Phoenix - Refinery Technician

Responsibilities

• Identify preventative maintenance needs to prevent loss to personnel, property, and process by observing machinery and equipment.
• Report any mechanical, electrical or instrumentation repairs as needed.
• Communicate daily with mill operators in movement of regenerated and loaded carbon.
• Operate carbon pumps and dewatering screens to move loaded, stripped, and regenerated carbon while monitoring and maintaining water levels of the push water tank.
• Operate acid wash and elution circuit – reagent addition, pumps, valves, heat exchangers – while monitoring vessel parameters for elution performance.
• Operate kiln for carbon regeneration while monitoring temperatures and bin levels.
• Operate an atomic absorption analyzer to get profiles of pregnant and barren solutions for gold and silver.
• Operate a forklift to unload new carbon, move totes, and assist with loading of fine carbon bags.
• Mixing of new carbon for fines removal prior to sending to processing facilities.
• Check paperwork of driver prior to unloading caustic and serve as safety watch.
• Collect samples for metallurgical accounting and process control.
• Operate a computer and related software for record keeping and circuit control.
• Maintain housekeeping and circuit cleanliness to ensure safe operation.
• Comply with state and federal safety and health regulations, company policies and procedures and the company's environmental compliance policy.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of process operations experience.
• Familiarity with PI, Wonderware, and DeltaV.
• CDLH (Commercial Driver’s License Hazardous Materials).
• HAZMAT, or willingness to do HAZMAT training.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.