Production Technician

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.

Key Accountabilities Cont'd

• 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. 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.M 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 from the pipe.
• 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.
• Pours samples into beakers, wrist deviation, shoulder flexion gripping.

Experience/Education

High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

Competencies