Chemical Technician

Southern Company • Billingsley, AL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Responsibilities of this position will include providing guidance to individuals operating the water treatment plant, consisting of ultrafiltration, demineralization process and mixed resin beds for the production of demineralized water and reviewing results to ensure within acceptable limits. Provide chemical protection of the steam generating equipment to minimize outages due to corrosion and deposits in the steam and cooling water cycle components. Ensure proper water chemistry limits in the water/ steam cycle system, and cooling water chemistry cycle by reviewing and/or collecting and performing analytical analysis and taking any necessary corrective actions. Evaluate problems, write necessary condition reports, oversee or perform the work required to maintain and improve the water treatment plant and water chemistry system equipment. Assist in monitoring plant environmental, safety and health regulations to assure compliance. Perform calibrations, maintenance and maintain laboratory instrumentation to ensure accuracy. System owner responsibilities will be required over various systems related to water chemistry.

Requirements

• B.S. degree in Chemistry or other field of science with a minimum of 12 semester hours or 25 quarter hours of Chemistry required
• Experience in operation, calibration, and maintenance of lab equipment required
• Broad knowledge of environmental and water chemistries required.
• Experience and competence in the use, calibration, and maintenance of laboratory instrumentation / equipment.
• Perform QA/QC on instrumentation; Maintain and calibrate bench top/in-line instrumentation.
• Knowledge of proper analytical methods and techniques is required.
• Proficiency in various Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook. Also, demonstrate ability to utilize online Work Order systems to plan and execute work (Maximo).
• Ability to understand mechanical and electrical theories and fundamentals.
• Ability to read and interpret information presented in graphic form (examples are blueprints, diagrams, drawings, graphs, and plots).
• Understanding requirements of handling hazardous materials.
• Ability to obtain and maintain aerial lift and powered industrial trucks certification.
• Support plant data analysis system, Pi, for real time results and trending.
• Project management skills. Lead projects from start to finish involving planning, budgeting, contract implementation, project oversite, material ordering and contractor evaluations.
• Participation in SCS Chemistry peer group, assist in fleet peer reviews, and compliance assessments.
• Ability to serve as a system owner of the lab and water treatment plant as well as other plant systems.
• Ability to work with individuals in other departments of the plant and collaborate with them to make decisions that are based on good chemistry practices and proper chemistry metrics.
• The successful candidate must be available for call outs, shift work, holidays and weekends. Candidate must be able to adapt to changing work duties, be able to work with limited supervision, and must be able to perform successfully in an individual and team environment.
• Applicants must successfully qualify on the EEI Technician Occupations Selection System (TECH) Test.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in water treatment plant and water/ steam cycle operation preferred
• Previous experience as system owner preferred
• Preferred knowledge of state and federal environmental regulations regarding water discharge and waste disposal.
• Previous experience in water treatment facility is preferred. This would include operating and maintaining ultrafiltration, mixed bed resin, CEDI and reverse osmosis.
• Knowledge of Plant and Lab Operations as it relates to environmental systems i.e. wastewater systems, cooling water waste streams, oil water separators, etc. preferred.
• Ability to troubleshoot mechanical systems, read and understand schematic diagrams and identify plant water process problems is preferred.
• Ability to manage third-party vendors and provide oversight of work product and scheduling. Examples include sample analysis and coordination with 3rd party laboratory regarding water treatment waste streams, all cooling water waste streams, solid waste, lab sample panel waste and chemical disposals, emergency mobile water treatment trailers etc.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to individuals operating the water treatment plant, consisting of ultrafiltration, demineralization process and mixed resin beds for the production of demineralized water and review results to ensure within acceptable limits.
• Provide chemical protection of the steam generating equipment to minimize outages due to corrosion and deposits in the steam and cooling water cycle components.
• Ensure proper water chemistry limits in the water/ steam cycle system, and cooling water chemistry cycle by reviewing and/or collecting and performing analytical analysis and taking any necessary corrective actions.
• Evaluate problems, write necessary condition reports, oversee or perform the work required to maintain and improve the water treatment plant and water chemistry system equipment.
• Assist in monitoring plant environmental, safety and health regulations to assure compliance.
• Perform calibrations, maintenance and maintain laboratory instrumentation to ensure accuracy.
• System owner responsibilities will be required over various systems related to water chemistry.

Benefits

• competitive base salary
• annual incentive awards for eligible employees
• health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being
• additional compensation, such as an incentive program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level