Technician lll, Industrial Water Treatment

ChemTreat’s sales support opportunities are specific to water treatment and require an individual with technical knowledge within the industry. This role is focused on maintaining and expanding the business base by maximizing the profitability of assigned customer accounts.

Responsibilities

• Regularly perform water analysis and engage in advanced problem-solving to apply the appropriate chemical solutions and monitor effects for additional treatment
• Perform required services as dictated by contractual obligations
• Consistently calibrate pumps and perform repairs that restore chemical feeds
• Monitor product feed rates and their relative impact on water samples; make necessary adjustments to the treatment program when gaps are detected
• Provide technical guidance and instruction to junior technicians
• Enter results into software programs and communicate results utilizing service reports
• Assist in water-related system improvement projects
• Monitor product inventories
• Utilize and maintain company equipment in good, clean condition
• Perform basic water testing, take measurements, document results through reports, and share quantitative data with customers
• Other duties as assigned by manager

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science; Engineering or technical degree preferred
• 3-5 years of experience in water treatment, chemical, or adjacent industries
• Familiarity with performing basic water testing, taking measurements, and documenting results
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work with only limited supervision
• Knowledge of company product portfolio and application uses
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) or equivalent skills

Skills

• Technical skills
• Analytical skills
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Teamwork and leadership
• Advanced problem-solving skills
• Ability to learn new operating systems

Physical Demands

• Travel dependent on size of assigned territory
• May require long hours and varied work schedules
• Required to walk long distances, stand, climb (includes stairs), balance, stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Talk, hear, and smell
• Constantly use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects and computer keyboards
• Routinely required to reach with hands and arms, squat, turn/twist, or reach
• Lift, carry, push, or pull up to 60 pounds; sometimes maneuver drums weighing 250-800 pounds
• Routinely lift 50+ pound pails and carry them 100+ feet or up flights of stairs
• Occasionally climb stairs and ladders and work at high elevations for extended periods
• Occasionally drive both short and long distances, not to exceed DOT regulations
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

Working Conditions

• Required to wear all Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for deliveries, which may include: eye, hearing, and respiratory protection, protective apron, steel toe shoes, gloves, hard hats, or face shields
• Occasionally in extreme heat conditions
• Required to use ear plugs for hearing protection
• Both indoor and outdoor sites may have high noise levels
• Site location may be at a boiler house, cooling tower, water plant, wastewater plant, or a process area
• Use of hazardous chemicals is routine
• Collaborative working environment; position interacts with all levels within the customer organization

Benefits

• Comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k) for eligible employees

Employment with ChemTreat is on an at-will basis.