Pre-Treat Operator

Arconic is currently in search of Pre-Treat Operator to join our Kawneer team in Visalia.  $24.50/hour is base pay for this position. The Pre-Treat Operator is responsible to executes and maintains the Pre-Treatment program to ensure conformance with ordinance and permit requirements.
 

At Arconic, we take pride in our work and our innovative products and technologies that advance sustainable solutions for a better world. We strive to create a safe, inclusive, and collaborative workplace with competitive benefits, development opportunities, and a culture that values and rewards employees on all levels of the organization.

Primary Responsibilities 

• Adhere to all Kawneer rules and regulations.
• Identify material by part number and product finish.
• Inspects extrusions for scratches, dents, cleanliness, and quality before being painted.
• Loads extrusion onto carts and installs strapping, bracing, or padding to prevent shifting or damage in transit.
• Moves controls to maintain temperature, flow, and composition of pre-treatment chemicals in dip tanks.
• Dips extrusions in pre-treatment dip tanks using an overhead crane.
• Back up Wastewater Treatment Operator, assist in the following:
  • Titrates and monitors pretreatment tanks for proper chemical volume.
  • Performs necessary daily tank and burm inspections.
  • Maintains all wastewater treatment records.
  • Operates waste treatment facility with minimal supervision and follows all work instructions related to the operation.
  • Prepares samples for testing, records data, prepares summaries and charts for review, and develops a report detailing activities performed and results received.
  • Collects water samples from processed water, industrial wastewater, or water from other sources to assess compliance.
  • Prepares sample for testing, records data, prepares summaries and charts for review, and files results received.
  • Sets monitoring equipment to provide flow of information.
  • Operates fixed water monitoring or data collection station.
  • Assists with the development, implementation, and maintenance of a hazardous communications program designed to protect the employees and environment.
  • Assist in maintaining material safety data sheets for all chemicals at the facility.
• Other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications 

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
• One to six months related work experience is preferred.
• Ability to read, analyzes, and interprets documents such as, operating and maintenance instructions, safety rules and procedure manuals. 
• Able to read work order and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondents.
• Ability to effectively communicate with other employees, supervisors, and inspectors. 
• Ability to count, to add, to subtract and to multiply simple numbers.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. 
• Ability to deal with and respond to major problems in a standard or emergency work situation.
• Ability to obtain a mobile equipment license, overhead crane certification, lock out/tag out certification, fall or harness protection certification, and forklift operator certification, are all preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 
 

• Able to stand for long periods of time.
• Able to repetitively lift up to 40 pounds or 1/3 of your body weight.
• Able to work 12 hour days.
• Able to wear required PPE.
• Able to bend and twist repetitively.