Job Posting Start Date: September 30, 2024
Job Posting End Date: October 14, 2024
At Bruce Power, you’ll experience the meaningful work of advancing Ontario’s clean energy future and medical isotope innovation while contributing to a culture of excellence. Step into an inclusive and dynamic environment that values collaboration, encourages bold ideas and empowers you to make a real difference.
From safely delivering clean, reliable power to families and businesses across the province and cancer-fighting medical isotopes around the world to supporting challenging and innovative nuclear projects like our multi-year Life Extension Program, we offer interesting and impactful opportunities. Ongoing training and development are part of every job, providing constant growth and skill-building potential.
Be a part of the team — our future is bright!
To help achieve our business plans, Bruce Power currently has an opportunity for a Chemical Technologist position. The Chemical Technologist role is primarily focused on collecting and analyzing various station system water, oil and gas samples. Chemical analysis of these samples provides valuable information on system health with a strong emphasis on corrosion control.
During a typical workday, a Chemical Technologist could expect to spend approximately half of the shift travelling to various sample points within the station/site to collect samples. The four-unit station is multi-elevation industrial atmosphere.
In addition to a significant amount of walking required, workers are required to manage various risks to plant and personnel such as heat, ergonomics and radiation. This is done by placing a strong emphasis on adherence to our 4 Pillars of Safety: Reactor Safety, Radiation Safety, Industrial Safety and Environmental Safety. Additionally, use of Human Performance tools and Chemistry Fundamentals is key to ensuring our activities are carried out at highest level of excellence and event-free.
As samples are collected, they are returned to the lab where a suite of laboratory instruments is used to perform analysis. Results are reported through the use of laboratory information management software. Other important duties include maintenance of lab housekeeping standards, maintenance of lab equipment, ensuring compliance with Environmental regulations and active participation in the lab quality control program.
This is a permanent, full-time position which offers a competitive benefits, compensation and pension package and is located on site in Tiverton, Ontario.
What will you be responsible for?
Monitor the chemical and radiochemical parameters of designated plant systems, by sampling and providing analytical chemistry testing services to the station/plant.
Conduct chemical and radiochemical tests and analyses as required /requested, utilizing a wide variety of laboratory equipment and test equipment.
Prepare chemical solutions and standards, and other laboratory reagents as required to maintain chemical testing requirements as dictated by day-to-day operations of the station laboratory.
Implement chemical dosing treatments for various plant systems as required to maintain key chemical operating parameters within chemistry program requirements.
Monitor field analytical instruments/activities related to chemical/radiochemical parameters and sampling which could include instrument routine maintenance, operational checks and calibration as required.
Assist in the development and maintenance and participate in a quality assurance program by preparing procedures, introducing new Quality Assurance (QA) testing and analyzing procedures to chemical unit staff, performing calibrations and statistical analyses on instruments and making recommendations for corrective action.
As assigned, participate in the specification and recommendation of new analytical systems, and the commissioning of new systems, and equipment, project work or investigative/troubleshooting work as it relates to analytical chemistry and chemistry control in plant systems.
Use established computer programs to set up analyses and data processing on computer-based laboratory equipment and data acquisition systems.
Enter and verify chemical data into chemistry database as required.
Maintain accurate records of chemically related analysis, which includes all QA/QC requirements to ensure the support of high quality and accurate chemical data.
Perform station/plant specific emergency functions and other duties as required.
Upon completion of necessary training, coordinate crew tasks and interface with workgroups outside of Chemistry, especially Operations.
Perform other duties as required.
Knowledge and Skills:
Experience with lab instrumentation, sample preparation, Quality Assurance and Quality Control programs and attention to detail are key skills for this role.
Requires knowledge of industrial chemistry and radiochemistry to perform chemical tests and analyses.
Requires knowledge of current industrial laboratory instrumentation used for the examination of water, steam and other process streams.
Requires a solid knowledge of chemistry, mathematics, radiochemistry, English, statistics, and computer programming and operations relating to a thermal power station.
Requires experience in a modern chemical laboratory to be knowledgeable of the techniques employed in performing and verifying routine standard tests and analyses, and in the use and care of laboratory apparatus and facilities provided.
Education and Experience:
This knowledge is considered to be normally acquired in and equivalent to a Grade XII education in a Secondary, Commercial or Technical school plus a three- year course of concentrated study in appropriate subjects obtained in the Province of Ontario from a College of Applied Arts and Technology, Polytechnical institute or Community College; or by having the equivalent level of education.
A period of over four years, up to and including six years is considered necessary to gain this experience.
Successful completion of a post-secondary technician/technology program or bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline (i.e., Chemical, Chemistry, Laboratory Science, etc.) an asset.
Are you ready for a change?
Please complete the online application and attach a cover letter and resume, indicating your education and experience as it relates to this opportunity. We look forward to receiving your application and will be in contact with you, should you be selected for an interview.
The successful candidate will be selected based on related and required education, experience, knowledge and skills, a competency-based interview, and background reference checks.
As one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Bruce Power is committed to promoting a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion where workers feel valued for their uniqueness and are recognized for their individual differences, talents and skills. Diversity, equity and inclusion is critical to our business as we recognize that our people are our greatest resource. To support our inclusive workplace culture, we welcome and encourage everyone to apply.
