Distillation Operator

Company DescriptionAbout Veolia North America A subsidiary of Veolia Group, Veolia North America (VNA) 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. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has approximately 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent. Please visit our website www.veolianorthamerica.com Job DescriptionBENEFITS Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement. 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 efficiencyCharge 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 paper work to ascertain 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, while wearing PPE.Operate and maintain all equipment in a professional manner to insure optimum efficiency and effectiveness to completion of project(s) in a timely manner.Perform basic laboratory production duties such as: GC FID analysis, Moisture analysis, APHA (color) and peroxides.Load clean product and complete all associated paperwork.Other duties as assigned.QualificationsEducation / Experience / Background: High School diploma or General Educational Development (GED) preferredPrior work experience in the hazardous waste/related industry required Knowledge / Skills / Abilities: Strong team playerExcellent interpersonal and communication skillsTime management: the ability to organize and manage multiple deadlinesComputer proficiencyAbility to perform job duties following written and/or instructions.Able to accurately maintain hourly and daily logsAbility to operate heavy machinery such as but not limited to: Forklift, JLG man-lift, Tractor Trailer.Required Certification / Licenses / Training: OSHA HAZWOPER trainingForklift Certification.Additional InformationWe 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.