Conveyor Operator

Veolia | North America; Port Arthur (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Veolia North America is seeking a Specialty Feed Operator I to manage specialized feed streams and support incineration processes. The role includes handling drums, totes, and cylinders, and ensuring safe destruction and tracking of materials.

The candidate will assist site maintenance, perform permit-related tasks, and execute lock-out/tag-out procedures as needed. A minimum of 6 months in related operations and a HAZWOPER certification are preferred.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• 6+ months in current/previous hazardous job training.
• Experience with hazardous waste operator training level.

Responsibilities

• Operate specialty feed systems from drums, totes, and cylinders to kiln and SCC.
• Assist maintenance and contractors with preventive maintenance and permits.
• Perform lockout/tagout for specialty feed equipment.
• Troubleshoot, flush, repair and swap feed lines, pumps, nozzles, vent fans, and boxes.
• Prepare equipment for start-up and shut-down; ensure safe processing.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Math aptitude

Respirator fit test

Test proficiency

Education

High School diploma or GED

40-Hour HAZWOPER training

Tools

Glovebox operation

Totebox operation

Pumps and lines handling

Job description

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

Process specialty feed streams that are unable to be processed in any other part of the facility in the natural state in which they were received. Feed drums, totes, and cylinders to the incinerator through direct inject nozzles to the kiln and secondary combustion chamber (SCC). Document and further code items that have been fed through the specialty feed boxes for final destruction and tracking.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities

• Ability to perform all duties of a Specialty Feed Operator I.
• Assist site mechanical department as well as outside contractors with the preventative maintenance, repair, or calibration of equipment and issue permits for these activities. Permits may include:
  • Safe Work, HotWork, Line Break, and Confined Space Entry Permits
• Perform Lock Out Tag Out of all specialty feed box equipment in preparation for repairs.
• Troubleshooting, flushing, unplugging, cleaning, repairing, and swapping of feed lines, pumps, nozzles, vent fans, flame arrestors, and boxes.
• Tear down and decon feed pumps for repairs.
• Prepare equipment for start‑up and shut‑down scenarios.
• Verify chemical compatibility and reference Waste Information Profiles (WIP) or provided chemical reference material to ensure safe and reaction‑free processing of material.
• Utilize nitrogen for box purging, inerting, pump operations, and line clearing.
• Utilize diesel and toluene for line flushing and clearing and maintain local inventory of flushing chemicals.
• Must be able to operate both the glovebox and totebox.
• May include conveyor feed operation/roles.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education / Experience / Background

• High School diploma or GED equivalent.
• No unsatisfactory work performance issues and must be qualified in current position for 6 months or more.
• Currently holding or previously held a position which, by definition of task and/or area, required training to the level of hazardous waste operator.
• Minimum one to two years process operations experience preferred.
• Minimum six months heavy equipment operations preferred.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Must be able to pass a respirator fit test.
• Must be able to perform the job requirements and pass a verbal and/or written skill or proficiency test for the position within a reasonable orientation/training period set by the supervisor.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Good math aptitude.

Required Certification / Licenses / Training

• 40‑Hour HAZWOPER training.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

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