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SUMIDEN WIRE PRODUCTS CORPORATION JOB DESCRIPTION JOB TITLE: PICKLING/WASTEWATER TREATMENT OPERATOR WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles, caustic or acidic chemicals. The employee frequently works in high, precarious places and is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. COMMENTS The Pickling /Wastewater Treatment Operator is expected to move coil in, and out about the plant site using a forklift and overhead bridge crane. The Operator will process the unpickled coils through the acid tanks, fresh water rinse tanks, coating tank and deliver finished coils to either the Drawing Machine Lines or deposit the finished coils in staging area for production. The Operator will monitor the wastewater pH balance tanks and sumps, and maintain the system at acceptable levels. This will include the mixing of Caustic Soda and Water in batch form if necessary, and will meter through metering pumps as necessary to maintain proper pH of Wastewater entering the POTW. The Operator will operate a Clarifier Tank System, to remove heavy metals or sludge from the wastewater, and a Filter Press to remove sludge from the wastewater line system, clarifier and sumps. This may involve polymers, metering, cleaning, and dumping Filter Cake in either a Non-Hazardous Waste Bin or a Hazardous Waste Bin, depending on the waste product. The Operator will operate and care for, the Acid Recovery System. This will require the operator to install empty"Super Sacks" to the system, turn on, open valves, adjust flows etc. and extract Ferrous Sulphate from the Acid Pickling Bath on a continuous basis until the sack is full. (Approx. 2000-pounds). The operator will changout the sacks, weigh the full sack, record the weight, date, name of Operator, and shift and prepare the sack for shipment, per current EPA regulations. Employees must comply with the Code of Safe Practices and all Company Rules May be involved in adjusting, handeling, loading etc. of RCRA and Non-RCRA Hazardous Waste as required on a periodic nature and will be trained and tested by the Company or an outside source on an annual basis.