Machinist

Company Description

About Veolia North America

A subsidiary of Veolia group, Veolia North America (VNA) is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education, and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent.
www.veolianorthamerica.com 

Job Description

BENEFITS 

Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.

Position Purpose: 

The Maintenance Machinist, under the supervision of the Machinery Supervisor, troubleshoots, repairs, overhauls, and maintains relevant mechanical components of process and non-process plant and field equipment such as centrifugal pumps, valve actuators, conveyor systems and other processing equipment. Must be proficient in repairing conveyor systems, coupling alignment, rebuilding pumps, machining, rigging, welding, cutting, and fabrication of parts or components needed to maintain or repair equipment.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Required to follow all applicable safety rules, regulations, policies, and procedures in performance of assigned duties. Is required to participate in all required safety training activities. Is expected to report any unsafe conditions encountered in performance of duties.
• Dismantle, move, relocate, reassemble, install, and level process and non-process equipment.
• Perform proper rigging and hitching of process and non- process equipment, use of overhead cranes and other lifting devices
• Disassemble and inspect parts, rebuild and overhaul equipment.
• Machine and fabricate parts from blueprints or sample pieces as needed for process equipment, non-process equipment, or for other trades.
• Setup and operate machinery necessary to machine parts needed for equipment repair including, Milling machines, Lathes, Drill Presses, Surface and O.D. Grinders, Keyseaters, Treading machines, Cutoff and Band saws, Arbor and Hydraulic Presses
• Performs routine preventive maintenance on plant or field equipment including flagging of equipment if unusual or abnormal condition is observed.
• Investigate and troubleshoot operating problems with all equipment, determine and correct problem or identify needed trade.
• If in field, troubleshoot and perform routine PM and CM on lift stations, hydraulic power units and their ancillary components, hydraulic and electric gates and all Deep Tunnel related equipment.
• Follow established procedures for maintaining records of repairs, maintenance, and related work activities.
• Performs other duties of a similar level and nature as assigned.

Work Environment:

• Work is performed in machine shop environment or in an industrial setting, involving exposure to dirt, dust, various temperatures, humidity, heights, underground, confined entry and odors.

Qualifications

Education/Experience/Background: 

• High School Diploma/GED is required.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: 

• Computer Skills up to and including Microsoft Office Suite and Internet Explorer.

Required Certification/Licenses/Training: 

• Requires a learned working knowledge in Industrial Maintenance - Machinist; normally gained through 3 years of machine job shop experience coupled with 6 years of industrial maintenance repair experience, completion of a formal Machinist Apprenticeship or a Millwright 4 year Apprenticeship may be substituted for part of the above requirements provided the equivalent combinations of training, maintenance, equipment repair and machine shop experience is included, or Suitable military experience that provides the equivalent of the above such as a completion of formal technical program with 3 years or more of practical practice after the technical program and a honorable discharge.
• Valid state driver's license is required.

Physical Requirements: 

• Ability to wear breathing apparatus for confined entry.

Additional Information

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.