Technician, Utilities

Role Purpose:

The Plant Utilities Technician is responsible for operating, monitoring, maintaining, and repairing utility systems and equipment, minimizing equipment downtime and meeting efficiency goals.

• Adhere to all Plant and Safety policies and procedures, including wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), as well as adhering to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
• Ensure equipment meets safety standards and regulations.

• Operate, maintain, and repair steam boilers, glycol chillers, cooling towers, air compressors, nitrogen generation, CO2 recovery, multiple reverse osmosis units, and other bulk commodities as well as the wastewater treatment plant and aquifer injection wells.
• Analyze data from controls, mechanical, electrical, chemical, and biological systems and initiate change to ensure continuous, cost‑effective treatment within equipment requirements and state discharge permit limits.
• Initiate corrective actions or alternative methods and procedures to continue operations if outages, repairs, breakdowns, large spills or dumps occur at the wastewater treatment plant.
• Perform basic and advanced laboratory tests as needed.
• Conduct routine as well as non‑routine analysis of the waste stream and other utility systems, like boiler chemicals, well water quality and filtration equipment.
• Perform routine, preventative, and corrective maintenance of associated equipment.
• Be able to effectively troubleshoot equipment to minimize unplanned equipment downtime.
• Demonstrate effective root‑cause problem solving to identify and perform equipment repairs and improvements.

• Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities, including work performed, parts used, and any additional observations.
• Ensure PM’s/ work order paperwork is completed before departure from plant.
• Follow‑up with any team members when passing along ongoing work to the next shift.
• Assist the lead with developing/updating SOP’s.
• Work closely with brewing and other departments to coordinate maintenance activities without disrupting the manufacturing process. Communicate effectively with team members and supervisors.

• Find parts in the CMMS system.
• Ensure parts used from inventory are reported and documented in accordance with inventory control program guidelines.
• Optimize the use of resources, including tools and equipment.

• Ensure smooth shift changes by communicating important information to incoming shifts, including updates on work in progress, equipment conditions, and any outstanding issues or concerns.
• Escalate concerns to supervisor as it relates to safety, quality, performance goals, productivity, continuous improvement, and teamwork/harmony.

• Collaborate with your peers and team members to transfer specialist technical knowledge.

• Work directly with leadership to develop and execute projects involving continuous improvement, equipment and/or facility upgrades, and the permanent corrective measures of reoccurring problems.
• Perform other various job duties as required.

• 1 – 3 years of relevant work experience working on chillers/boilers, CO2 recovery, RO systems, or;
• 1 - 3 years of laboratory and or operational experience in an aerobic and or anaerobic wastewater treatment plant is desired, preferably in an industrial environment.
• Knowledge and understanding of wastewater treatment plant operations, sludge processing and handling, chemistry, microbiology and operations of sophisticated analytical laboratory equipment.
• Knowledge of mathematics, mechanics, chemistry, biology, microbiology, electrical systems, controls systems, maintenance, and safety procedures.
• Competent in the operation of equipment used in the aerobic/anaerobic wastewater treatment plants. These unit processes include pumping stations, controls systems, screening, grit removal, clarification, pH and nutrient control through various chemical additions, sludge press, anaerobic pre‑treatment, etc.
• Handling of hazardous chemicals.
• Experience with pumps, motors, compressors, boilers, valves, PRVs, SCADA.
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