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Distillation Operator
Veolia North America • Denver, CO 80238 • Posted 9 days ago
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The Distillation Operator at Veolia North America is responsible for processing a variety of bulk and liquid waste through the operation of thin film evaporators and pot stills, resulting in the best possible recovery of customers' hazardous and non-hazardous materials in accordance with regulatory and company requirements. This role involves running distillation units, performing compatibility testing, retrieving clean tank recovery samples, and operating and maintaining all equipment to ensure optimum efficiency and effectiveness.
Responsibilities
- Run distillation units by connecting feed, product, and sludge tanks and apply proper amount of heat from boilers and maintain operating hourly logs to insure that unit is operating at peak efficiency
- Charge and discharge pot stills with appropriate gallon amounts of liquid to run product to specifications
- Perform compatibility testing on a variety of hazardous materials to be mixed for recovery to insure that mixtures are in compliance with recovery specifications
- Retrieve clean tank recovery samples and route to laboratory along with appropriate paperwork to ascertain the quality of recovery
- Load, unload, and sample bulk tankers and/or drums to ascertain accuracy of hazardous materials contents prior to applying the recovery process
- Operate and maintain all equipment in a professional manner to insure optimum efficiency and effectiveness to completion of project(s) in a timely manner
Qualifications
Required
- High School diploma or General Educational Development (GED) preferred
- Prior work experience in the hazardous waste/related industry required
- Strong team player
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Time management: the ability to organize and manage multiple deadlines
- Computer proficiency
- OSHA HAZWOPER training
About Veolia North America
Veolia North America operates in the environmental services industry, providing solutions for water, waste, and energy management. It offers products and services such as water and wastewater treatment, energy management solutions, waste management and recycling, and environmental consulting to municipal, industrial, and commercial customers in the US and Canada. The company is a subsidiary of Veolia Environnement, a French transnational corporation with a global presence in over 40 countries.
Full Job Description
**Company Description**
**About Veolia North America**
A subsidiary of Veolia Group, Veolia North America (VNA) 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. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has approximately 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent. Please visit our website www.veolianorthamerica.com
**Job Description**
**Targeted hourly pay :** $29
**BENEFITS**
Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. 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.
**Job posting is short term (e.g ., 6 months or less)**
**Position Purpose:**
Responsible for processing a variety of bulk and liquid waste through the operation of thin film evaporators and pot stills resulting in the best possible recovery of customers' hazardous and non-hazardous materials in accordance with regulatory and company requirements.
**Primary Duties/responsibilities:**
+ Run distillation units by connecting feed, product, and sludge tanks and apply proper amount of heat from boilers and maintain operating hourly logs to insure that unit is operating at peak efficiency
+ Charge and discharge pot stills with appropriate gallon amounts of liquid to run product to specifications.
+ Perform compatibility testing on a variety of hazardous materials to be mixed for recovery to insure that mixtures are in compliance with recovery specifications.
+ Retrieve clean tank recovery samples and route to laboratory along with appropriate paperwork to ascertain the quality of recovery.
+ Load, unload, and sample bulk tankers and/or drums to ascertain accuracy of hazardous materials contents prior to applying the recovery process.
+ Operate and maintain all equipment in a professional manner to insure optimum efficiency and effectiveness to completion of project(s) in a timely manner.
+ Other duties as assigned.
**Qualifications**
**Education / Experience / Background:**
+ High School diploma or General Educational Development (GED) preferred
+ Prior work experience in the hazardous waste/related industry required
**Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:**
+ Strong team player
+ Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
+ Time management: the ability to organize and manage multiple deadlines
+ Computer proficiency
**Required Certification / Licenses / Training:**
+ OSHA HAZWOPER training
**Additional Information**
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.
**About Veolia North America**
A subsidiary of Veolia Group, Veolia North America (VNA) 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. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has approximately 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent. Please visit our website www.veolianorthamerica.com
**Job Description**
**Targeted hourly pay :** $29
**BENEFITS**
Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. 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.
**Job posting is short term (e.g ., 6 months or less)**
**Position Purpose:**
Responsible for processing a variety of bulk and liquid waste through the operation of thin film evaporators and pot stills resulting in the best possible recovery of customers' hazardous and non-hazardous materials in accordance with regulatory and company requirements.
**Primary Duties/responsibilities:**
+ Run distillation units by connecting feed, product, and sludge tanks and apply proper amount of heat from boilers and maintain operating hourly logs to insure that unit is operating at peak efficiency
+ Charge and discharge pot stills with appropriate gallon amounts of liquid to run product to specifications.
+ Perform compatibility testing on a variety of hazardous materials to be mixed for recovery to insure that mixtures are in compliance with recovery specifications.
+ Retrieve clean tank recovery samples and route to laboratory along with appropriate paperwork to ascertain the quality of recovery.
+ Load, unload, and sample bulk tankers and/or drums to ascertain accuracy of hazardous materials contents prior to applying the recovery process.
+ Operate and maintain all equipment in a professional manner to insure optimum efficiency and effectiveness to completion of project(s) in a timely manner.
+ Other duties as assigned.
**Qualifications**
**Education / Experience / Background:**
+ High School diploma or General Educational Development (GED) preferred
+ Prior work experience in the hazardous waste/related industry required
**Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:**
+ Strong team player
+ Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
+ Time management: the ability to organize and manage multiple deadlines
+ Computer proficiency
**Required Certification / Licenses / Training:**
+ OSHA HAZWOPER training
**Additional Information**
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.
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