Wastewater Maintenance Technician
Jackson
Wastewater Maintenance Technician
Full Time • Jackson
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Signing bonus
- Vision insurance
Wastewater Operator
Company: Jackson Tumble Finish (JTF)
Location: Midwest, USA
Job Type: Full-Time
Location: Midwest, USA
Job Type: Full-Time
About Us
Jackson Tumble Finish (JTF) is a leader in high-quality metal finishing. Based in the Midwest, we serve a wide range of industries, including automotive, heavy truck, fastener, agricultural, structural, recreational, military, medical, marine, appliance, furniture, and plumbing. Across every sector we serve, we are dedicated to satisfying all customer requirements and delivering excellence in every project.
Position Overview
We are seeking a skilled Wastewater Operator to manage the safe and efficient operation of our facility’s industrial wastewater treatment plant and associated systems (including pH adjustment units, clarifiers, filter presses, and chemical dosing systems). Your primary goal is to treat manufacturing effluent to meet environmental discharge standards while minimizing equipment downtime.
Key Responsibilities
- System Operations: Monitor, adjust, and control treatment systems. Regulate flows, chemical feeds, and pressure pumps based on production demands and water quality metrics.
- SOP Development: Create and strictly adhere to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to maintain operational consistency, workplace cleanliness, preventative maintenance, and asset repair.
- Testing & Analysis: Collect wastewater samples at various stages of production and perform routine laboratory analyses (including pH, free acid, Total Acid, and Total Suspended Solids).
- Compliance & Reporting: Ensure facility discharges comply with permits and industrial pretreatment standards. Maintain accurate digital logs, chemical titration data, usage inventory, and detailed shift reports.
- Maintenance & Troubleshooting: Perform routine preventative and corrective maintenance on treatment equipment such as valves, pumps, blowers, and piping.
- Chemical Management: Safely handle, store, and transfer hazardous treatment chemicals. Monitor inventory levels and coordinate the reordering of reagents.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Coordinate with plant production and manufacturing teams to anticipate and manage changes in wastewater characteristics based on daily production runs.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Experience: 1–3 years of experience in industrial wastewater treatment operations, pump maintenance, or a closely related manufacturing/industrial engineering field.
- Education: High School Diploma or GED equivalent required; a degree in Environmental Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related field is preferred.
- Technical Proficiency: Strong knowledge of titrations, wastewater system operations, and basic computer skills. Skilled in using hand/power tools, welding, electrical troubleshooting (including 3-phase systems), and reading blueprints/technical manuals.
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Certifications & Licenses:
Valid driver’s license (ability to obtain a Class A or B CDL is preferred).Relevant state-issued Industrial Wastewater Treatment Operator License/Certification is strongly preferred (or required within a specified timeframe, per State of Michigan requirements).
Physical Requirements: Ability to stand and walk for extended periods, work in varying environmental conditions, climb ladders, work in awkward positions, and routinely lift or move 50 to 100 lbs.
Compensation: $19.75 - $21.75 per hour
About Us
Meeting our Customer’s Needs
Jackson Tumble Finish was founded in an old feed storefront in l956 doing tumbling and hand deburring supporting one main customer. Over the course of time, the black oxide process was added. In the 1960’s the zinc phosphate process was introduced into the marketplace and added to our capabilities. Shortly after that, machine vibratory deburr was added. Expansions from the purchase of adjoining properties and the addition of new processes were developed based on the customer needs. The early 1990’s brought a new building and the development of a shot blast process.
Since 2000, the company has been changing its infrastructure from small, manual production lines to large, high volume producing lines to meet industry demands and a diverse array of industries. High quality processed parts with quick turnaround time service have become the company’s focus as well as becoming a solution orientated towards our customers’ needs.
Jackson Tumble Finish serves the following industries: automotive, heavy truck, agricultural, recreational, fastener, construction, appliance, marine, aerospace, and military. Our processes have been expanded now to encompass five forms of phosphate: fine, regular, heavy, calcium modified, and manganese phosphate; fine phosphate and lube, a full line of tumbling and vibratory deburr capabilities, black oxide, passivate-citric, brite dip, shot blast, and several forms of wash and cleaning. Cleaning processes have been expanded to now include not only stainless steel, carbon steel, aluminum, magnesium, copper, brass, and cast iron.
Today the company still resides at its original site. The current facility is now comprised of 4 buildings and includes an impressive array of metal finishing processes. Sixty-six+ years later, Jackson Tumble Finish remains steadfast and operates with a high standard of customer service and flexibility to meet its customer’s needs.
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