UPW Operator; Water); Taylor, TX; Austin Industrial

Posting Details

• Posted on November 5, 2026

Locations

• Showing 1 location Taylor, TX, USA
• On-site
• Hourly Craft
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: UPWOP
  035221

Description

Austin Industrial delivers premier maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries. Our team of employee-owners, equipped with innovative technology and optimized procedures, helps owners optimize safety, productivity, profit margins, and cost-efficiency.

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Osmosis

As a UPW-IWT Technician for our 24/7 Operations team, you will be responsible for operating and maintaining assigned ultrapure water and Industrial Wastewater systems including but not limited to:
Multimedia Filters, Reverse Osmosis, Ion Exchange, Ultrafiltration, Acid Wastewater, Copper Wastewater, and Fluoride Wastewater systems in such manner as to ensure optimal facility operations. The senior technician is expected to troubleshoot, to the root cause, highly complex issues and provide recommendations for resolution.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. However, essential functions are as follows:

• Monitor Equipment/Process: monitors equipment and systems in current state and proactively looks for ways to improve system reliability. Monitors the work of others in the area of responsibility to mitigate impacts to equipment and systems.
• Teamwork and Communication: able to work well in a team environment and effectively communicate throughout organization
• Perform equipment rounds and readings. Able to access all areas of the UPW-IWT systems including but not limited to equipment rooms, chemical areas (including containment bays), IWT catwalks, and cleanroom manufacturing areas.
• Responds to equipment/system failures and performs initial troubleshooting.
• Independently makes necessary adjustments to equipment and processes to return the system to normal operational status.
• Perform ion exchange regenerations and RO cleans.
• Assist in consumable replacements for UPW and IWT plants (filters, resins, RO membranes, etc.)
• Creates, maintains, and adds improvements to operational SOP’s.
• Creates, maintains, and adds improvements to the operations certification system.
• Mentors and trains more junior Technicians on process and procedures
• Executes improvement projects outside of normal operational duties to improve the area

Competencies/Experience Needed

• Strong understanding of Ultrapure and Industrial Wastewater treatment processes
• Demonstrates innovation by offering new solutions, designs, and measurements
• Must have strong multivariable analytical skills
• Ability to read and utilize complicated P&IDs
• Strong knowledge of industrial practices of Water Treatment and Purification systems
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations
• Knowledge of basic record keeping techniques.
• Ability to work shifts
• Work independently.
• Meet schedules and timelines.
• Good communication skills with internal and external customers
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to assess situations and set priorities
• Strong problem-solving ability
• Skilled in MS Office:
  Excel, Word, Power Point
• Flexible, Adaptable and team oriented
• Experience with Siemens, FMCS and Honeywell SCADA systems
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Work Environment

All work is performed in an industrial environment.

Physical Demands

• Work in FAB environment wearing a clean room suit.
• Must be able to lift >45 lbs
• Abl…