Environmental Technician A - 2nd shift (12 hour rotating schedule)

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Date: Jan 12, 2021

Location: Statesboro, GA, US, 30458

Company: Briggs and Stratton

Position Description

Ensures proper and efficient operation of wastewater treatment system including operation, cleaning, repair and maintenance. With minimal supervision, perform tasks essential for maintaining the facility's compliance with all environmental regulations and assists facility maintenance as needed.

Job Responsibilities

With minimal supervision, the employee will perform a variety of duties related to the processing, treatment, and disposition of hazardous materials.
Maintains the wastewater treatment equipment. Tasks include electrical, plumbing, and hydraulic repairs
Operates the wastewater treatment system. Gages water coming in, process water concentrations and maintains concentration levels on equipment in departments
Perform sampling of waste and wastewater for analysis.
Manage all hazardous waste generated at the facility including container selection, labeling, proper storage and transportation.
Perform compliance inspections and complete inspection reports
Performs other duties as assigned

Job Skills Requirements

Solid knowledge of the various environmental regulations that pertain to the facility including hazardous waste management, stormwater pollution prevention, spill control and countermeasures and, hazardous material transportation.
Comprehensive knowledge of biological, physical and chemical wastewater treatment techniques
Ability to properly sample and safety handle waste and wastewater for constituent analysis
Knowledge of wastewater treatment system and ability to troubleshoot problems associated efficient removal of metals and other pollutants
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Fluent in English and primary language used in area of responsibility and/or location

Education

High School diploma

General Education Degree

Experience Requirements

3 years experience in industrial maintenance, wastewater treatment or similar field

Physical & Environmental Requirements

May be required to lift or carry products, parts, and/or other materials of various sizes and weights. (Frequently 5 – 25 pounds), (Occasionally 25 – 75 pounds), (Rarely greater than 75 pounds)

Ability to perform occasional to frequent pushing, pulling, bending, kneeling, twisting, crawling and/or reaching over a full work shift (8-12 hours)

Ability to work in confined spaces

Ability to climb stairs and / or ladders over a full work shift (8-12 hours)

Ability to stand and/or walk constantly over a full work shift (8-12 hours)

Ability to operate various types of machinery and / or power tools with varying levels of vibration over a full work shift (8 – 12 hours)

Ability to operate motorized vehicles over a full work shift (8-12 hours)

Exposure to noise levels for which hearing protection is required to be worn over a full work shift (8-12 hours)

May require employee to wear respirator for some job duties

Briggs & Stratton, LLC, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is the world’s largest producer of gasoline engines for outdoor power equipment. Its wholly owned subsidiaries include North America’s number one marketer of pressure washers, and it is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of power generation, lawn and garden, turf care and job site products through its Briggs & Stratton®, Simplicity®, Snapper®, Snapper Pro® Ferris®, PowerBoss®, Allmand™, Billy Goat®, Murray®, Branco® and Victa® brands. Briggs & Stratton products are designed, manufactured, marketed and serviced in over 100 countries on six continents.

Briggs & Stratton, LLC is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. The Company conducts all employment practices without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation or any other basis prohibited by law. Briggs & Stratton also undertakes affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunity for minorities and women, for persons with disabilities, and for protected veterans.

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