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Senior Water Treatment Operator

Chattanooga, TN · On-site

$15.50 - $20/hr

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Wastewater Lead Technician

Casa Grande, AZ · On-site

$41K - $54K/yr

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Drains and cleans tub machine weekly, drains sludge from tower weekly, drains spigot solvents tank ... If you are looking for Full Time Hours, we would love to talk to you! Equal Opportunity Employer ...

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Process Instrument Technician

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$31.11 - $47.96/hr

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Senior Water Treatment Operator

Chattanooga, TN • On-site

MacLellan
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$15.50 - $20/hr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 28 days ago

Job description

MacLellan Integrated Services @ OPmobility, Chattanooga, TN.
With safety as our guiding principle, we perform critical process cleaning for our clients.
We have great benefits starting on your first day - check them out below!
We are Best People, Best Systems, Best Results; we bring people together who share our values and help them discover and achieve their potential. Our Cultural DNA is what differentiates us from other organizations. We believe that being good is for someone else, we resolve to be great! We make each other look great by having each other's back! Our foundation and strength are found in our core values:
Trust | Integrity | Responsibility | Community | Excellence
About Us:
MacLellan Integrated Services is a dynamic and rapidly growing organization offering a range of services including Critical Process Cleaning, Building & Process Equipment Maintenance, HVAC & Mechanical, Production Support, and Water Treatment Management to a broad range of business partners across North America.
About You:
As a Senior Water Treatment Operator, you are part of Best People. You are one of the subject matter experts as it relates to operating the water treatment plant equipment to ensure reliability, economy, and compliance with all effluent requirements at the site. You monitor and adjust plant operation including specific chemical treatment processes using pumps, valves, motors, and chemical feed systems. As the Senior Water Treatment Operator, your primary processes include batch tank treatment of process wastewater, clarification, plate and frame sludge processing, pH control, sand filter operation, reverse osmosis system, skid mounted clean-in-place systems, E-coat treatment, oil separation, and paint sludge systems including chemical feed pumps, sludge bag removal, and water testing. Your passion for providing exceptional customer service contributes to our world-class customer service reputation. Working as a business partner with our client, our Senior Water Treatment Operator exceeds their expectations daily by implementing our Best Systems while you engage with our team to share your voice as we collectively identify and eliminate waste to deliver Best Results!
Necessary Senior Water Treatment Operator Skills:
  • 5-10 years of industrial water/wastewater treatment or paint-detack experience, preferably within automotive or a comparable manufacturing environment.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, including professional email communication.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage difficult customer conversations professionally, including situations where we need to communicate operational concerns, performance deficiencies, or issues affecting either the customer's or MacLellan's performance.
  • A high degree of transparency, integrity, and willingness to communicate issues rather than allowing problems to go unaddressed.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Necessary Senior Water Treatment Operator Requirements:
  • Prior supervisory, lead, or team leadership experience.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude and working knowledge of hand tools, tool sizing, SAE/metric conversions, pumps and other basic mechanical equipment.
  • Experience with automotive paint systems, paint-detack operations, sludge management, chemical treatment, or related processes would be highly preferred.

What can you expect in return for your commitment to MacLellan?
You can expect a culture where we are transparent as an organization and open with each other, always working as a team to help one another. You can expect a culture where we take our work seriously, but not ourselves. In addition to a great culture, you can expect these great benefits too!
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance Coverage begin on the first day of full-time employment
  • Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts available
  • 401(k) eligibility the first day of the month after your date of hire, 5% Company Match after 6 months of employment, Company match is immediately vested
  • Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) program that includes floating holidays in addition to paid company holidays
  • Optional Life Insurance available
  • Weekly Pay
  • Employee Referral Bonuses - get paid to bring your friends!
  • Paid Volunteer Time Off for Community Service

Come join our team and let's build something great together!
Equal Opportunity Employer
  • MacLellan is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive considerations for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, veteran status, and any other legally protected status under federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws.
  • View The EEO Know Your Rights poster and its supplement.
  • MacLellan participates in E-Verify. View the E-Verify posters here.

Disability Accommodation
  • For individuals with disabilities that need additional assistance at any point in the application and interview process, please email shaunescia.davis@maclellanlive.com.

Pre-Employment Drug Testing Notification and Policy:
  • After a conditional offer of employment, all job applicants at MacLellan Integrated Services will undergo testing for the presence of illegal drugs.
  • Applicants will be required to submit voluntarily to a urine specimen test at a laboratory chosen by the Company. Any applicant who refuses to submit to a drug test or is suspected by the lab to have tampered with the specimen will not be considered for employment.
  • Prior to testing, an applicant will be given the opportunity to list all prescription drugs used and their purpose. All legal drugs found in a drug test result will be verified by a Medical Review Officer (MRO), who will verify that prescriptions are valid and being used at the prescribed amounts and that said amounts are reflected appropriately in the urine.
  • Any applicant with a confirmed positive test will be denied employment.

Post-Employment Drug Testing:
  • All employees can be drug tested randomly, upon suspicion, post-accident or any other purpose allowed by law.
  • Note: This form is not used to obtain consent and is for informational purposes only. Drug testing consent will be obtained per FCRA requirements in a separate process.

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