Production Technician S2958

Primary Role

Responsible for plant operations, analyzing water samples and making needed adjustments

Key Accountabilities

• Performs chemical treatment duties which include the following. Walks to the carbon feed room. Must walk up/down flights of stairs with railing.
• Must be wearing appropriate safety apparel.
• Reaches up to 76" to open door and lower it. Requires 25# force to lower door.
• Lifts 50# bag of powdered activated carbon from pallet.
• Can be stacked from 6" to 53" high.
• Truck flexion and/or squatting, forward reaching, lifting from floor to waist height.
• Can use pallet jack to raise pallet height so that all lifting is done at waist height.
• Pushing down on pallet jack handle. Places back on doo. Uses utility knife to open bag.
• Hits end of poker with palm of hand to pierce bag (wrist extension, elbow flexion/ext) Lift door back into position.
• Lifting 75# force from below waist to overhead.
• Fills potassium permanganate.
• Uses the dolly to move full barrel to location. 30# force required to pull back dolly to move barrel. Uses scoop (7times) to put powder into the container. Each scoop weighs approximately 3#. Trunk flexion and reaching down into the barrel, gripping and wrist deviations.
• Tool used are gloves, apron, respirator, utility knife, poker, pallet jack.
• Performs cleaning daily as needed which include the following: Responsible for cleaning lab and computer area. This task requires
• standing, walking and going up/down stairs. Sweeps and mops the floor. Trunk and neck flexion, trunk rotation and gripping of handle, elbow flexion and extension.
• Washes glassware in the lab-slight trunk flexion, grip, material handling less than 5#.
• May squat or reach overhead to put away glassware.

Additional Key Accountabilities

• Shovels walkway and steps as needed.
• May be walking on slippery surfaces. Tools used are cleaning supplies, mop, broom and shovel.
• Occasionally on a daily basis uses a computer which include the following: Seated task which includes data entry and uses mouse and keyboard to turn pumps on and off.
• Fine motor coordination task and slight neck flexion and rotation to look at the computer screens.
• Tools used are computer, mouse and keyboard, adjustable office chair and keyboard tray.
• Performs sample collection occasionally on a daily basis which include the following: Walks outside in all weather conditions to the basin
• Must walk up/down flight of stairs. Carries two plastic pipes (2# each) and 3 plastic bottles to the basin. Screws the bottle on the end of the pipe (wrist deviation and forearm rotation).
• Lowers pipe to the bottom of the basin, trunk and neck flexion, forward reaching.
• Pulls out sample and unscrew bottle fro the pipe. Walks to other basins and repeats the process.
• Tools used are plastic collection pipe (2#), sample bottles. (%)
• Analyzes samples occasionally on a daily basis which include the following: Works standing at lab table 36" high. Constant standing with occasional walking short distances. May have to reach overhead to
• obtain glassware from shelving (weighs less than 2#). May have to side bend with trunk flexion and/or squat to obtain items from lower shelving.

Additional Key Accountabilities

• Pours samples into beakers, wrist deviation, shoulder flexion gripping. Pours packets into samples and swirls beakers to mix. Gripping with wrist deviation.
• Places samples into analyzers and pushes buttons to start.
• This task may require neck flexion, trunk flexion and forward reaching. May lift a full water pitcher 10# to fill equipment once daily. Tools used: measuring devices (beakers, test tubes), analyzers, microscope, pipettes.
• Measures the level of acid tanks which include the following: Climbs ladder on the outside of the tank. Lifts up cover (10#) from the tank. Puts measuring tape into the tank, neck flex
• Tools used: measuring tape and ladder

Experience/Education

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

Other

• Shift: 4p-4a
• Drinking Water Certification Preferred WT3 and a WT5.

Competencies