HYDRO SERVICE HYDROBLAST TECHNICIAN

Formosa Plastics•Point Comfort, TX

About The Position

The Hydro Blast Technician carries out duties that support plant operations and shutdown activities while complying with safety regulations, company procedures, and environmental standards. The role focuses on delivering high-quality equipment cleaning, minimizing downtime for critical equipment, and contributing to facility reliability and productivity. The technician may step up for the Supervisor for Central Services Department Mechanical Maintenance as needed. The technician prepares equipment for cleaning and maintenance, operates and monitors hydroblast cleaning equipment, inspects equipment conditions, and keeps equipment and work areas in safe, clean working order. The position involves working 12-hour shifts, overtime and hours outside the normal shift as needed, confined spaces and heights, climbing stairs and ladders, reading gauges, and moving chemical drums. The technician maintains accurate records, communicates equipment conditions and issues to supervisors and operations, and performs other assigned duties.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent.
At least 18 months of experience in various forms of hydroblasting.
Valid driver’s license.
Ability to execute work orders safely and efficiently with quality workmanship in accordance with operational and training guidelines and safety procedures.
Must participate in required subject training and pass required certifications.
Maintain regular and reliable attendance.

Nice To Haves

WJTA Waterjet Technology Association Certification.

Responsibilities

Report equipment conditions and problems encountered during cleaning to the supervisor; provide detailed relief and reports to operations when needed.
Maintain assigned area stewardship and good housekeeping, keeping work areas clean in accordance with OCS and NTG procedures.
Follow the ESOP and environmental and safety procedures to prevent hazards and ensure compliance.
Work with others as needed.
Operate cleaning equipment, including climbing stairs and ladders and reading gauges.
Prepare equipment for cleaning and maintenance, and follow up after repairs.
Monitor cleaning equipment operating condition in all areas to ensure safe working conditions.
Use process and personal computer systems.
Maintain accurate and concise log sheets and other written records.
Move chemical drums and perform other assigned duties when not cleaning equipment.
Comply with OSHA and environmental agency laws, ISO 9000 quality policy, and ISO 14001 Environmental, Health & Safety requirements.
Maintain hydroblast equipment and special cleaning tools in good and safe working order.
Inspect equipment for scale, rocks, and plug conditions and inform the shift supervisor.
Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
Execute work orders safely and efficiently with quality workmanship in accordance with operational, training, guideline, and safety requirements.
Care for and manage tools used in work performance.
Provide engineers with root-cause diagnoses for equipment failures and report abnormal field conditions or possible failures to engineers and supervisors, including those outside the steward’s immediate area.
Complete cross-training with another steward for backup and coverage, and develop competence in required training as needed.
Complete work orders neatly and accurately, and update preventive maintenance work scope to reflect work performed.
Act as person in charge of contract or unit-rate work packages when assigned, directing activities, monitoring and updating progress, and ensuring work quality and scope completion.
Work 12-hour shifts, overtime, and outside normal shift hours as needed.