Instrumentation & Electrical Technician

Company Description

Veolia in North America 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. Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.

Job Description

Position Purpose:  
Responsible for inspecting, troubleshooting, repairing and maintaining a variety of moderately complex to complex instrumentation and electrical equipment to include control systems, sensors, analyzers, electrical motors, pneumatic instrumentation, programmable controllers, etc. to insure optimum performance of machines and associated equipment. Adheres to all health, safety, and compliance requirements in accordance with federal and state regulations.

Primary Duties/responsibilities: 

• Troubleshoot and repair existing problems by utilizing a variety of electrical testers/devices to determine possible causes for problem situations.
• Dismantle a variety of electrical devices to gain access to and remove defective parts and reassemble and test for optimum performance.
• Repair and/or replace functional parts of control instruments and ability to interpret instructions and diagrams in correcting existing problems.
• Maintain appropriate records on completed work performed and forwards logs along with findings to immediate supervisor.
• Assist with equipment failure analysis.
• Set up and check preventive equipment such as emergency generators, cathodic protection, change desiccant in water’s air system, waste feed cut off testing, analyzer gas equipment, etc. to insure that safety measures are maintained within the facility.
• On an as-needed basis, order needed parts and machinery and keep adequate inventories to meet scheduled on-going electrical/instrumentation maintenance programs.
• Other work related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education / Experience / Background: 

• High School diploma or General Educational Development (GED) required
• Associate’s degree with an emphasis in Electrical/Mechanical skills preferred
• Prior work experience of 2 years in a related position preferred

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities: 

• Strong team player
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Time management: the ability to organize and manage multiple deadlines
• Strong customer orientation

Required Certification / Licenses / Training: 

• 24-hour HAZWOPER Certification

Additional Information

Benefits: Veolia’s comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental, vision, life insurance, savings accounts, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteering and more. 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.

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.