Chemical Process Rebuild Technician

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Primary purpose of the position:

Performs tasks and provides technical and mechanical services to support the plant's production goals, overall business plans, and objectives as directed. Rebuilds, repairs, installs, modifies, and troubleshoots chemical-process and production-support equipment.

Essential Responsible Areas:

• Complies with established job safety practices, policies, and procedures as 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 the labeling, storage, or spills of hazardous and non-hazardous materials.
• Performs troubleshooting on production and support equipment as required.
• Performs preventive maintenance on production and support equipment as required.
• Rebuilds, repairs, installs, and troubleshoots diaphragm pumps, centrifugal pumps, and chemical dosing/metering pumps.
• Performs piping installation, repair, modification, and maintenance for chemical-process and support systems.
• Fabricates components, brackets, supports, and other items to improve the safety, organization, accessibility, and functionality of assigned work areas.
• Conducts inspection of in-process materials, in-process product, 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.
• Preferred job-related experience of 8 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.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Expected Hiring Rate Range: $39.79/hr.
• This role will be eligible to participate in the annual incentive compensation plan.
• Please visit our "Total Rewards" page to learn more about Ball’s comprehensive benefits structure.

When submitting your application to Ball, we encourage you to emphasize your skills, experience, and qualifications that align with the role.

Ball Corporation is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody. All qualified job applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, aboriginality, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran status, age, political affiliation or any other non-merit characteristic.

Please note the advertised job title might vary from the job title on the contract due to local job title structure and global HR systems.

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• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visa, now or in the future, for this job opening.

* This position will be posted internally for a minimum of 5 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants.

No agencies please.

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