Machine Operator jobs in United States, California, Los Angeles

Nature & Scope – Principal Areas of Responsibility

•Supportof water treatment, principles and methods

• Other duties may be assigned

**The position requires the selected candidate to work between 16-20 hours per week (not to exceed 1,000 hours annually) during the calendar year.

Jacobs is searching for a dynamicto join our team in
El Segundo, CA. In this role, you'll provide support to day-to-day operations, maintenance, and repairs of the Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility (its processes, Satellite Facilities, including the Hyperion Pump Station) under the general direction of the Operations Supervisor. You may be assigned to a particular shift to take a leadership and supervisory role. You’ll ensure the Shift Operators follow all safety instructions and use the required PPE at all times as well as ensure treatment processes operate in compliance with state and federal regulations through routine monitoring and adjustment of plant manuals and computerized control systems. You’ll identify and diagnose problems, maintain records, reports, log sheets and the proper storage thereof.

Part of their responsibilities include the updating and revision of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Collaborates with and supports Operations/Maintenance staff, Laboratory staff, Engineering staff, and the administrative staff to perform related responsibilities. Maintains courteous and effective relationships with and supports, as necessary the client, plant visitors, vendors, contractors, and co-workers. Performs related work as required. Daily inspection of the site.

Principal Areas of Responsibility

The Lead Operator will perform, train, and direct the work of other operators in the following areas:

• Equipment and process control adjustments.

• Isolate equipment and processes.

• Interface with plant computer control system as necessary to perform operations and maintenance duties.

• Operates valves, pumps, and gates manually through local control center.

• Observes variations in operating conditions, records meter, sensor and gauge readings.

• Collect lab samples, perform field analysis, and record results; conducts inspections and collect samples for system operations.

• Monitor and perform visual inspection of mechanical and electrical equipment and control systems.

• Monitors and adjust chemical feed rates as necessary.

• Maintains documentation such as round sheets, log entries, and cleaning log sheets.

• Maintains logbook and transfer sheet.

• Display and communicate to crew members maintenance activity report.

• Display and communicate with crew members process control orders, and ensure they are properly applied.

• Always ensures sufficient chemical quantities and oversees chemical ordering process.

• Staff scheduling, review and submit written timesheets for the crew members

• Take part in weekly conference calls with team leads, operations supervisor and Chief Plant Operator.

• Perform predictive, preventive and corrective equipment and process maintenance and repair work as necessary.

• Maintain good and safe working conditions in all facilities, office building, vehicles, and equipment.

• Maintain, update and enforce operators rounds schedule.

• Keep the operation control room notice board updated.

• Develop spreadsheets for tracking daily, weekly and monthly O&M functions and data.

• Produce verbal and written technical and administrative reports on daily, weekly and monthly progress of O&M functions.

• Cleaning of the MF and Reverse Osmosis units.

• Oversee and document confined space entries.

• Oversee and document LOTO program.

• Schedule and develop safe work plans for tank dewatering and maintenance for both JACOBS and outside contractor’s tanks.

• Respond to or coordinate responses to wastewater system emergencies.

• Responsible for general housekeeping of job sites, work areas and other areas as assigned.

• Provide input during regular operations meetings into the formulation of the plan of operations based upon daily process characteristics and efficiencies.

• Offer input and make recommendations regarding capital improvements, and facility efficiency improvements.

• Contribute to the implementation and maintenance of the asset management system.

• Ensure that all safety regulations and policies are adhered to by all employees at or visiting the satellite facilities.

• Ensure training needs assessments (TNA’s) are created for new employees and reviews completed for existing employees. (May train Operators, OITs and assigned helpers).

• Safety training benchmarks to be maintained for all operations employees.

• Other duties as assigned.

Jacobs is searching for a dynamicto join our team in. In this role, you'll supervise the day-to-day operations of the Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility (ECLWRF), three (3) satellite plants and a Hyperion Pump Station. You’ll be the primary decision maker for the Title 22 (conventional Tertiary for re-use), Barrier (groundwater injection), Nitrification (cooling water), High Pressure and Low-Pressure Boiler Feed Water Treatment plant processes. This position requires comprehensive knowledge of various treatment processes and associated equipment including conventional and advanced water and/or wastewater treatment, microfiltration, reverse osmosis, ozone, uv, nitrification, solids handling and all supporting processes. You’ll directly manage one (1) Operations Supervisor and two (2) Operations Specialists, and you’ll support the Operations Supervisor who is responsible for supervision of approximately nineteen (19) operators on four (4) shifts at the ECLWRF, three (3) operators who are focused on the Satellite Facilities whose main objective is to ensure compliance with regulatory and client-specific quality requirements. As the CPO, you’ll be the Manager of the Operations department, collaborating closely with other department managers to achieve set Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) while ensuring all operations staff strictly follow all safety instructions and always use the required and appropriate PPE. In addition, you’ll ensure growth and development of existing staff and proper onboarding of new operations staff.

Nature & Scope – Principal Areas of Responsibility

• Knowledge of wastewater treatment and/or water treatment, engineering, principles and methods of scientific research, current advances in the field of water reclamation and groundwater replenishment, computer hardware and software applications for the operation of an advanced water reclamation facility, general administrative principles and practices, and methods of supervision.

• Interface with state regulatory agencies, fill out necessary forms and assure correctness. Ultimately be accountable for compliance and the efficient and effective operations of the Edward C. Little Water recycling Facility, three (3) satellite facilities and the Hyperion Pumping Station.

• Must be readily accessible to supervisors and their direct reports during all shifts.

