Industrial Waste Technician

Metropolitan St Louis Sewer District
Saint Louis, MO

Under general supervision, perform work of moderate difficulty in securing information for regulation and control of industrial wastes, treatment plant discharges and stream pollution.

Essential Functions:
  • Obtain representative samples of industrial wastes at designated locations
  • Collect water samples from various sewage treatment plants and streams within the District for monitoring purposes
  • Obtain information on industrial wastewater flow and on the characteristics thereof
  • Perform specified field analysis to determine water quality and wastewater characteristics
  • Install, operate, calibrate and maintain field sampling, flow measuring and various other monitoring equipment
  • Assist in the compilation and tabulation of field sampling data
  • Assist in locating sources of industrial and other wastes in sewers, treatment plants and streams
  • Use various electronic instruments and other monitoring instruments
  • Prepare reports and notes that reflect sampling procedures and site conditions and provides important and accurate site information
  • Maintains good professional working relationships with industrial personnel and the public

Additional Responsibilities:
  • Performs related work as required or as delegated by supervisor.


Physical Demands
  • Stationary Position: Constantly
  • Move/Traverse: Constantly
  • Stationary Position/Seated: Rarely
  • Transport/Lifting: Frequently
  • Transport/Carrying: Frequently
  • Exerting Force/Pushing: Occasionally
  • Exerting Force/Pulling: Occasionally
  • Ascend/Descend: Occasionally
  • Balancing: Occasionally
  • Position Self/Stooping: Frequently
  • Position Self/Kneeling: Frequently
  • Position Self/Crouching: Frequently
  • Position Self/Crawling: Occasionally
  • Reaching: Frequently
  • Handling: Frequently
  • Grasping: Frequently
  • Feeling: Constantly
  • Communicate/Talking: Constantly
  • Communicate/Hearing: Constantly
  • Repetitive Motions: Constantly
  • Coordination: Constantly
Work Environment
  • Extreme cold: Rarely
  • Extreme heat: Rarely
  • Humidity: Rarely
  • Wet: Rarely
  • Noise: Constantly
  • Hazards: Frequently
  • Temperature Change: Rarely
  • Atmospheric Conditions: Rarely
  • Vibration: Rarely
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