Plant Chemist

• Job Title: Plant Chemist I
• Job Code: 127990
• Job Grade: 39

• Routine duties based on detailed instruction. Works under direct supervision. Responds to routine questions and problems within standards and guides. Follows established procedures to accomplish requirements of job.

• Ensures compliance with safety policies and promotes a safety culture by modeling behaviors consistent with Incident and Injury Free (IIF).
• Performs basic environmental compliance functions.
• Performs basic water treatment operation.
• Performs basic boiler chemistry control and cooling water chemistry control.
• Serve as a technical resource to plant personnel.
• Company representative in Environmental agency inspections (e.g., EPA, ODEQ, Corporation Commission).
• All other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry; Or
• Bachelor's Degree in Science with Two 2 years chemistry experience (i.e. Environmental laboratory, regulatory, Environmental consulting, equivalent military experience, Industrial Environmental, etc.).

• May require travel.
• May be required to work non-standard work schedules which includes overtime, weekends, holidays, on-call and call-outs.
• May be exposed to extreme conditions and inclement weather.
• Required to work with multi-crafts crews and other groups.
• May work under hazardous conditions where physical danger exists due to mechanical equipment.

General Requirements

• Occasionally:Sitting
• Occasionally:Pushing
• Occasionally:Pulling
• Occasionally:Reaching
• Occasionally:Repetitive Motions
• Frequently:Standing
• Frequently:Walking
• Frequently:Climbing
• Frequently:Stooping
• Frequently:Kneeling
• Frequently:Crouching
• Frequently:Grasping
• Frequently:Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination
Lifting & Other Weight Requirements

• Occasionally:Lifting up to 50 lbs
• Occasionally:Carrying up to 50 lbs

• Other - Some members in this position may be required to drive in order to perform their job duties.
• The handling, packaging, processing, storage, disposal or transport of hazardous materials;
• The operation of equipment, machinery or power tools;
• Repairing, maintaining or monitoring the performance or operation of any equipment, machinery or manufacturing process, the malfunction or disruption of which could result in injury or property damage;

• Ability to adopt and practice Incident and Injury Free (IIF) philosophy.
• Basic knowledge of the plants water treatment systems.
• Basic knowledge in plant cooling water systems.
• Basic knowledge of the plants environmental compliance and reporting.
• Ability to communicate with individuals at various levels throughout the organization.
• Basic computer skills using MS Office (e.g., Word, Excel, Access).
• Ability to read and understand environmental regulations, company policies and operating procedures.
• Demonstrated mechanical aptitude in the use of hand tools.
• Ability to take on additional responsibility.
• Demonstrates the ability manage plant RCRA waste.

• Pre-Employment Drug Screen
• Pre-Employment Physical
• Audiogram Baseline
• Respiratory History
• Job Specific Physical Assessment
• This position is classified as a Safety-Sensitive Job under state law. Individuals in this position are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in OGE Energy Corp.'s Drug Testing Plan.

$62,587 - $78,333