Facilities Water Technician

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot Ultrapure Water, Process Cooling Water and Industrial Waste treatment systems & equipment.
• Accurately and reliably follow standard operating procedures for chemical reactions, perform laboratory testing, and complete correlations of process instrumentation.
• Read and measure plant operating parameters to determine process changes required to maintain operations within specifications.
• Maintain a clean, orderly, and safe workplace.
• Starts automatic feed of solid and liquid materials through equipment units, including heating and cooling vessels, mixing tanks, ion exchange beds, and filter presses.
• Operate and control pumping systems, pH controls, heat exchanger bulk chemical systems and filtration equipment.
• Adjust controls to regulate feed of liquids and gases through equipment in specified timing and sequence, or start automatic feed.
• Set up and adjust indicating and controlling devices, for example gas analyzers, temperature and flow controlling devices, or gauging instruments to facilitate simultaneous analysis and control of process conditions.
• Observe gauges, signals, and recording instruments, turn valves, and move controls to regulate temperatures, pressures, and flow of steam, coolant, and chemical constituents through system to effect prescribed reaction within critical limits.
• Perform preventive maintenance procedures at specified intervals to keep process equipment clean, and performing at optimum levels.
• Perform diagnostic and troubleshooting practices to determine root cause and corrective actions needed to maintain systems operation within specifications.
• Perform emergency and corrective maintenance actions to repair damaged equipment or correct out of specification conditions.
• Draw samples of product at specified stages of operation and perform temperature, pH, gas-analyses, or other standard tests to determine if reaction process is proceeding efficiently and in conformity with plant standards.
• Observe color or consistency of product through sight glasses, and correlate observations with test results, laboratory analyses, and instrument readings to facilitate regulation of process and production of standardized output.
• Maintain log of gauge readings, shift throughput, and equipment malfunctions.
• Patrol area to inspect equipment for leaks and hazards and to record tank levels and gauge readings.
• Ensure processing conditions and process output are within regulatory limits. Responsible for correcting conditions and alerting management of discrepancies.
• Ensure all requirements as specified by the manufacturer of equipment systems are met, and equipment operations, repairs, modifications, and maintenance meet environmental protection requirements.
• Additional duties based on business needs, including ERT.

Knowledge and Personal Skills

• Follow all safety policies and procedures at all times.
• Fundamental understanding of RO technology, Ion Exchange, pumping, filtration and automation.
• Ability to read, interpret, and understand engineering drawings and specifications.
• Ability to work cooperatively with other technicians, supervisors, engineers, and managers.
• Team building, Analytical and problem solving skills.
• Sound decision making skills.
• Effective written, verbal, presentation, and listening communications skills.
• Computer skills including the ability to operate Corporate email, spreadsheets, word processing, engineering drawing databases at a highly proficient level.
• Capable of working independently and exhibit effective time management skills.
• Willingness and ability to work overtime when needed for business purposes, or to be called-in to work in the event of emergency or business needs.
• Contributes recommendations and suggestions for work method improvements, safety, materials, and tools.
• The Water Technician must have an appropriate focus on personal, process, and work force safety.
• Attributes should include honesty, trustworthiness, respect for others, flexibility, and sound workplace ethics.

Experience, Education, and Training

• High School graduation or GED is required.
• Technical College or Trade Program is preferred.
• Experience with laboratory or analytical equipment is preferred.
• Previous knowledge in operation of industrial and/or commercial processing equipment.
• 5+ years’ experience with process piping systems, working in an industrial setting are highly preferred.
• Competency in basic mathematic skills including fractions, addition, subtraction, division.

Physical Requirements

• Required to regularly lift up to 50 lbs and to adjust heavy objects.
• Foreseeably the position will come in contact with sharp, hot, and cold equipment, and parts.
• To be medically qualified to wear a personal respirator.
• Sensory demands include exposure to the smells associated with industrial chemical operations, exposure to the sounds associated with powered tools and industrial equipment.
• Ability to safely climb ladders, and work at elevation from ladders, scaffolding, lifts, roofs, or platforms.
• Ability to work in confined spaces.

Work Location

Phoenix AZ 85083

Work Type

Onsite