Utility Specialist – Austin Industrial - (Channelview, TX)

Austin Industries, Inc.; Channelview (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Industries, Inc. is seeking a Utility Specialist to support water and tank cleaning operations across our facilities. The role requires safe handling of waste, compliance with RCRA and DOT regulations, and occasional forklift/flatbed truck use.

The candidate will supervise waste transport, manage the CSA, and ensure adherence to safety and environmental standards. Applicants should have at least 2 years of experience, a TWIC card, and a valid driver's license.

Qualifications

• Must be able to maintain and monitor water and Tank cleaning with compliance to disposal regulations.
• 2 years of experience in related work.
• TWIC Card and a Valid Driver's License required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and monitor water and tank cleaning efforts.
• Operate forklift and flatbed truck as needed.
• Shipper/receiver of site waste and materials.
• Direct and manage the Containers Storage Area (CSA).
• Follow safety, quality, and regulatory procedures.

Skills

Safety-conscious

Forklift operation

Attention to detail

Education

No minimum education requirements

Tools

TWIC Card

Valid Driver's License

Job description

About Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.

About Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.

To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/industrial.

Utility Specialist

Must be able to maintain and monitor water and Tank cleaning efforts while staying compliant with RCRA disposal, DOT regulations, and HAZWOPER certifications. Will be pick up trash/drum and operating a forklift and flatbed truck. Other duties may be assigned.

Specific Duties And Responsibilities

• Performs all tasks in a safe and responsible manner.
• Maintain trash route for trash truck throughout facility.
• Monitor and maintain facility rain outfalls.
• Responsible for directing the Containers Storage Area (CSA).
• Monitor vacuum trucks with chemical and water, including oil spills, berms for exchanger work, skim life stations, and maintaining sumps and containments throughout facility.
• Performs daily and regular cleaning and light maintenance tasks on machinery and equipment.
• Support tank cleaning efforts during spills.
• Shipping and transportation of site waste.
• Responsible for staff and collecting time sheets on up to 10 direct reports.
• Complies with all quality policies, specifications, regulations and instructions
• Pricking up trach/drum.
• Operating Forklift and Flatbed Truck
• Other duties as assigned.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Industries is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Qualifications Required For This Position

Education

– no minimum education requirements.

Experience

– 2 years of experience.

Certifications/Licenses:

A TWIC Card and a Valid Driver's License

Physical, Mental & Environmental Requirements

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Employees must be able to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties. Positions may require lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 50 pounds, working at elevations, on uneven surfaces, or in confined spaces. Employees must possess sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to safely perform job responsibilities.

Employees must be able to read, comprehend, and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and company policies; exercise sound judgment; solve problems; maintain attention to detail; effectively manage stress; and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.

Work may be performed in industrial and construction environments with exposure to weather conditions, temperature extremes, noise, dust, fumes, moving equipment, vibration, and other site-specific hazards. Employees must be able to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) and meet all customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements applicable to the position.

Must be able to perform all job duties while maintaining a constant commitment to safety, quality, and productivity expectations.

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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No Third-Party Inquiries Please

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company.

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