\*\*\*Now hiring! Scheduling interviews this week for the Environmental Control Systems Operator\*\*\*
- Title: Environmental Control Systems Operator
- Pay: $23.00 per hour CAD
- Work week schedule: Monday - Friday (+ opportunity for overtime)
- Benefits: Annual bonus offered; Paid Time Off; Retirement plan; etc.
- Trainable position with career growth opportunities at Radius Recycling
General Position Summary & Responsibilities of the Environmental Control Systems Operator
The Environmental Control Systems Operator is responsible for implementation of, and compliance with, company policies and procedural plans related to all environmental media, including air, stormwater, groundwater, solid, and/or hazardous waste.
Environmental and Health & Safety (H&S) of the Environmental Control Systems Operator
- Provides recommendations for improving environmental controls systems to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements, increase system efficacy efficiency, and reduce capital and operating costs.
- Front line responsibility for implementing necessary maintenance of improvements to ECSs, including retaining and managing various contractors when necessary.
- Assists in development and implementation of environmental procedures applicable to ECS.
- Ensures adherence to all company and divisional health, safety, and environmental standards.
Operational Performance & Best Management Practices of the Environmental Control Systems Operator
- Spends approximately 80% of time in the field to ensure effective and efficient operation of ECS’s.
- Stormwater system includes the following technologies: oil-water separation, gravity settling (detention/retention), polymer and enhanced settling, electrocoagulation, pressurized sand filtration, and carbon filtration.
- Air discharge emission control systems may include high velocity extraction systems (up to 300,000 cfm), large particulate material drop out boxes, cyclones, z-boxes, wet and dry venturi scrubbers, thermal oxidizers, acid gas scrubbers, baghouses, and associated water treatment systems for wet venturi scrubbers and acid gas scrubbers.
- Experience with similar ECSs or manufacturing control systems and associated programmable logic controller (PLC) based system operation, maintenance and troubleshooting is preferred.
- Prepares and maintains permit-required environmental records and reports related to the ECSs.
- Collects, evaluates, and disseminates pertinent information relating to ECS compliance requirements and maintains appropriate reference files.
- Recommends changes in procedures, design, or equipment when necessary.
Equipment Design, Installation & Maintenance of the Environmental Control Systems Operator
- Reviews construction plans to ensure that pollution control considerations are adequate and provides technical guidance as needed for construction and installation of effective pollution control equipment.
- Collaborates with SSI Project Management team to manage contractors and equipment suppliers during installation of ECSs.
- Works closely with various operational department personnel to ensure proper management of all waste materials generated through operation and maintenance of environmental controls systems.
Job Conditions of the Environmental Control Systems Operator
- Office and active field working environment including performance of equipment troubleshooting and maintenance, standard system operation, collection of air and water samples for testing, and general information gathering at various locations.
- It is necessary to be able to walk/climb in active industrial facilities with uneven surfaces and to isolated areas.
- Must be comfortable with heights and an outdoor working environment, including exposure to inclement weather conditions.
Qualifications of the Environmental Control Systems Operator
- Extensive applied environmental or manufacturing control system operational experience is an essential qualification requirement.
- Minimum of three to five years’ experience operating environmental or manufacturing control systems including PLC programming and use, conducting routine maintenance and system troubleshooting, water, and air sampling, managing permit compliance activities, and generating/maintaining permit-required system operation records.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other applied science discipline is preferred, but not required.
- This position requires possession of a valid driver’s license and the ability to drive an automobile.
Pay: $45.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
