Veolia | Water Tech
Specialty Operations Field Service Representative
Veolia | Water Tech, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55400
Specialty Operations Field Service Representative
Veolia Group is a global leader in environmental services, operating across all five continents with nearly 218,000 employees. Specializing in water, energy, and waste management, Veolia designs and implements innovative solutions for decarbonization, depollution, and resource regeneration. The Water Technology business brings together experienced professionals committed to tackling complex water challenges and advancing sustainability.
Job Description As a Field Service Representative – Specialty Operations with a PLC specialization, you will operate, maintain, and troubleshoot complex water and wastewater treatment systems that use Programmable Logic Controllers. You will provide operational and maintenance expertise on industrial water treatment systems for a variety of client industries and work with technologies including media filtration, industrial water treatment, and ultrafiltration (UF).
Key Characteristics
PLC and controls expertise: read, interpret, troubleshoot, and modify PLC ladder logic, electrical schematics, and piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs).
Review customer plant installations and compare against Veolia reference drawings (P&IDs, electrical schematics, general arrangement, etc.).
Monitor equipment performance and operation.
Conduct maintenance and calibration of plant instrumentation.
Perform analytical testing: turbidity, hardness, chlorine, pH, CO 2 , O 2 , SDI, TOC, and other site‑specific tests.
Duties & Responsibilities
Carry out mechanical, electrical, process, and controls troubleshooting on equipment such as valves, air compressors, ejector pumps, blowers, instrumentation, and automation hardware.
Perform installation and maintenance activities on various water treatment technologies.
Provide customers with informal training on operation and maintenance of their system.
Provide customers with detailed technical summaries of work performed during service visits.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications Required:
High School Diploma / GED / Home School Certification or international equivalent plus 2+ years’ experience in industrial service/maintenance.
Valid driver’s license.
Preferred:
Bachelor’s or Associate’s Degree in Science/Engineering (STEM) or technical certificate in instrumentation.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Strong background in electrical and controls troubleshooting, with experience reading and interpreting P&IDs and electrical schematics.
Experience with PLC and HMI programming, troubleshooting, and modification.
Demonstrated ability to work independently and remotely with project teams.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Ability to meet all customer site requirements.
Additional Information
Compensation: $36–43/hr USD (market‑aligned, not guaranteed).
Medical, dental, and vision insurance starting Day 1.
Life, disability, AD&D, and tuition reimbursement.
Paid time off, paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with 3% default and matching.
Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
Competitive compensation and benefits aligned with market rates.
Disclaimer: The salary, compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the posting date. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; the employer will not sponsor U.S. work authorization (e.g. H‑1B visa) for this opportunity.
Veolia does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting firms. All vendors must have a current and fully executed MSA on file before submitting candidates. Unsolicited resumes and profiles will be deemed Veolia property, and no fee will be due.
As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.
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Job Description As a Field Service Representative – Specialty Operations with a PLC specialization, you will operate, maintain, and troubleshoot complex water and wastewater treatment systems that use Programmable Logic Controllers. You will provide operational and maintenance expertise on industrial water treatment systems for a variety of client industries and work with technologies including media filtration, industrial water treatment, and ultrafiltration (UF).
Key Characteristics
PLC and controls expertise: read, interpret, troubleshoot, and modify PLC ladder logic, electrical schematics, and piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs).
Review customer plant installations and compare against Veolia reference drawings (P&IDs, electrical schematics, general arrangement, etc.).
Monitor equipment performance and operation.
Conduct maintenance and calibration of plant instrumentation.
Perform analytical testing: turbidity, hardness, chlorine, pH, CO 2 , O 2 , SDI, TOC, and other site‑specific tests.
Duties & Responsibilities
Carry out mechanical, electrical, process, and controls troubleshooting on equipment such as valves, air compressors, ejector pumps, blowers, instrumentation, and automation hardware.
Perform installation and maintenance activities on various water treatment technologies.
Provide customers with informal training on operation and maintenance of their system.
Provide customers with detailed technical summaries of work performed during service visits.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications Required:
High School Diploma / GED / Home School Certification or international equivalent plus 2+ years’ experience in industrial service/maintenance.
Valid driver’s license.
Preferred:
Bachelor’s or Associate’s Degree in Science/Engineering (STEM) or technical certificate in instrumentation.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Strong background in electrical and controls troubleshooting, with experience reading and interpreting P&IDs and electrical schematics.
Experience with PLC and HMI programming, troubleshooting, and modification.
Demonstrated ability to work independently and remotely with project teams.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Ability to meet all customer site requirements.
Additional Information
Compensation: $36–43/hr USD (market‑aligned, not guaranteed).
Medical, dental, and vision insurance starting Day 1.
Life, disability, AD&D, and tuition reimbursement.
Paid time off, paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with 3% default and matching.
Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
Competitive compensation and benefits aligned with market rates.
Disclaimer: The salary, compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the posting date. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; the employer will not sponsor U.S. work authorization (e.g. H‑1B visa) for this opportunity.
Veolia does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting firms. All vendors must have a current and fully executed MSA on file before submitting candidates. Unsolicited resumes and profiles will be deemed Veolia property, and no fee will be due.
As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.
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