Critical Work Technician - Austin Industrial (Taylor, TX)

Austin Careers•Taylor, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Ultra-Pure Water (UPW) and Industrial Wastewater (IWT) team is responsible for providing continuous, safe, and high-quality utilities to the Fab. This role involves executing critical Grade A and Grade B step plans with precision and strict adherence to safety and quality standards. It includes performing detailed technical procedures, ensuring compliance with operational protocols, and maintaining documentation. The role also involves ensuring the reliable, safe, and timely replacement of critical equipment consumables such as RO membranes, Ultrafilters, Activated Carbon, MBR modules, BNR components, Ion Exchange vessels, and Polisher Resin in ultrapure water and industrial wastewater treatment systems to maintain system performance, product quality, environmental compliance, and operational continuity.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
Mechanical or Industrial Maintenance Experience.
Experience in UPW or industrial wastewater treatment operations.
Familiarity with handling and replacing filtration membranes, resins, and biological components.
Strong understanding of municipal and Industrial Wastewater treatment processes.
Technical/Mechanical aptitude for disassembling, replacing and reassembling components.
Proficient in using hand tools, torque wrenches, fittings and valves.
Must be able to recognize hazards and follow safety protocol.
Ability to read and use complicated P&IDs.
Understand the function of basic system equipment such as: transfer valves, pumps, hydraulic systems, and high-pressure air systems.
Typing skills with minimum 15 wpm.
Knowledge of health and safety regulations.
Knowledge of basic record keeping techniques.
Work independently.
Meet schedules and timelines.
Effective 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, PowerPoint.
Flexible, Adaptable and team oriented.
Comfortable and proficient in the full suite of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneNote, etc.) and able to learn new office applications quickly.
Familiarity with enterprise CMMS (Computer-Aided Maintenance Management System) software and Confluence is required.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree or vocational training in water treatment, mechanical systems, or industrial maintenance preferred.
Experience in semiconductor, cleanroom or high-purity environments preferred.

Responsibilities

Executing critical Grade A and Grade B step plans with precision and strict adherence to safety and quality standards.
Performing detailed technical procedures.
Ensuring compliance with operational protocols.
Maintaining documentation for each step.
Ensuring the reliable, safe, and timely replacement of critical equipment consumables including but not limited to: Reverse Osmosis(RO)membranes, Ultrafilters, Activated Carbon, Membrane Bioreactors(MBR)modules, Biological Nutrient Removers(BNR)components, Ion Exchange vessels and Polisher Resin—in ultrapure water and industrial wastewater treatment systems.
Maintaining system performance, product quality, environmental compliance, and operational continuity.
Performing scheduled and condition-based replacement of critical equipment consumables.
Utilizing portable instrumentation to verify system recovery and water quality.
Preventing system downtime or failures.
Maintaining spare part inventories, requesting replacements, and assisting in managing consumable lifecycle tracking.
Conducting back-flushing procedures and confirming particle retention performance.
Preventing contamination of downstream polishing equipment.
Performing and recording analytical trends to track performance and determine replacement timing.
Responding to equipment/system failures and performing initial troubleshooting.
Creating, maintaining, and adding improvements to operational SOP’s.
Participating in continuous training to stay current with SOPs, system changes, and safety procedures.
Creating, maintaining, and adding improvements to the operations certification system.
Extensive use of computers for data entry, documentation, analysis, and internal communication.
Daily task management, issue tracking, and collaboration using CMMS software and Confluence.