Chemistry Technician/Sr PV

Arizona Public Service generates clean, reliable and affordable energy for 2.7 million Arizonans. Our service territory stretches across the state, from the border town of Douglas to the vistas of the Grand Canyon, from the solar fields of Gila Bend to the ponderosa pines of Payson. As the state’s largest and longest-serving energy provider, our more than 6,000 dedicated employees power our vision of creating a sustainable energy future for Arizona.

 

Since our founding in 1886, APS has demonstrated a strong commitment to our customers in one of the country’s fastest growing states, earning a reputation for customer satisfaction, shareholder value, operational excellence and business integrity.

 

Our present and future success depends on the creative and dedicated people of our company who demonstrate the principles outlined in the APS Promise: Design for Tomorrow, Empower Each Other and Succeed Together.  

Summary

The Sr. Chemistry Technician performs quantitative and qualitative analyses including sampling, in-service testing or testing and measuring of radioactive contaminants and chemical properties of various environmental, liquid, and gaseous streams in nuclear plant systems and components.
Maintains appropriate records, evaluates trends, develops new methods and trains new technicians.
Observes and applies industrial safety and radiation protection in strict compliance with applicable plant procedures and regulations.
(This is a leadership development position that may provide work direction to technicians and may perform limited duties of a supervisor on an as needed basis.)

Minimum Requirements

Chemistry Technician:

High school diploma or GED.
Basic knowledge of general chemical concepts, mathematics (including algebra and trigonometry), basic physics, laboratory techniques and practices required.
Good oral and written communication skills required.
Ability to follow written procedures.
Basic understanding of how nuclear power plants operate required.
A four-year Bachelors degree in a Science or Engineering discipline from an accredited college or university or Navy Nuclear Power Training highly desirable.

 

Chemistry Technician Sr:

A four-year Bachelor's degree in a Science or Engineering discipline from an accredited college or university plus two (2) years of working experience in Chemistry.
In lieu of a bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED plus six (6) years of working experience Chemistry, of which one (1) year must be related technical training (or Navy Nuclear training may be substituted).

Must be qualified in accordance with Palo Verde's INPO accredited Chemistry Technician Qualification for Shift Technician.

(Meets or exceeds ANSI/ANS 3.1, 1978, 4.5.2.)



Nuclear requirement:
Any PVNGS employee may be called upon to serve as a member of the Emergency Response Organization (ERO) and will be expected to fulfill their obligation as an ERO member.
Any PVNGS employee may be called upon to support a refueling or short-notice outage.
This includes line roles and responsibilities as necessary to execute outage activities.
These are conditions of employment at PVNGS.

Major Accountabilities

1) Monitors, reviews and evaluates systems chemistry control conditions, and initiates the necessary treatment or adjustments to correct adversely-trending or out-of-specification conditions in a timely manner.


2) Reviews and evaluates systems chemistry and lubrication control conditions, and initiates the necessary notifications to correct adversely-trending or out-of-specification conditions in a timely manner.



3) Reviews analytical results for conformance to technical or operating specifications.



4) Interprets and performs short- term trends of radiochemical and chemical parameters, and prepares status reports.



5) Participates in and implements the laboratory analytical control program processes and procedures to ensure that valid analytical results are obtained and documented.



6) Provides direction and coordination for the daily work activities of less experienced technicians.



7) Participates in self-assessment, benchmarking and other Industry events seeking performance improvement opportunities.



8) Provides training, orientation and mentoring to less experienced technicians, especially in the areas of laboratory safety, analytical techniques and chemistry control program.



9) Provides assistance to radiological monitoring technician to ensure radiological program requirements are met.



10) Operates, calibrates, and maintains radiochemical analytical instrumen