Chemical Technician

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Primary purpose of the position:

Performs tasks and provides services to support the plant's production goals, overall business plans and objectives as directed.

Essential Responsible Areas:

• Complies with established job safety practices, policies and procedures a specified in plant and corporate directives for the safe performance of the work assignment.
• Supports and follows the guidelines of the food safety system.
• Receives, stores, and handles hazardous and non-hazardous acids, caustics, oils and other process materials keeping accurate records of all materials received and shipped.
• Monitors and adjusts wastewater systems and sludge removal for EPA compliance.
• Advises management of any violations of environmental procedures regarding labeling, storage or spills of hazardous and non-hazardous materials.
• Performs troubleshooting on production and support equipment as required.
• Performs preventative maintenance on production and support equipment as required.
• Conducts inspection of in-process materials and in-process and finished product.
• Responsible for replenishing supplies, materials, and parts required for assigned area.
• Performs record keeping duties as required under the direction of management.
• Accesses, inputs, and retrieves information from the computer.
• Supplies and maintains required hand tools.
• May perform various lab chemical functions for assigned area.
• Initiates, reviews, and follows all standard operating procedures (SOPs) for area of responsibility.

Position Requirement & competencies:

Professional & Education Qualification 

• High School Diploma or education equivalent required. 
• Job-related experience for 2 years minimum.

Skills: 

• Ability to apply standard evaluation, selection, and substantial adaptation and modification of standard chemical process techniques, procedures, and criteria. 
• Must be able to handle sensitive related and proprietary information in a confidential manner. 
• Performs such individual assignments as management may direct. 
• Must follow company policies, procedures, practices, and standards of conduct as outlined in the Ball Corporation manuals. 
• Maintains an awareness and complies with hazardous waste management and other environmental management requirements in the workplace by attending scheduled training sessions. 
• Thorough understanding of the operating principles of all assigned equipment. 
• May require forklift license 
• Ability to identify product defects. 
• Ability to effectively train personnel. 
• Ability to operate and functionally use a computer. 
• Ability to use hand and power tools. 
• Ability to perform proper handling of hazardous and non-hazardous materials. 
• Must maintain professional competence, ethical integrity, knowledge, and skills.

Knowledge: 

• Working knowledge of the following areas: basic knowledge of environmental regulations; knowledge of chemicals, oils, soluble oil compounds, water treatment process techniques, and/or chemical related manufacturing operations; nomenclature of all assigned equipment and products

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