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About the Role
This Field Water Treatment Technician role involves assisting with the setup, adjustment, and maintenance of water treatment equipment, including various filtration methods. It is a highly mobile, field-based position requiring extensive travel to client and project sites. The technician will support system installation, commissioning, operation, maintenance, and repair, while also contributing to knowledge sharing and best practice development.
Responsibilities
- Assist with installation and operation for mobile water treatment equipment
- Execute equipment installation in accordance with project specifications and engineering drawings with direction from Supervisor
- Coordinate with project managers, site contacts, and logistics teams to ensure on-schedule deployment
- Operate water treatment systems during assigned project periods
- Monitor water chemistry parameters including Chlorine, Iron, total dissolved solids (TDS), pH and flow rates
- Adjust system controls and chemical dosing to maintain product water quality within specified limits with direction from Supervisor
- Identify and respond promptly to process deviations or alarm conditions
- Diagnose mechanical, electrical, and process-related system failures in a field setting
- Execute repairs and component replacements using available tools and spare parts
- Escalate issues beyond field repair capability to engineering or OEM support with detailed documentation
- Minimize system downtime through rapid, methodical fault isolation
- Perform scheduled preventive maintenance tasks according to manufacturer guidelines and internal PM schedules
- Document all maintenance activities, parts used, and findings in the maintenance management system when needed and report to Supervisor
- Track equipment service intervals and proactively flag upcoming maintenance needs
- Maintain cleanliness and serviceability of all equipment in the field
- Record operational data including system performance metrics and water chemistry results at defined intervals
- Maintain accurate, legible field logs and submit reports to operations management on a regular cadence
- Flag out-of-specification conditions and document corrective actions taken
- Contribute to the development and refinement of operational best practices based on field experience and performance data
- Participate in periodic technical reviews and recommend process improvements
- Share lessons learned across the field team to raise overall operational standards
Requirements
- Experience operating and/or maintaining water treatment systems (Solids removal, media or similar)
- Working knowledge of basic plumbing, equipment and tools
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and repair mechanical and process systems in a field environment
- Ability and willingness to travel 90% or more, including extended deployments
- Specific vocational preparation including classroom safety training, on-the-job training & essential experience gained on other jobs.
- Language proficiency: understands English at a level to comprehend safety training & respond to instructions in emergency situations.
- Valid driver’s license and other requirements of company’s driving policy required when driving company vehicle or using personal vehicle on company business.
- Must be knowledgeable in the operation of emergency equipment, such as fire extinguishers.
- Provide Federal Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC).
Skills
- Water treatment systems operation
- Filtration system maintenance
- Plumbing
- Equipment troubleshooting
- Mechanical system repair
- Process system repair
- Data collection
- Reporting
- Safety training
- Emergency equipment operation
Location
- Field-based
Work Type
- Field-based
- Extensive travel
Experience Level
- Entry-level to experienced
Education Level
- Specific vocational preparation
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive wages
Benefits
- Health and Safety is our #1 priority
- Competitive wages
- Comprehensive health benefits coverage after 30 days of full-time employment
- Group 401K with company matching component
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (U.S. Only)
- Generous paid time off
- Company paid training
- Tuition reimbursement
- Positive and safe work environments
- Opportunities for growth and development
About the Company
- HPC-Industrial, powered by Clean Harbors, is the premier industrial cleaning and environmental services company in North America supporting the upstream, downstream, and utility sectors.
- HPC-Industrial offers an exceptional three-pronged safety system, innovative career development platform, committed customer service, deep industry expertise, and advanced technology and automation.
- We are committed to safety, people, growth, service, and performance.
- We provide the safest, most efficient operational experience for our customers and 40-years of sustainability in action.
- At Clean Harbors, our mission is to create a safer, cleaner environment through the treatment, recycling, and disposal of hazardous materials.
- Clean Harbors is the leading provider of environmental, energy and industrial services throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico.
- Everywhere industry meets environment, Clean Harbors is on-site, providing premier environmental, energy and industrial services.
- We are solving tough problems through innovation and proven methodology – come be part of the solution with us.
Equal Opportunity
- Clean Harbors is an equal opportunity employer.
- Clean Harbors is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.
- Clean Harbors is a Military & Veteran friendly company.