Chemical Technician

Job Overview

About the role

The Chemical Technician position is responsible for ensuring the proper operation and maintenance of equipment at the wastewater treatment plant and pump stations. This includes monitoring equipment performance, replacing faulty equipment, operating and maintaining instrumentation and control equipment, and responding to hazardous waste spills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, modify or repair instrumentation and control equipment including recorders, flow meters, and water quality monitoring equipment
• Calibrate, clean and ensure proper function of pH and ORP probes and controllers
• Clean wet wells and operate pumps and valves to control and adjust flow and treatment process
• Operate and maintain rise pump stations
• Setup hazardous waste cubic yard storage containers with proper labeling
• Operate sludge pump and filter press
• Collect, segregate, and transport hazardous waste from generation points to the hazardous waste storage area
• Label and sign appropriate hazardous and chemical reactants
• Inspect facility where hazardous waste is stored and evaluate compliance; track accumulation start dates of satellite storage containers
• Compile and maintain list of hazardous waste needing disposal and organize the waste for transport and disposal
• Review hazardous waste manifests and accompanying land disposal restriction notification forms for compliance
• Respond to hazardous waste spills in emergency situations
• Assist in other duties as needed to ensure environmental compliance throughout the chemical processing facility

Requirements

• High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED)
• Basic mathematic skills: add, subtract, multiply and divide using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals
• Good communication skills
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment with multiple priorities

Qualifications

• Accountability
• Active Listening
• Applied Learning
• Conceptual Thinking
• Communication, Oral
• Conflict Resolution
• Deductive Reasoning
• Ethical
• Honesty / Integrity
• Judgment
• Problem Solving
• Reliability
• Responsible
• Time Management
• Self Motivated

Compensation

Compensation range is $22.00 to $26.00 per hour depending on experience.

Work Environment

Temperatures in the work environment can fluctuate with outside weather conditions. Due to the manufacturing environment, personal protection equipment may be required including safety glasses, goggles, aprons, rubber boots, gloves, and a respirator (provided by company).