How to hire a biosolids management technician

How to hire a biosolids management technician, step by step

Here's a step-by-step biosolids management technician hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a biosolids management technician job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new biosolids management technician
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring a biosolids management technician, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a biosolids management technician to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a biosolids management technician that fits the bill.

   Here's a comparison of biosolids management technician salaries for various roles:

   Type of Biosolids Management Technician	Description	Hourly rate
   Biosolids Management Technician	Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators manage a system of machines, often through the use of control boards, to transfer or treat water or wastewater.	$11-48
   Health Care Administrator	A health care administrator is primarily in charge of overseeing the daily administrative operations of medical and health care facilities. They are responsible for setting objectives, establishing guidelines and employee schedules, maintaining accurate records, gathering and analyzing data, developing strategies to optimize operations, and coordinating with nurses, physicians, patients, and other health care experts... Show more	$23-45
   Medical Coder	A medical coder's role is to interpret and analyze a patient's medical record and translate particular details according to the universal medical alphanumeric code. Moreover, a medical coder is primarily responsible for ensuring that the translations are accurate, as this will play a vital factor in processing insurance and receiving treatments... Show more	$17-33

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Windows
   • SQL
   • Phone Calls
   • Technical Support
   • Data Entry Functions
   • Linux
   • Medical Care
   • DOD
   • Community Resources
   • GIS
   • Management System
   • Client Service
   • Unix
   • Service Plan

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   Responsibilities:

   • Formulate and endorse operating procedures to achieve optimum support to the logistics program and proper property accountability.
   • Manage after-hour phone consultations and create referral records for 2.2k patients while ensuring care continuity from civilian medical facilities.
   • Review, analyze, and interpret many different DOD logistics regulations, instruction, directives and procedures.
   • Used diagnostic skills to troubleshoot and resolve hardware and peripheral issues.
   • Perform research and analysis via online access of many DoD portal capabilities.
   • Integrate out of the box GIS tools using JavaScript libraries to produce maps.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your biosolids management technician job description helps attract top candidates to the position. A biosolids management technician salary can be affected by several factors, such as geography, experience, seniority, certifications, and the prestige of the hiring company.

   For example, the average salary for a biosolids management technician in Mississippi may be lower than in Alaska, and an entry-level biosolids management technician usually earns less than a senior-level biosolids management technician. Additionally, a biosolids management technician with certifications may command a higher salary, and working for a well-known company or start-up may also impact an employee's pay.

   Average biosolids management technician salary

   $49,010yearly

   $23.56 hourly rate

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   Entry-level biosolids management technician salary

   $23,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 15, 2025

   Average biosolids management technician salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	New Jersey	$74,270	$36
   2	Nevada	$73,123	$35
   3	Massachusetts	$68,920	$33
   4	Connecticut	$68,705	$33
   5	Arizona	$62,727	$30
   6	District of Columbia	$59,667	$29
   7	Utah	$58,115	$28
   8	Pennsylvania	$56,228	$27
   9	Florida	$54,444	$26
   10	Illinois	$48,492	$23
   11	Virginia	$48,375	$23
   12	Michigan	$46,479	$22
   13	Texas	$45,271	$22
   14	North Carolina	$44,264	$21

   Average biosolids management technician salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	BNY Mellon	$130,916	$62.94	37
   2	Capgemini	$84,352	$40.55	91
   3	Central Lakes College	$68,958	$33.15
   4	ASRC Federal	$60,385	$29.03	10
   5	RWJBarnabas Health	$59,911	$28.80	29
   6	Ceres	$58,719	$28.23
   7	Sysco	$58,525	$28.14
   8	Hargrove Engineers + Constructors	$55,147	$26.51
   9	Tenet Healthcare	$53,669	$25.80	85
   10	Pwc	$52,816	$25.39	353
   11	Broward County Public Schools	$51,518	$24.77	3
   12	Pennsylvania State Treasurer	$49,634	$23.86	1
   13	Castalia Systems	$49,623	$23.86
   14	The Independent Traveler	$49,611	$23.85	6
   15	Banner Health	$39,727	$19.10	5
   16	New Hanover County	$37,155	$17.86	1
   17	Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania	$35,809	$17.22
   18	Mondelēz International	$34,602	$16.64	1
   19	City Of Statesville	$31,150	$14.98

