VLS Environmental Solutions is the recognized industry leader in providing environmental solutions to our industrial & manufacturing clients. A financially stable company that has experienced significant organic and inorganic growth over the past several years, VLS offers the perks of a big company (competitive pay, great time off packages, & solid benefits, including paid life insurance & a 401(k) match of up to 5% combined with the collaborative & results-driven culture of a small one.

The Facility Maintenance Technician position optimizes the department workflow, quality, & efficiency through maintaining systems, a well-trained & an effective / collaborative team environment. This position supports the WWT facility, SST Facility, Pre-Treatment facility, Solidification, & CW processing. The position is responsible for maintaining equipment & systems to provide dependable support to the Lancaster & Baltimore locations. They will support plant operations in an accurate & efficient manner while observing regulatory requirements & company safety policies / procedures.

Responsibilities

• Performs inspection, maintenance, & repairs on all treatment plant equipment (tanks, valves, pumps, hoses, etc.)
• Tracks and monitors all maintenance work
• Repairs and maintains mechanical equipment - service and repair machines and their parts that operate primarily based on mechanical principles according to company, state and federal rules and regulations
• Ensures all jobs in the shop & plant area are completed in a proficient & safe manner
• Uses computers to issue parts and update comments on work orders/task list including diagnostic programs for engines and hydraulic systems, etc.
• Ensures all personal protective equipment is used as required
• Monitors garage & plant for supply stock
• General housekeeping in both maintenance and operating areas using prescribed company procedures
• Establishes & maintains effective communication / coordination with staff & management:
  • Provide professional & respectful treatment to drivers, visitors, employees, & management
  • Inform management of area activities & significant problems
  • Carry a communication device & monitor it at all times while clocked in
• Performs other duties as required

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent
• 5 years’ facility maintenance experience preferred
• Basic welding experience
• Manages time effectively
• Basic math, reading comprehension and writing skills
• Must be 21 years of age or older
• Mechanical knowledge of tools and machines, including their uses, repair, & maintenance
• Must be able to read and comprehend service and repair manuals
• Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision
• Must keep work area clean, organized, and safe

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. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to:

• Ability to move hand together with arm or two hands to grasp, manipulate or assemble objects
  Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs, and occasionally be required to lift up to 100 lbs
• Understand written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
• Must be able to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and smell
• Work near moving mechanical parts and in a loud environment
• Ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one arm and one leg) while sitting, standing or lying down
• he ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate or assemble small objects.
• See, hear and verbally communicate. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by person/people assigned to this work. These are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills associated with it. VLS reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs.