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Wastewater Operator

Stolt-Nielsen
Houston, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 9/28/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/28/2026
Job Description

Want to start your career at the centre of global trade? At Stolthaven Terminals, you will play a vital role in keeping customers’ products safe, secure and ready to move, at world-class storage facilities that sit at the heart of supply chains worldwide. Join us as a Wastewater Operator.

As the Wastewater Operator, you will work to ensure the efficient operation of the terminal wastewater plant and storm water management systems, carrying out sampling, analysis, recordkeeping and compliance support to keep the facility running safely and effectively.

At Stolthaven Terminals, we move today’s products for tomorrow’s possibilities. A division of Stolt-Nielsen, we operate a global network of bulk-liquid storage terminals with more than five million cbm of capacity, providing safe, high-quality storage and handling for chemicals, petroleum products, gases, vegetable oils and biofuels. Our terminals sit at the heart of global supply chains, ensuring customers’ products are ready to move when they need to.

What You Will Be Doing

You will focus on the day-to-day operation of the terminal wastewater plant and storm water management systems, conducting routine sampling of various streams, analyzing wastewater samples, and maintaining accurate operating records and logs. Working under the Manager of Wastewater and Environmental Affairs, you will help ensure compliance by properly storing retain samples, assisting with updates to the Wastewater Treatment Plant Manual, and accompanying regulatory personnel during sampling and compliance visits. Your role will involve hands-on work in an outdoor industrial environment, using plant equipment and testing methods to keep the wastewater systems running efficiently and safely.

Key Responsibilities

  • Samples various streams of the wastewater treatment systems, third party shipments, and storm water management areas.
  • Analyze wastewater samples including, but not limited to, pH, TSS, COD, phenols, ammonia, dissolved oxygen, bacterial observation, phosphates, SVI.
  • Maintains wastewater operating records.
  • Maintains log of effluent flow rates.
  • Ensures retain samples are properly stored
  • Assists in formulation and update of the Wastewater Treatment Plant Manual.
  • Accompanies regulatory personnel during sampling and compliance visits.


Qualifications

  • Must have math, reading and written and verbal communication skills.
  • High school diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.) required.
  • TNRCC “C” Wastewater license.
  • Minimum of sixty (48) months experience in wastewater and drum storage experience or Stolthaven plant operations experience.
  • Ability to operate forklift, vacuum truck, and cyclesorb unit.
  • Ability to act as Assistant Wastewater Supervisor if required.
  • Ability to act independently in performing all normal job duties.


What We Offer

  • A competitive salary and a performance-related bonus that reflect your contribution.
  • Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning across a truly global company.
  • A collaborative culture built on pragmatism, shared success, and the freedom to find solutions.
  • The chance to work on meaningful, real-world challenges, from supply chain innovation to sustainable logistics.


About Stolt-Nielsen

Stolt-Nielsen (SNL, Oslo Børs) is a global leader in bulk-liquid logistics, connecting customers’ products from source to destination through tankers, storage terminals and ISO tank containers. We also pioneer sustainable land-based aquaculture (Stolt Sea Farm) and invest in aligned industries. Guided by our values: we act pragmatically, collaborate for success, commit to go further, and create solutions, we move today’s products for tomorrow’s possibilities. www.stolt-nielsen.com

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Stolt-Nielsen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All hiring and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, creed, religion, disability status, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship status, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference/ orientation, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, national origin or ancestry, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law or regulation. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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