4. Writing a biosolids management technician job description

   A job description for a biosolids management technician role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a biosolids management technician job description:

   Biosolids management technician job description example

   Make banking a Fifth Third better We connect great people to great opportunities. Are you ready to take the next step? Discover a career in banking at Fifth Third Bank.
   GENERAL FUNCTION:
   Leads the strategy, support and, where needed, implementation of Knowledge Management at the Bank. This includes defining the KM (Knowledge Management) strategy, serving as L&D (Learning & Development) workstream lead in vendor selection/RFP process, working with internal and external partners to implement new systems and assist in migrating existing KM content to new platforms where needed, and lead ongoing change management efforts to increase the adoption. Systems may include, but are not limited to, Knowledge Management, Content Management, Digital Adoption Platforms, and Aggregators. Leads the Bancorp KM Community of Practice by developing, maintaining, and championing best practices for using KM platforms and acts as a change agent for LOB (Line of Business) KM owners and KM users
   Responsible and accountable for risk by openly exchanging ideas and opinions, elevating concerns, and personally following policies and procedures as defined. Accountable for always doing the right thing for customers and colleagues and ensures that actions and behaviors drive a positive customer experience. While operating within the Bank's risk appetite, achieves results by consistently identifying, assessing, managing, monitoring, and reporting risks of all types.
   ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
   Works closely with Learning consultants and design teams to identify Learning project needs where knowledge management and/or learning technology can assist.Manage and/or lead the Knowledge Management community of practice.Engages with stakeholders and business units on all efforts related to the knowledge management programs, to include but are not limited to data sources, content analysis, data management, data capture, collaboration, decision support, information dissemination, architecture, and methodology for a global products catalog Collaborate in the Development and implementation of best practices in the use of KMBuilds and Maintains relationships with IT, Internal Communications, and other business functions in the bank to gain a holistic view of technologies being implemented and ways to Integrate with them as needed.Ensures solutions are applied in a manner that maximizes their value for the best ROI (return on investment).Collects and analyzes data using quantitative and qualitative techniques for reporting and evaluation purposes.Seeks out new vendors and technologies to support the Enterprise Learning Technology strategy.Builds relationships vendors, arranges demonstrations, and works with internal partners to onboard new vendors when appropriate.Studies and identifies emerging trends in strategies, technologies, and solutions to support business functions in line with our Learning Technology strategy.Performs other related duties as assigned.
   
   SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
   None
   MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITES REQUIRED:
   BS or BA degree in related field (Business, L& D, Education) required.5+ years' experience working in knowledge management and implementing Learning Technology solutions.Experience working with external vendors.Experience implementing and/or working with Digital Adoption Platforms preferred Experience in multi-channel knowledge management environments.Experience with SharePoint Online and Office 365.Demonstrates a working knowledge of how technology can be applied to learning solutions.Demonstrates ability to write knowledge management articles in a concise effective manner.Demonstrates the ability to use consultative skills of active listening, insightful questioning, and effective persuasion with clients. Is curious; asks tough questions; challenges others' thinking and will appropriately push back to get to core business.Experience with Agile methodologies, performance improvement strategies, measurement, ADDIE, SAM (Successive Approximation Model), etc.Financial acumen; ability to understand the performance of key business metrics.Excellent verbal & written communication skills; demonstrated experience in communicating with business leaders.Strong analytical skills; performance improvement, problem solving. Uses data to support decision making.Proven ability to work with multiple levels of management across an organization.
   WORKING CONDITIONS:
   Normal Office environment with little exposure to dust, noise, temperature, and the like.Business travel May be required.
   
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   Knowledge Management & Tech Lead.
   
   LOCATION -- Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
   
   Fifth Third Bank, National Association is proud to have an engaged and inclusive culture and to promote and ensure equal employment opportunity in all employment decisions regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military status, veteran status or any other legally protected status.

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find biosolids management technicians for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your biosolids management technician job on Zippia to find and recruit biosolids management technician candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit biosolids management technicians, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new biosolids management technician

   Once you have selected a candidate for the biosolids management technician position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new biosolids management technician. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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