Utility Specialist – Austin Industrial - (Channelview, TX)

Austin Industries, Inc.; Channelview (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Industrial in Channelview, TX, is seeking a Utility Specialist to support water and tank cleaning operations on-site. The role requires navigating hazardous materials and adhering to DOT, RCRA, and HAZWOPER protocols.

You will also manage waste transport, operate a forklift and a flatbed truck, and supervise up to 10 staff. Must have TWIC card and a valid driver's license.

Qualifications

• Experience – 2 years.
• Certifications: TWIC Card and Valid Driver's License.

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 and berms.
• Operates Forklift and Flatbed Truck.
• Staff oversight and collecting time sheets for up to 10 direct reports.
• Complies with quality policies, specifications, regulations and instructions.
• Pricking up trash/drum.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States; no sponsorship.

Skills

2 years experience

Tools

TWIC Card

Driver's License

Job description

Utility Specialist – Austin Industrial - (Channelview, TX)

Job Category: Hourly Craft

Requisition Number: UTILI034906

• Posted : October 21, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site
• Rate : $28 USD per hour

Locations

Showing 1 location

Channelview, TX, USA

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.

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.
• 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:

Experience – 2 years of experience.

Certifications/Licenses: A TWIC Card and a Valid Driver's License

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.

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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Licenses & Certifications

• Valid Driver's License
• TWIC Card

Equal Opportunity Employer
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