Wastewater Operator

Job Summary

Performs various duties essential to the operation of a dairy-based, natural gas production facility which

utilizes mechanical and biological systems to process cow manure into renewable natural gas (RNG).

These duties include monitoring, operating, processing, maintaining, and optimizing a wide variety of

assets and systems located at the assigned facility; collection of samples (gases and manure);

preparation and dissemination of various written documents and reports; other duties assigned by

management. This position will include participation in an on-call rotation and may require work

outside normal business hours. On-call operators are required to live not further than a 45-minute drive

from their assigned facility. Direct supervision may be limited.

• Performs all duties in a manner that is safe, compliant, and efficient as well as productive.

• Operates the full range of mechanical and biological assets at the facility. These may include

manure transfer pumps and piping, anaerobic digesters, equipment for sulfur sequestration,

biogas upgrading systems, emissions controls, analytical instrumentation, gas compression for

tube trailer loadout or pipeline injection, and the facility SCADA.

• Become subject matter expert (SME) of full gas production process to ensure optimal

production performance at their assigned facility; record and analyze production data to identify

trends, abnormalities, or potential issues.

• Respond to alarms and operational issues promptly and effectively.

• Performs a variety of process and quality control related duties including collecting, analyzing,

packaging, and shipping, documenting, and reporting samples of various gases, liquids, and

solids.

• Conducts standard maintenance activities required at the assigned facility.

• Operates offroad utility vehicles such as skid steers, loaders, forklifts, and UTV’s, as well as light

trucks inside and outside of the facility as needed.

• Conducts elevated work and/or confined space entries as needed.

• Ensure compliance with environmental, health and safety regulations/requirements.

• Participates and engages in all required training, both in-person sessions and remote learning

modules, in all required fields. Training topics may include various safe work practices and

protocols and equipment operation and maintenance as well as company specific procedures,

policies, and processes.

• Adheres to every safety policy and procedure. These will include procedures for: control of

hazardous energy (Lock-out/Tag-out), incident reporting, spill response, fire response, confined

space entry, hazardous atmosphere operations, hot work, safe electrical work, and others.

• Comfortable with some overtime hours and on-call hours

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE is required when indicated, desired otherwise.

• Undergraduate degree in an applicable field, e.g., maintenance or engineering (electrical,

mechanical, or industrial) or 3 years’ experience in the same.

• General mechanical aptitude (required)

• Valid driver’s license (required)

• A satisfactory motor vehicle record (required)

• Basic computer literacy (i.e., sufficient familiarity to know/learn and utilize Microsoft Office

Suite, computerized maintenance management systems, and computerized

procurement/inventory systems) (required)

• Industrial Safe Work Practices, including Hot Work, Elevated Work, Confined Space Entry, Safe

Electrical Work (up to 480VAC), and Control of Hazardous Energy.

• Hand tools

• Utility vehicles, e.g., skid steer, loader, forklift, UTV

• Mobile elevated work platforms and scissors lifts

• Understand and utilize construction drawings, process flow diagrams, P&ID’s, electrical

diagrams, and equipment IOM manuals.

• Understand operation of rotating equipment (e.g., pumps, compressors, valves, and motors)