Plant Chemist & Environmental Tech - Power Plant

Plant Chemist & Environmental Tech
- Power Plant

At Entergy, we've been planning for the future for more than 100 years. We've experienced a lot of change, generating power first from sawdust to splitting atoms, harnessing sunlight, and using abundant, clean and efficient natural gas. We are leading the clean energy transformation for the utility industry and continue to explore alternative technologies. We are on the verge of a monumental technology convergence, where reality swiftly catches up to possibility.

The utility of the future does much more than keep the lights on and the gas flowing. It's knowledgeable and skillful workforce will solve challenges and fuel a brighter, smarter, cleaner, and more prosperous future for everyone. Having the lowest retail electricity rates of any utility in the United States drives economic growth within Entergy's region, a key ingredient to sustained growth for any utility.

We also believe a diverse workforce committed to personal and professional growth is critical to our success. We place a high priority on developing talent to meet current and future needs, giving employees opportunities to grow their careers their way. We've committed over the next three decades to reduce our carbon emissions from our operations to net-zero by 2050.

Entergy's Power Generation group operates a fleet of more than 30 owned, leased, or operated natural gas, coal, oil hydro, solar and petroleum coke plants, with a total engineering capacity exceeding 20,000 megawatts. Entergy continues to build or acquire megawatts from new hydrogen capable natural gas units, solar, wind and other technologies complement its existing megawatts of nuclear, natural gas, coal, oil, hydroelectric, and solar facilities.

This position may be filled as a Plant Chem & Environ Tech I, II, III, or Plant Chem & Environ Tech based on the qualifications and experience of the selected candidate.

Job duties/responsibilities:

• Monitor and control the integrity of water chemistry utilized in various plant systems
• Collect and analyze water, oil and coal samples from various plant systems
• Provide testing, calibration and maintenance of chemical and environmental equipment and instrumentation
• Assure compliance with various regulatory permits and standards
• Maintain inventory and supplies for the laboratory
• Monitor the unloading of various bulk chemical trucks
• Operate and maintain Waste Water and Potable Water plants
• Work schedule is (4) 10-hour days
• Must be willing to work overtime with little or short notice when called out to assist plant operations in shutdowns, startups, etc.

Minimum requirements:

• BS degree in Chemistry, Biology or other physical science or at least 5 years of power plant operations/chemistry experience
• Must be able to obtain necessary licenses and certifications once in job position

Desired qualifications:

• Familiar with and able to utilize various laboratory equipment including spectrophotometer, AA, and moisture analyzer, among others
• Competent interpersonal relationship skills, excellent oral and written communication skills, advanced problem solving skills, and proficiency on the computer
• Self-motivated, capable of exercising sound judgment related to chemistry decisions and ability to work with diverse cultures
• Willing to abide by all safety procedures to perform work in a safe and timely manner
• Ability to lift and carry moderate loads (~40lbs) and be able to climb stairs

Any certificates, licenses, etc.:
Successful completion of the EEI TECH Test

Primary location:
Arkansas-Newark Arkansas :
Newark

Job function:
Field & Skilled Trade

FLSA status:
Nonexempt

Relocation option:
No relocation offered

Union description/code:
Arkansas Bargaining
- Fossil-A03

Number of openings: 1

Req

Travel percentage:
Up to 25%

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