Site Water Management Operator

AutoReqId : 20564BR

Pay Class : Salaried Non-Exempt

Minimum Pay Rate : $78,410.00

Maximum Pay Rate : $98,990.00

Department : Operations

Line of Business : Cement Operations

Position Type : Full-Time

Job Posting :

Heidelberg Materials is seeking a Site Water Management Operator based in Cupertino, CA and reports directly to the Site Water Manager.

Heidelberg Materials provides the materials to build our future. Our future is sustainable. Our future is digital. And it goes way beyond cement, aggregates, and ready-mixed concrete.

Heidelberg Materials North America operates more than 450 locations with approximately 9,000 employees in the U.S. and Canada.

Key Targets of the Role

The Site Water Management Operator (SWM Operator) will be responsible for all aspects of plant and quarry water management and treatment systems, and stormwater BMPs.

The successful candidate will operate, monitor, maintain and troubleshoot water treatment systems, retention ponds, pumps, conduct annual pond maintenance and vegetation control.

The SWM Operator has considerable independence and will ensure that systems and treated water meets compliance. The role will work alternating shifts but primarily swing and night shift.

What youll get to do

Perform all aspects of sampling, monitoring, and testing required to maintain compliance with the current operating permit, including federal, state and local regulations governing the industrial water treatment process and storm water;

this includes testing TSS, total chlorine, pH, Turbidity and trace metals.

Assist in the performance of regular and unscheduled maintenance on all water treatment equipment such as water analyzers, pumps, blowers, water wells, retention ponds and testing equipment and will also conduct necessary daily checks of the treatment and de-watering systems.

Maintain open communication with the Site Water Management Manager regarding the treatment process, collected sampling data, ponds, pumps and any malfunctions.

Complete responsibilities and duties while strictly adhering to all company safety policies and procedures, ensuring compliance the safety and health of all employees and visitors to site.

Complete all assigned work in compliance with federal, state, and local regulatory requirements. Duties and responsibilities are modifiable at the sole discretion of management.

Conduct annual stormwater BMP maintenance activities that include mucking out lined ponds by hand, vegetation control on impoundments, replace or refresh sediment control systems that include haybales, straw wattles, and silt fencing.

Monitor 3500-acre site during wet season 24 hours a day in 12-hour shifts, nights, weekends and during holidays.

80 percent of work will be conducted outdoors exposing candidate to the elements, 20 percent indoor in climate-controlled environment.

Essential Experience and Skills

The successful candidate must at minimum possess a high school diploma or GED

Must have demonstrated experience working with mechanical equipment and the ability to diagnose and correct equipment malfunction.

The successful candidate will have the ability to work independently and to regularly make sound decisions on the operation of the water treatment processes and equipment.

Candidate should possess basic chemistry knowledge and understand basic laboratory sampling protocols.

Need a safe driving record.

Ability to operate heavy equipment

Strong preference will be given to individuals with prior experience managing storm water via retention ponds, pumps, pipelines, and water treatment systems.

Candidates may work 12 hours + during the wet season (October to May)

Candidate should be flexible with shift changes, day, swing, and night shifts.

What we have to offer

Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Saving Account (HSA), Health Reimbursement Account (HRA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Prescription Drug / Pharmacy benefit, AD&D, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability.

Life insurance, Paid Bonding Leave, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

401k Retirement Plan.

Additional Programs : Teladoc (24 / 7 / 365 virtual doctor visits), Livongo (Diabetes management program), Ovia (Maternity and family planning & support), Progyny (Fertility assistance and guidance), 2 nd .

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Paid Vacation 15 days per year and Paid Sick 40 hours per year.

Ten paid holidays.

Conditions of Employment

Successful candidate must submit to post-offer pre-employment physical examination, drug / alcohol screen, and background check.

Applicants must be residing in and currently authorized to work in the US

Work Environment

Role operates primarily a manufacturing environment where the conditions include moving mechanical equipment, inclement weather, heat, humidity, and elevated noise levels.

80% outdoor operational tasks, physical activities may include trench digging, shoveling sediment from ponds, removing vegetation of pond impoundment slopes, and pipe fusing.

20% indoor tasks include lab testing, water sampling, and water treatment system maintenance.

Employer Statement : Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority / Female / Veteran / Disabled