VLS Environmental Solutions, LLC, is a recognized leader in providing sustainability solutions, with three divisions providing industry-leading services. With a mission to innovate solutions to meet clients' sustainability goals, VLS has over 1,200 employees in 40+ locations across North America.
Waste Services
VLS Waste Services provides customized waste processing solutions for hazardous and non-hazardous industrial and commercial waste, including landfill diversion and sustainability programs, solidification of liquid waste, recycling, wastewater treatment, and waste sequestration.
Railcar Services
VLS Railcar Cleaning and Repair Services division provides specialty cleaning services for difficult-to-clean products, including chemicals, hardened materials, and pressurized gases, and comprehensive repair services for certified full-service repairs, tank car qualifications, and maintenance.
Marine Services
VLS Marine Services division offers state-of-the-art barge cleaning, repair, and gas-free facilities for various chemical solvents and downstream petroleum products.
Job Description Overview
Under the direction of the Cleaning Rack Manager, the Cleaning Rack Operator is responsible for all aspects of car cleaning including inspection, care, and maintenance of equipment used in the cleaning process.
Responsibilities
- Clean Hazardous and Non-Hazardous interior of tank and hopper cars while wearing multiple components of PPE including full face respirators in compliance with company cleaning policies and procedures.
- Checks calibration equipment to ensure accurate readings of LEL oxygen content meters, pH meters, and Draeger meters.
- Connects high-pressure air, steam and water hoses and operates cleaning rack equipment - Manually remove product by forms of digging, shoveling, and pulling buckets from tank interior as required.
- Operates testing equipment to monitor the cleaning operations before confined space entry.
- Inspect clean railcars interiors for compliance with customer and company requirements
- Maintain work area in a neat and orderly manner and report potential hazards.
- Communicate issues or problems with lead when they arise.
- Adhere to confine space entry procedures, which entails hole watch, entry, and all other safety regulations.
- Assist other departments when needed.
Requirements
- High School Graduate or equivalent preferred
- Basic math, reading comprehension, and writing skills
- 2 years minimum experience in commercial or industrial hydro-blasting, confined space cleaning or tank cleaning.
- Must be able to demonstrate job related knowledge of measuring devices such as rules
- Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of weight volume, and other units of measurements
- Must be able to work effectively and efficiently both as a member of a team and independently
- Able to follow written and/or verbal instructions with minimal supervision
- Dependable and reliable to show up for scheduled work shifts, including overtime
- Able to work weekend and holidays as needed
Physical Demands & Work Conditions
- Must pass a pre-employment background check, physical and respirator fit test, and drug screening
- Able to stand for long periods of time with limited breaks
- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds
- Must be able to work in extreme temperatures and elements for an extended period of time
- Must be able 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
- Must be able to work in confined spaces (must not be claustrophobic)
- Must be able to work at elevated heights (work heights between 15-20 ft off the ground)
- May encounter fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; risk of electrical shock; risk of radiation and vibration
- Must be able to work near moving mechanical parts and in a loud environment
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus