Quick Repair Technician

Overview

About VLS – VLS Environmental Solutions, LLC provides sustainability solutions across three divisions and more than 1,200 employees in 40+ locations across North America. The Waste Services division offers customized waste processing solutions for hazardous and non-hazardous industrial and commercial waste, including landfill diversion, sustainability programs, solidification of liquid waste, recycling, wastewater treatment, and waste sequestration.

VLS also offers divisions dedicated to Railcar Cleaning and Repair Services and Marine Services. Railcar Services delivers specialty cleaning for difficult-to-clean products (chemicals, hardened materials, and pressurized gases) and comprehensive repairs, tank car qualifications, and maintenance. Marine Services provides barge cleaning, repair, and gas-free facilities for chemical solvents and downstream petroleum products.

Under direct supervision, assist in quick repair of barges inside and/or outside. The Quick Repair Technician is responsible for installing, repairing, and maintaining mechanical regulating and controlling devices, safety, and flow valves. Other duties may be assigned as needed.

• Assist with quick repair of barges (inside and/or outside under supervision).
• Install, repair, and maintain mechanical regulating and controlling devices, safety devices, and flow valves.
• Support related duties as assigned to ensure operational readiness and safety.

• Basic math, reading comprehension, and writing skills.
• Ability to work long hours performing repetitive motions in any weather.
• Occasional weekend or holiday work.
• Dependable and able to manage time effectively.
• Mechanically inclined and familiar with using hand tools and torque wrenches.
• Willingness to help out in other departments as needed.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Must pass background check and drug screening.
• Ability to work in confined spaces and at heights (up to 15 feet).
• Prior experience with bubble leak tests.
• Prior experience with valve removal or reassembly.

Willingness to accept instruction; ability to follow instructions; demonstrate a desire to learn; awareness of safety considerations. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet or humid conditions, extreme cold and heat, work near moving mechanical parts; at heights and in confined spaces; may encounter fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; risk of electrical shock; risk of radiation and vibration. Hot surfaces and sparks, loud noise, and dirty clothing are common.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance;

stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and smell. The employee may frequently lift and/or move more than 50 pounds. Vision requirements include close, distance, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

At VLS our employees are the core of our business. We value our employees’ physical, mental, and financial wellbeing by providing first-class, high-value benefits and resources centered around a proper work-life balance.

Physical and Mental Wellbeing: VLS offers medical, dental, and vision insurance tailored to employees’ needs, including concierge services and second medical opinions. Plans may include health savings accounts (HSA) or flexible spending accounts (FSA) with employer contributions.

Financial and Retirement Planning: 401(k) with generous employer matching (up to 5% of pay; matches immediately vested); employer-paid life insurance; short-term and long-term disability; voluntary life protection and related plans; rewards and recognition programs; access to financial planning and an employee discount program.