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Wastewater Treatment & Application Technician, Paint Line - 3rd shift

The Midwest Operations of ALTEC Industries, Inc. has an opening for a Wastewater Treatment & Application Technician for the Generation 2 Paint Line System. This position will be for the 3rd shift.

To be considered for this position, a person must have the following skills and qualifications:

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Water Treatment Experience Preferred
• Forklift certified or ability to obtain
• Hazwoper certified or ability to obtain
• Wastewater certified or ability to obtain
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office (including Excel)
• Skills required to complete root cause analysis and perform required troubleshooting
• Ability to measure liquids with a graduated cylinder
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Available at all operating times
• Knowledge or background in chemistry preferred
• Experience with powder coating systems preferred

Responsibilities:

• Titrate all chemical tanks
• Top off tanks and adjust as needed
• Check all temperatures in tanks
• Clean tanks and filter presses
• Batch treat chemical tanks as needed
• Do metals analysis daily
• Prepare samples for shipment - Ensure procedures are followed (ie; icing down, clean jars, samples are properly drawn, etc)
• Analyze tanks and verify chemical composition to make necessary corrections
• Transport and label all hazardous waste
• Collect and report all hazardous waste data to the environmental coordinator
• Maintain inventory of all pretreatment chemicals
• Monitor system continuously during operating hours
• Maintain analyte system
• Maintain daily log on system status, GPD processed, concentrations, and metal levels found in test
• Daily communication with vendors (ie; Coral Chemical Company)
• Safety and 5S responsibility
• Change, clean, calibrate pH and conductivity probes
• Maintain and operate D/I water system
• Maintain the Oberlin filter press, change filter media, etc.
• Continuous education and training (internal and external)
• Flexible with overtime for tank PM's (ie: Saturdays)
• Work with engineering for process documentation
• Train associates on relevant topics
• Inspect application consumables
• Repair application guns
• Troubleshoot spray quality and equipment
• Operate with some decision-making latitude within the scope of an assignment. Coordinates with the team and supervision/management to lead results-based outcomes.
• Travel to other Altec facilities