• Must have detailed and comprehensive knowledge of various treatment processes and associated equipment including conventional and advanced water and/or wastewater treatment, microfiltration, reverse osmosis, ozone, uv, nitrification, solids handling and all supporting processes.

• Routinely monitors and assesses the treatment processes operating parameters including their manual and automatic control functions and validates or supervises necessary adjustments ensuring the treatment processes operate in compliance with state and federal regulations.

• Provides support and guidance in capital projects, Research & Development, and various plant improvement projects.

• Ensures equipment is maintained in proper operational conditions and supervises work order entry into CMMS to ensure proper triggering of maintenance activities. Keeps a log of the status of OOS (out-of-service) critical equipment status.

• Oversee and ensure the prompt diagnosis of operational issues, the maintaining of operational and compliance records, reports and log sheets and the proper storage thereof.

• Drives and oversees the updating and revision of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and reviews existing SOPs on a regular basis.

• Interacts with, coordinates with, and supports Operations/Maintenance staff, Laboratory staff, Engineering staff, and the administrative staff to perform related responsibilities.

• Other duties may be assigned

Jacobs is searching for a dynamicto join our team in. In this role, you'll be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility, its satellite facilities, and the influent pump station, wastewater/water treatment plant equipment, pump stations and performs related work as required. You’ll be responsible for ensuring that compliance and production targets are met under the direct guidance of the Shift Leads and the Operations Supervisor, and with general guidance from the Chief Plant Operator.

Principal Areas of Responsibility

• Knowledge of wastewater treatment and/or water treatment, engineering, principles and methods of scientific research, current advances in the field of water reclamation and groundwater replenishment, computer hardware and software applications for the operation of an advanced water reclamation facility, general administrative principles and practices, and methods of supervision.

• Operate the facilities and the equipment to achieve compliance and production targets, in the most efficient way possible

• Execute process control orders provided by technical staff and with the approval of the Chief Plant Operator

• Responsible for general housekeeping of job sites, work areas and other areas as assigned.

• Collects samples for compliance and process control

• Coordinates the release of equipment to Maintenance or contractors for repair

• Ensures that equipment is returned at the end of the day and available to the night shift, unless approved by plant management

• Ensures that the plants are run to meet compliance and refinery requirements

• Oversees plant security and reports suspicious activities

• Reports equipment and process issues to superiors as close to the event as possible after securing immediate hazards. Enter work orders as directed.

• Routinely monitors and assesses the treatment processes operating parameters including their manual and automatic control functions and validates or supervises necessary adjustments ensuring the treatment processes operate in compliance with state and federal regulations.

• Provides support and guidance in capital projects, Research & Development, and various plant improvement projects.

• Receive chemical deliveries throughout the day.

• Performs unit process rounds for monitoring and compliance.

• Cleaning of the MF and Reverse Osmosis units.

• Other duties as assigned.

Jacobs is searching for a dynamicto join our team in. In this role, you'll be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility, its satellite facilities, and the influent pump station, wastewater/water treatment plant equipment, pump stations and performs related work as required. You’ll be responsible for ensuring that compliance and production targets are met under the direct guidance of the Shift Leads and the Operations Supervisor, and with general guidance from the Chief Plant Operator.

Principal Areas of Responsibility

• Knowledge of wastewater treatment and/or water treatment, engineering, principles and methods of scientific research, current advances in the field of water reclamation and groundwater replenishment, computer hardware and software applications for the operation of an advanced water reclamation facility, general administrative principles and practices, and methods of supervision.

• Operate the facilities and the equipment to achieve compliance and production targets, in the most efficient way possible

• Execute process control orders provided by technical staff and with the approval of the Chief Plant Operator

• Responsible for general housekeeping of job sites, work areas and other areas as assigned.

• Collects samples for compliance and process control

• Coordinates the release of equipment to Maintenance or contractors for repair

• Ensures that equipment is returned at the end of the day and available to the night shift, unless approved by plant management

• Ensures that the plants are run to meet compliance and refinery requirements

• Oversees plant security and reports suspicious activities

• Reports equipment and process issues to superiors as close to the event as possible after securing immediate hazards. Enter work orders as directed.

• Routinely monitors and assesses the treatment processes operating parameters including their manual and automatic control functions and validates or supervises necessary adjustments ensuring the treatment processes operate in compliance with state and federal regulations.

• Provides support and guidance in capital projects, Research & Development, and various plant improvement projects.

• Receive chemical deliveries throughout the day.

• Performs unit process rounds for monitoring and compliance.

• Shift Operator II may be requested to oversee the Control Room Board.

• Cleaning of the MF and Reverse Osmosis units.

• Other duties as assigned.

Principal Areas of Responsibilities:

• Observes all on-the-job safety regulations.

• Operates valves, pumps, and gates manually through local control center.

• Maintains facilities, office building, vehicles, equipment and pump stations for the wastewater operation.

• Observes variations in operating conditions, records meter, sensor and gauge readings.

• Performs routine in-plant lab sampling and analysis; conducts inspections and collects samples for system operations.

• Makes routine rounds of assigned process areas and records operating data such as run times, chemical usage, flows and other process information.

• Records operating data in shift logs and perform mathematical calculations.

• Performs maintenance, and repair work as necessary.

• Responds to wastewater/water collection system emergencies.

• Prepares technical and administrative reports as requested.

• Maintains logs and prepares other required reports as needed.

• Performs necessary process control adjustments.

• Responsible for general housekeeping of job sites, work areas and other areas as assigned including heavy labor as needed.

• Other duties as assigned.