Water Quality Technologist

guardianchemicals; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits program

RRSP and Pension

Bonus plan

Job summary

Guardian Chemicals in Alberta, Canada is seeking a Water Quality Technologist to ensure treatment programs run at the lowest cost while maintaining high customer satisfaction. Travel up to 25% is required with 3-4 consecutive nights away.

You will visit client sites, adjust dosages, write reports in DATAGUARD, and collaborate with account managers and the Water Treatment Director to deliver safe, efficient chemical treatments. Expect ongoing training and career growth.

Qualifications

• The candidate should have post-secondary education in Science or Engineering as an asset.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% with 3-4 consecutive nights away.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities are required.
• Hands-on mechanical aptitude and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to operate safely around chemicals and hazardous materials.
• Experience with boilers, cooling towers, chillers is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Visit client sites to test water quality on boiler, cooling tower, and closed systems.
• Write Technical Service Reports documenting treatment results in DATAGUARD.
• Adjust chemical dosages and optimize equipment to meet target water quality.
• Assist account management by maintaining inventories and preventive maintenance.
• Communicate with customers to ensure a collaborative treatment program.
• Travel to various sites with safety and efficiency in mind.
• Conduct hazard assessments and provide customer training on safe handling.
• Support the sales team during new account setup and training of staff.
• Uphold Guardian's Mission, Vision and Core Values in daily work.
• Comply with Quality and Environmental Health and Safety Policies.
• Continuously learn to become a heating, cooling, and HVAC water treatment specialist.

Skills

Team player

Communication skills

Self-starter

Positive attitude

Mechanical aptitude

Organizational skills

Physical capability

MS Office

Customer-facing experience

Education

Science or Engineering background

Boilers and cooling systems experience

Tools

MS Office Suite

DATAGUARD software

Job description

Better Chemistry for a Better Future. We believe that we can create a better future for our communities, customers, and employees by doing chemistry better. When we create safer, more efficient, more environmentally responsible chemistry and apply it using the best people and technology available we can make a huge impact.

With over 60 years of research & development driven progress in specialty chemistry, Guardian Chemicals has worked hard to earn our reputation as a leader in the space. Our team, unified through their shared vision and core values, work together to support our customers and the industries we serve to drive a cleaner, safer, and more efficient industry forward.

Based in Sturgeon County, Alberta, Guardian provides direct chemical, equipment, and specialized service technologists to a large variety of primary and secondary industries throughout Canada, the USA, and internationally. Guardian currently has three main divisions: industrial, water treatment, and wood products.

Our Core Values

• Seek Understanding – Ask, listen, absorb
• Growth Mindset – Always looking to develop
• Initiative – Take the first step, go beyond
• Grit – Perseverance through determination
• Courage – Try what scares you, trust those around you, say what matters
• Elevate Others – Create heroes in those around you

Purpose

The Water Quality Technologist is the primary service provider to ensure that Guardian treatment programs perform at the least cost operating scenario within customer sites. The Water Quality Technologist works closely with Account Managers, Business Development Representatives, and the Water Treatment Technical Director to maintain a high level of customer satisfaction through achieving a high-performance standard. This role includes potential travel of up to 25%, with the possibility of 3-4 consecutive nights away.

What you will do

• Visit client sites to conduct water quality testing on Boiler, Cooling Tower, and Closed systems.
• Write Technical Service Reports for clients which document successful application of chemical treatment programs within the DATAGUARD software application.
• Achieve target water quality through adjustment of chemical dosages and optimization of water treatment equipment including programmable controllers, probes, meters, and chemical pumping systems.
• Assist in account management through ensuring inventories are maintained at proper levels and that all preventive maintenance is performed on equipment to ensure reliable operation and optimum performance.
• Communicate with customers to ensure that the treatment program is a strong collaborative effort where Guardian oversight assures success.
• Work safely and with minimal supervision in all aspects of the role including vehicle travel to various sites.
• Ensure all hazard assessments are completed when necessary and provide training for customers on safe handling and procedures related to chemicals.
• Support the sales team through participation in new account set up and in training and mentoring new staff members.
• Support the Mission, Vision and Core Values of Guardian through your proactive nature and positive attitude.
• Comply with and support our Quality and Environmental Health and Safety Policies and Procedures.
• Continuously learn through extensive training and hands on experiences to become a heating, cooling, and HVAC water treatment specialist.

What you will bring

• Team player with strong interpersonal and collaboration skills.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Self-starter with the ability to get multiple tasks done within a workday.
• Positive attitude with the ability to connect and communicate with a diverse range of client contacts.
• A strong mechanical aptitude and the desire to be in a hands-on role.
• Excellent organizational, planning, problem solving, decision making and time management skills.
• Physical capability to manage stairs, ladders, and some moderate lifting (up to 50lbs).
• Excellent computer skills that include the use of MS Office Suite of products.
• Previous experience working with customers in an unrelated industry.
• Post-secondary education in Science or Engineering is considered an asset.
• Post-secondary experience with boilers, cooling towers, chillers or other mechanical systems is considered an asset.

The ideal candidate is a life-long learner and strives for career advancement through a progressive career strategy of becoming a Team Leader or Sales Account Manager. The candidate prefers an environment of accountability where rewards are aligned with results and customer success.

At Guardian Chemicals, We Believe Diversity & Inclusion Drive Innovation

• We are committed to the celebration of cultural differences, personal and professional values, and how these contribute to our culture and the communities we serve.
• We understand that everyone has strengths, and we embrace those strengths.
• We nurture the growth of each of our employees and empower our teams to support our core values.
• We are a proud participant of the50 – 30 Challenge- an initiative specializing in the recruitment of a diverse and inclusive workforce.
• We believe a diverse and inclusive work force is essential.

Guardian Chemicals Inc. provides a competitive base salary, benefits program, RRSP and Pension plan, Bonus plan and the opportunity to work with an industry leader in the chemical industry.

This role is a remote position with occasional requirements to come to the Guardian office in Sturgeon County, AB

We thank all those who apply, but we will only contact applicants selected for an interview.

To learn more, please visit http://www.guardianchem.com