Solid Waste Incinerator Operator
- Exam
- No exam
- Education
- Specific course
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- Not reported
Solid waste incinerator operators control processes and equipment to destroy by incineration municipal, infectious/pathogenic, and certain construction/demolition wastes in permitted solid waste incinerators. They maintain and operate the incinerator and related ancillary equipment necessary for the proper functioning of the disposal system; maintain operation records including, but not limited to, tonnages accepted, tonnages diverted to alternate solid waste processes, and quantities of ash disposed via Special Waste Authorization; collect samples from the combustion process and read and interpret data from the various meters and gauges which monitor the equipment's operation; periodically and randomly inspect loads of incoming wastes; and, supervise subordinate persons in all of the above functions.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Tied to business
- Exam
- No exam
- Education
- Specific course required
- Certification
- Certification required
- Experience
- Experience
Issuing body
- Department
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Division
- Management Services Division
- Address
- Land Quality Bureau 502 East 9th Street Des Moines, IA 50319
- Phone
- (515) 725-8308
- Last updated
- June 30, 2021
Occupations (O*NET)
- Cardroom supervisor 11-1021.00
Source and verification
This record is Iowa's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
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