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Water Treatment Plant Assistant

Eagle Mine
Michigamme, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 7/24/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/21/2026
Description

MAIN PURPOSE: Assist with Water Treatment Plant operations by performing solids process material handling and general plant safe access maintenance. Performs routine operational maintenance and custodial tasks on equipment, buildings and grounds.

Main Responsibilities/Activities

  • Filter press, clarification and salt solids handling
  • Safe material unloading and storing
  • Assist with inventory management
  • Participate in routine, preventive or corrective maintenance
  • Collect and analyze samples of water or waste at different stages of the treatment process
  • Record daily entries in log sheets, log book and/or computer
  • Operate mobile equipment as needed upon proper training
  • Enter Maintenance Work Orders as needed
  • Participate in routine custodial duties as needed for building and grounds maintenance
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Education, Qualifications And Experience

  • A high school education or equivalent is required
  • Experience using Microsoft Office Suite required
  • Valid US driver’s license required
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and be self-directed

Key Personal Competencies

  • Action oriented – Drives others to take timely action, Identifies and seizes new opportunities
  • Ensures Accountability – Accepts responsibility for successes and failures of own work and team’s work
  • Decision Quality – Synthesizes information, experience, and inputs to determine the best course of action
  • Collaborates – Facilitates effective collaboration among coworkers and external partners
  • Communicates Effectively – Practices active and attentive listening skills to verify understanding
  • Manages Ambiguity – Coaches others in finding solutions despite incomplete information
  • Drives Engagement – Ensures that all team members are motivated to work toward common goals
  • Plans and Aligns - Ensures that the team’s plans and priorities are aligned with the organization
  • Strategic Mindset – Leads the team to pursue possibilities that will create sustainable value
  • Builds Effective Teams – Ensures that the team has the right mix of skills and leverages strengths

Hsec Accountabilities

Everyone in the workplace is responsible for his or her own safety and for the safety of their co-workers. Employees are responsible for performing all tasks in accordance with relevant HSEC Site Procedures, so as to work safely and keep the workplace safe. Eagle Mine is responsible for determining steps required to ensure health and safety of all employees, protection of the environment, and the community. Specifically, all employees must:

Accept personal responsibility for HSEC

  • Identify hazards, unsafe actions, and conditions that could result in damage to property, injury, impacts to the environment, and the community
  • Obey any instruction issued to protect their own personal health and safety, and the health and safety of others, protection of the environment and the community.
  • Report, as soon as practicable to their Manager any situations where HSEC requirements are not being conformed to within their work area
  • Avoid endangerment to any other person through any act or omission
  • Only use equipment you are trained to use and operate the equipment in a way that is safe, protects the environment and doesn’t cause undue community impacts.
  • Participate in HSEC training provided to them
  • Report all incidents; including but not limited to injuries, near miss, community interactions and impacts, environmental impacts, spills, unsafe work practices, etc.

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