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GRADE: 10
DEADLINE TO APPLY: September 3, 2023
Conducts sampling and accountable for conducting accurate analysis and reporting on the following systems: boiler and condensate systems, coal and limestone slurry, cooling water and closed cooling water systems, and water purification systems. Control, evaluate, and maintain industrial auxiliary equipment and systems such as industrial water purification systems, cooling water treatment systems, and closed cooling systems. Monitors delivery of bulk hazardous chemicals.
- Monitors product quality to ensure compliance to standards and specifications.
- Collects liquid and solid samples in industrial environment.
- Sets up, conducts, and interprets chemical tests and analyses using techniques such as chromatography, spectroscopy, physical and chemical separation techniques and microscopy.
- Operates reverse osmosis, ion exchange, electro deionization(EDI), Condensate Polishing, and other water purification equipment designed to produce high purity makeup water for the steam cycle.
- Test, compile, interpret, monitor and chemically treat the chemistry in the following systems: closed cooling systems, open loop cooling systems, boiler, steam, condensate, condenser, chiller, wastewater, Flue Gas Desulfurization(FGD), coal, and other water and steam equipment that CPS Energy is responsible for. Collects liquid and solid samples in industrial environment.
- Provides and maintains a safe working environment by participating in safety programs, committees or teams and by conducting laboratory and plant safety audits.
- Prepares chemical solutions such as standards and reagents for testing processes following standardized formulas and instruction.
- Maintains, cleans and sterilizes laboratory instruments and equipment.
- Writes technical reports or prepares graphs and charts to document test results.
- Provides technical support and assistance to plant operations, engineers and chemists.
- Orders inventory materials to maintain supplies.
- Analyze the coal (mill fineness, BTU, sulfur) and fuel oil (sulfur, BTU) for CPS as well as monitor and report chemistry of the FGD systems.
- Enter confined spaces for inspections on major equipment such as condensers and tanks, etc.
- Monitor off-loading of bulk hazardous chemicals.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Experience working in a Chemical Control lab
- Knowledge of work order notification processes in SAP
- Power Plant water chemistry experience and knowledge of power plant systems preferred
- CPS Energy approved water treatment experience
CPS Energy does not discriminate against applicants or employees. CPS Energy is committed to providing equal opportunity in all of its employment practices, including selection, hiring, promotion, transfers and compensation, to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, veteran status, pregnancy, age, disability, genetic information or any other protected status. CPS Energy will comply with all laws and regulations.