Chemist Technician II

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Operate and maintain a 1 million gallon per day capacity water treatment plant that utilizes cold lime softeners, dual-media filters, reverse osmosis units and mixed bed demineralizers in order to provide boiler water for the combined cycle power plant and various auxiliary equipment. This position also includes oversight of the Boiler Water Chemistry Program to help extend boiler and turbine life.

• Communicates technical information on the condition of plant chemical-related processes/equipment to management and other technical personnel
• Supports chemical-related troubleshooting activities on power plant systems and equipment
• Ensures Company resources are used in a cost-effective manner
• Supports and emphasizes the importance of safety and environmental programs and ensures regulatory compliance
• Operates lab equipment and performs chemical analysis and calculations
• Participates in continuous improvement planning and implementation in area of responsibility
• Recognizes problems and is proactive in helping to resolve them
• Collects process and environmental samples to support plant production and regulatory compliance
• Collects data and monitors performance of plant chemical treatment systems
• Supports chemical cleaning activities if required
• Performs relief of chemical personnel at various locations if required
• Operate and check all pumps, chemical stations, reservoirs, water towers, filters, and electrical instrumentation.
• Inspect equipment and monitor operating conditions, meters, and gauges to determine load requirements and detect malfunctions.
• Operates and adjust controls on equipment and clarify water, process to dispose of sludge.
• Will assign, perform, assist, repair and maintain plant equipment as well as keeping all structures and grounds neat and clean.
• Handling chemicals, chlorine, phosphate, polymer, sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide, anodamine, corrosion inhibitors, and other chemicals.
• Maintain and ensure all daily logs.
• Perform process control lab test such Total and free chlorine, turbidity, pH, alkalinity, hardness, phosphate, silica.
• Ability to manage water treatment improvement projects.
• Will help develop annual budgets for chemicals and projects for water treating area.

• Normal office / plant environment. Includes out of doors work environment. (Including working at heights, high/low ambient temperatures and high humidity areas at generating unit work locations)
• Requires working in a laboratory environment
• Requires operation of a motor vehicle; valid State Driver's License
• Work overtime and non-standard working hours as required
• Requires occasional travel outside service area
• Requires wearing personal protective safety equipment (respirators, safety glasses, hard hat, appropriate footwear, ear plugs, etc.)
• Requires operation of a personal computer

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of 8 college hours in Chemistry and 2 years of power plant experience or 4 years of industrial chemical experience.
• Minimum Class D Wastewater License or willingness to obtain required license.
• Must have a valid driver's license.

• Associates Degree or Bachelors' Degree with concentration in Chemistry or Science.
• Experience with water chemistry strongly preferred.

• Ability to use a personal computer and associated software applications to enter and evaluate data and create reports
• Ability to effectively communicate (verbal and written)
• Ability to establish and maintain a positive and professional working relationship with all individuals
• Ability to perform as a team member or leader in a cross‑functional team environment and achieve consensus decisions
• Ability to use basic math and algebra to perform calculations
• Ability to read, create and follow written…