Chemical Technician
This position performs technical and analytical services essential to the operation of a fossil fuel power plant, including water treatment, and chemical analysis of water and wastewater, coal ash, and petroleum products; provides chemical protection of the steam generating equipment to minimize outages due to corrosion and deposits in steam cycle components; minimizes the loss of efficiency and possible replacement of steam generating, condensing and turbine mechanical components; ensures compliance with governmental and environmental regulation regarding water discharges.
Duties include:
Water Treatment Plants
- Daily, Weekly, and monthly Testing
- Chemical Drawdowns
- Fill day tanks
- Regenerations of Demin Resin
- Troubleshooting
- Input Data to monthly sheet
- Order and inventory lab reagents
- Filter backwashes
- RO cleans
- Maintain chemical inventory
Cooling Towers
- Daily grab samples
- Determine blow down operation
- Chemical Adjustments
- Bleach/Biocide
- Fill Day Tanks
- Maintain chemical inventory
Water Analysis Labs
- Fill/Check ammonia tanks and pumps daily
- Check AIL
- Stator checks
- Daily, Weekly, and Monthly Sampling
- Analyzer troubleshooting
- Analyzer calibrations QA/QC
- Enter Data into Watcher for monthly reporting
Wastewater
- Daily testing of LVWW, FGD, and Bio system
- Instrument calibrations and QA/QC
- Data Entry
- General Troubleshooting on lab equipment and analyzers
- Chemical Pump Drawdowns
- CYRP checks
- Arrange for empty tote pickup
- Report abnormalities to system owner, process owner, or operations
Sewage Treatment Plant
- Check pH in aeration chamber
- Backwash fuzzy filter
- Check overall health of plant
- Change caustic tote as needed
- Add chlorine tablets as needed
- Check UV system
- Washout drum screen
- Monitor drum screen waste container
- Perform equipment checks
- Perform lift station checks
Truck Unloading
- Sulfuric Acid
- Sodium Hydroxide
- Klaraid
- Sodium Hypochlorite
- Multiple Suez tanks at the cooling towers and service towers
- CaCl2/CaBr2
- Aqueous Ammonia
Polishers
- Perform Regeneration
- Transfer Resin Batches as needed
Scrubber Lab
- Daily pH and density grabs
- Perform daily and monthly testing of absorber
- Gypsum purity and moisture
- Data entry daily
- QA/QC
- Perform PMs assigned to CHM for pH and density
LOTO
- All lab team members are required to perform LOTO and quarterly LOTO Assessments
Job Experience and Education Requirements:
- BS degree in Chemistry or other field of science with a MINIMUM of 12 semester hours in Chemistry required.
- This position requires call-out and overtime and works 10-hour shifts on a rotating day/weekend/evening schedule. Must be available for nights, overtime, weekends and holidays work as required.
- Experience and competency in the use, calibration and maintenance of laboratory instrumentation/equipment.
- Knowledge of proper analytical methods and techniques.
- Previous experience in large water treatment operation desired.
- Previous experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment preferred.
- Familiarity with mechanical parts and repair is preferred.
- Knowledge and experience in production of deionized water is preferred.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Broad knowledge of analytical, inorganic, oil, environmental and water chemistries.
- Detailed knowledge of chemical treatment methods and operation of water treatment plant is preferred.
- Ability to troubleshoot mechanical systems, read and understand schematic diagrams and identify plant water process problems.
- Proficiency in various Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
Behavioral Attributes:
- Ability to demonstrate Our Values, which include Safety First, Intentional Inclusion, Act with Integrity, and Superior Performance.
- Develop and show strong ownership of the plant with actions and attitude is required.
- Self-motivation and an interest in continuous learning is required.
- Maintain a customer focused mindset.
Other Requirements:
- Must pass the following written test: Technical Occupations Selection System.