Salary : $45,265.00 - $67,897.00 Annually

Location : NC, NC

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Number: 177

Department: Wastewater Management

Opening Date: 10/16/2024

Closing Date: 11/6/2024 11:59 PM Eastern

Description

Seeking a safety-minded individual to join our team as a Biosolids Recycling Technician. This position supports the Wastewater Treatment Plant by distributing the biosolids residuals beneficially back to the environment. This is accomplished by hauling the residuals using a tractor trailers and other heavy equipment.

Examples of Duties

Key responsibilities:

Drives tanker trucks by loading the tanker at the Wastewater Treatment Plant or from off-site storage tanks and driving it to site to be applied as biosolids.
Follows appropriate agronomic rates by spreading biosolids onto fields using a tractor and spreader; hauling dewatered solids to the designated disposal site via container on roll-off truck; maintaining daily work logs and submitting to supervisor; conducting routine maintenance on transport and spreading equipment; coordinating the applications of biosolids with participating farmers.
Follows regulatory requirements by completing land application site inspections. Flags fields by maintaining knowledge of the Class A and Class B regulations; inspect the farmlands and mark the buffer zones.
Gathers soil samples from application fields, reporting all information accordingly, and delivering samples for testing.
Maintains access routes to land application fields, Wastewater Treatment Plant, off-site storage and pumpstations by spreading stone, clearing debris from the road, and cutting back tree limbs using various heavy equipment such as a skids-steers, excavators, tractors, loaders, and dump trucks.
Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

Typical Qualifications

Qualifications:

Requires a high school diploma or GED with at minimum one year experience driving a tractor trailer and operating heavy equipment.
Requires the ability to maintain a North Carolina Commercial Class A Driver's License with Tanker Endorsement to include a Department of Transportation Medical certificate clearance.
Attention to detail and ability to effectively communicate.

Supplemental Information

Team members are our most important resource. Benefits include:

Membership in the NC Local Government Employee Retirement System; 5% Employer 457 Deferred Compensation contribution; Retirement Health Savings account
Employer paid Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Dependent Life, Long-term Disability
Vacation, Sick, Personal, Bereavement and Parental Leave; 12 Paid Holidays
Educational Reimbursement, Bonus Pay for Additional Certifications and/or Education; Cell Phone Stipend
Ability to transfer unused sick leave from preceding NC Local Government or State agency employer

OWASA is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to integrity, reliability, teamwork, safety, stewardship, innovation, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.

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Briefly describe your experience using heavy equipment such as a tractor, spreader, tractor trailer with tanker and skid steer.

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The Biosolids Recycling team must be flexible in their work schedule. When the weather is optimal for land application you may be requested to work 10 to 12 hours per day and weekends. Do you have any concerns with this? Please explain.

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How does this position fit into your career goals?

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Biosolids Recycling Technician