Chemical Technician- Plant Miller

Southern Company • Quinton, AL

117d

About The Position

This position performs technical and analytical services essential to the operation of a fossil fuel power plant, including water treatment, and chemical analysis of water and wastewater, coal ash, and petroleum products; provides chemical protection of the steam generating equipment to minimize outages due to corrosion and deposits in steam cycle components; minimizes the loss of efficiency and possible replacement of steam generating, condensing and turbine mechanical components; ensures compliance with governmental and environmental regulation regarding water discharges.

Requirements

• BS degree in Chemistry or other field of science with a MINIMUM of 12 semester hours in Chemistry required.
• Must qualify on the EEI Technician Occupations Selection System [TECH] test.
• Experience and competency in the use, calibration and maintenance of laboratory instrumentation/equipment
• Knowledge of proper analytical methods and techniques.
• Previous experience in large water treatment operations desired.
• Previous experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment preferred.
• Familiarity with mechanical parts and repair is preferred.
• Knowledge and experience in production of deionized water is preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Detailed knowledge of chemical treatment methods and operation of water treatment plant is preferred
• Broad knowledge of analytical, inorganic, oil, environmental and water chemistries
• Ability to troubleshoot mechanical systems, read and understand schematic diagrams and identify plant water process problems
• Proficiency in various Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Water Treatment Plants: Daily, Weekly, and monthly Testing
• Chemical Drawdowns
• Fill day tanks
• Regenerations of Demin Resin
• Troubleshooting
• Input Data to monthly sheet
• Order and inventory lab reagents
• Filter backwashes
• RO cleans
• Maintain chemical inventory
• Cooling Towers: Daily grab samples
• Determine blow down operation
• Chemical Adjustments
• Bleach/Biocide
• Fill Day Tanks
• Maintain chemical inventory
• Water Analysis Labs: Fill/Check ammonia tanks and pumps daily
• Check AIL
• Stator checks
• Daily, Weekly, and Monthly Sampling
• Analyzer troubleshooting
• Analyzer calibrations QA/QC
• Enter Data into Watcher for monthly reporting
• Polishers: Perform Regeneration
• Transfer Resin Batches as needed
• Scrubber Lab: Daily pH and density grabs
• Perform daily and monthly testing of absorber
• Gypsum purity and moisture
• Data entry daily
• QA/QC: Perform PMs assigned to CHM for pH and density
• Wastewater: Daily testing of LVWW, FGD, and Bio system
• Instrument calibrations and QA/QC
• Data Entry
• General Troubleshooting on lab equipment and analyzers
• Chemical Pump Drawdowns
• CYRP checks
• Arrange for empty tote pickup
• Report abnormalities to system owner, process owner, or operations
• Sewage Treatment Plant: Check pH in aeration chamber
• Backwash fuzzy filter
• Check overall health of plant
• Change caustic tote as needed
• Add chlorine tablets as needed
• Check UV system
• Washout drum screen
• Monitor drum screen waste container
• Perform equipment checks
• Perform lift station checks
• Truck Unloading: Sulfuric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Klaraid, Sodium Hypochlorite, Multiple Suez tanks at the cooling towers and service towers, CaCl2/CaBr2, Aqueous Ammonia
• LOTO: All lab team members are required to perform LOTO and quarterly LOTO Assessments

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees