Distillation Operator I

Veolia | North America; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid volunteering

Job summary

Veolia North America is seeking a Waste Processing Operator to run thin film evaporators and pot stills, maximizing recovery of hazardous and non-hazardous materials in line with regulatory and company requirements. This on-site role emphasizes safety, efficiency, and precise operation.

Responsibilities include connecting feeds, monitoring temps, sampling, maintaining logs, and ensuring compliance. OSHA HAZWOPER training and a GED are preferred; Veolia offers comprehensive benefits and a 401(k)

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Prior work experience in the hazardous waste/related industry required.
• OSHA HAZWOPER training is required.

Responsibilities

• Run distillation units and manage feed/product/sludge tanks to maximize recovery.
• Charge and discharge pot stills with correct liquid volumes to meet specs.
• Perform compatibility testing on hazardous materials for recovery.
• Retrieve samples and route to the lab with paperwork to verify recovery quality.
• Load/unload tanks and drums to confirm contents before recovery.

Skills

Team player

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Computer proficiency

Education

High School diploma or GED

Experience in hazardous waste industry

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.

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 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

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.

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.