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Specialty Operations Field Service Representative

Veolia | Water Tech
Minneapolis, MN Full Time
POSTED ON 12/24/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/21/2026

Veolia Group is a global leader in environmental services, operating across all five continents with nearly 218,000 employees. Specializing in water, energy, and waste management, Veolia Group designs and implements innovative solutions for decarbonization, depollution, and resource regeneration, supporting communities and industries in their ecological transformation. Within this framework, Veolia's Water Technology Business brings together a dedicated team of experienced professionals committed to tackling the world’s most complex challenges related to water scarcity, quality, productivity, and energy. Together, we pursue a shared mission to create a more sustainable future.



Job Description

As a Field Service Representative- Specialty Operations with a PLC specialization is responsible for the operations, maintenance, and troubleshooting of complex water and wastewater treatment systems using Programmable Logic Controllers. In addition you’ll be on the front lines providing operational and maintenance expertise on industrial water treatment systems for one of our customers from a variety of industries. This mission critical role involves working on a variety of technologies including media filtration, industrial water treatment and ultrafiltration (UF).



Key Characteristics

  • PLC and controls expertise: Read, interpret, troubleshoot, and modify PLC ladder logic, electrical schematics, and Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs).
  • Review customer plant installations and compare against VWTS reference drawings (P&IDs, electrical schematics, general arrangement, etc.).
  • Monitor equipment performance and operation.
  • Conduct maintenance and calibration activities on various treatment plant instrumentation.
  • Perform analytical testing such as: turbidity, hardness, chlorine, pH, CO2, O2, SDI, TOC, in addition to various other site-specific testing requirements.

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Carry out mechanical, electrical, process and controls troubleshooting on equipment such as valves, air compressors, ejectors pumps, blowers, instrumentation, and automation hardware.
  • Perform installation & maintenance activities on various water treatment technologies.
  • Provide customers with informal training around operation and maintenance of their system.
  • Provide customers with detailed technical summaries of work performed during service visits.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required:

  • High School Diploma / GED / Home School Certification OR international equivalent 2 years’ experience of service/maintenance or equivalent in an industrial environment.
  • Valid Driver’s License



Preferred:

  • Bachelor or Associates Degree in Science/Engineering (STEM) or technical certificate in Instrumentation

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  • Strong background in electrical and controls troubleshooting, with experience in reading and interpreting P&IDs and electrical schematics.
  • Experience with PLC and HMI programming, troubleshooting, and modification.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and remotely with project teams.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Ability to meet all customer site requirements

Additional Information

At Veolia, we realize diverse teams make smarter decisions, deliver better results, and build stronger

communities. We’re an organization that champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of the ladder

and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Because our people are our greatest assets, we

also offer competitive compensation and benefits that include:

  • Compensation - The salary range is tied to the market for similarly benchmarked roles. The range is not an absolute, but a guide, and offers will be based on the individual candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, and market conditions, as well as internal peer equity. Depending upon all the preceding considerations for the final selected individual candidate, the offer may be lower or higher than the stated range: $36-43/hr USD
  • Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Starting Day 1!
  • Life Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Holidays
  • Parental Leave
  • 401(k) Plan - 3% default contribution plus matching!
  • Flexible Spending & Health Saving Accounts
  • AD&D Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Tuition Reimbursement

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.



****Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not

sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g. H-1B visa) for this opportunity****



Veolia does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting firms. All vendors must have a

current and fully executed MSA on file before submitting candidates. Any unsolicited resumes and

candidate profiles will be deemed the property of Veolia, and no fee will be due.

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.

Salary : $36 - $43

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