prepare reports
• Operate & adjust valves and monitor chemical addition to maintain system performance.
• Understand Industrial Wastewater Permit and comply with the standards set forth in the permit.
• Accurately maintain operating logs and records related to wastewater processing. Log all operational data and produce reports as needed.
• Respond to any related emergencies.
• Clean and maintain tanks, utility systems and work areas to comply with personnel and food safety needs.
• Must be able to keep track of inventory and place order requisitions for supplies

Food Safety Requirements/Responsibilities:

• Comply with all Plant, State and Federal OSHA, EPA, FDA, HACCP, and SQF regulations.
• Conduct all verification activities to assure finished product comply with food safety and quality specifications.
• Participates in the yearly review of the food safety system.
• Assist in the maintenance of Food Safety and Quality system.
• Responsible for Non-GMO SGS Supply Chain Standards.

Organizational Relationships:

• Position reports to Maintenance Manager
• Direct reports: None.

• High school diploma or GED required; or 5 years of work experience showing strong performance and career progression. Additional coursework or training in wastewater treatment, chemistry, mathematics, or environmental studies is a plus.
• Able to perform basic math / calculations and logic to solve problems and use system data to make process adjustments to maintain system performance.
• Have effective interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures and governmental regulations.
• Excellent organizational, time management and problem-solving skills.
• High attention to detail required.
• Able to work independently and exercise initiative to accomplish short- and long-term responsibilities.
• Knowledge Word, Outlook, Excel, and ability to acquire skills on job specific applications and control software.
• Knowledge of state and federal regulations regarding wastewater discharge and pretreatment are a plus.
• Must be fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English. Spanish is a plus.

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• \While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk; climb or balance and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

• 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.\
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions and extreme cold. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

This job description is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions as associated with a job. While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the job requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties from particular jobs and to assign other duties as necessary.