Water Quality Technologist

Guardian Chemicals Inc.; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k with matching

Bonus plan

Job summary

Guardian Chemicals Inc. is seeking a hands-on water treatment technician to install, service, and maintain residential, commercial, and industrial systems in the Orlando area.

You will test water quality, adjust chemical dosages, and troubleshoot equipment in the field, while building strong customer relationships and ensuring safe operations. The role emphasizes field service, travel to client sites, and ongoing training to become a specialist in heating, cooling, and HVAC water treatment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on, field-based role requiring mechanical aptitude.
• Experience interacting with customers in technical, industrial, or service settings.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Positive, collaborative, team-oriented attitude.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Physical ability to climb stairs, ladders, and lift up to 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Visit customer sites to conduct water quality testing on pre-treatment, boiler, cooling tower, and closed-loop systems.
• Monitor treatment programs and adjust chemical dosages to optimize water quality and system performance.
• Perform hands-on maintenance, troubleshooting, and servicing of water treatment equipment.
• Operate and maintain water treatment equipment including softeners, RO systems, and dosing systems.
• Prepare detailed Technical Service Reports documenting results and recommendations using DATAGUARD.
• Communicate with customers to build strong relationships and convey technical insights.
• Support account management by maintaining chemical inventories and completing preventive maintenance.
• Assist with new account setup and support the sales team as needed.
• Complete hazard assessments and provide training on safe chemical handling.
• Travel to and work at a variety of customer sites; follow QA and EH&S policies.
• Develop technical expertise in heating, cooling, and HVAC water treatment.

Job description

Better Chemistry for a Better Future. Passionate about helping people get clean, safe water? At Guardian Chemicals, we believe we can create a better future for our communities, customers, and employees, by doing chemistry better. For over 60 years, we’ve been developing safer, more efficient, and more environmentally responsible solutions, and applying them with the best people and technology in the industry. Headquartered 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. We’re looking for a hands-on, mechanically skilled technician to be part of our growing team based out of Orlando, FL. In this role, you’ll be in the field—installing, servicing, and maintaining water treatment systems for residential, commercial, and industrial customers.

What You’ll Do

• Visit customer sites to conduct water quality testing on pre-treatment, boiler, cooling tower, and closed-loop systems.
• Monitor treatment programs and make adjustments to chemical dosages to achieve target water quality and optimize system performance.
• Perform hands-on maintenance, troubleshooting, and servicing of water treatment conditioning, control and dosing equipment to ensure reliable and efficient operation.
• Optimize and maintain water treatment equipment including, water softeners, reverse osmosis systems, programmable controllers, probes, meters, and chemical pumping systems.
• Prepare detailed Technical Service Reports documenting water quality results, treatment program performance, and recommendations using the DATAGUARD software application.
• Communicate directly with customers to build strong, collaborative relationships and ensure that Guardian’s oversight and technical expertise contribute to their success.
• Support account management activities by maintaining appropriate chemical inventories and ensuring preventive maintenance is completed on equipment for reliable operation and optimum performance.
• Assist with new account set-up and support the sales team as needed.
• Complete hazard assessments when required and provide customers with training on the safe handling and procedures related to chemicals.
• Work safely and independently while travelling to and working at, a variety of customer sites.
• Comply with and support Guardian’s Quality and Environmental Health and Safety Policies and Procedures.
• Continuously develop your technical expertise through training and hands-on experience to become a specialist in heating, cooling, and HVAC water treatment.

What You Bring

• A strong mechanical aptitude and a desire to work in a hands-on, field-based role.
• Previous experience working with customers, ideally in a technical, industrial, or service environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to connect effectively with a diverse range of customers and contacts.
• A positive attitude and a collaborative, team-oriented approach.
• The ability to work independently, take initiative, and manage multiple priorities throughout the day.
• Strong organizational, planning, problem-solving, decision-making, and time management skills.
• Excellent computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• The physical ability to climb stairs and ladders and perform moderate lifting of up to 50 lbs.
• Post-secondary education in Science is considered an asset.
• A commitment to continuous learning and professional development.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Make an impact – Help customers improve system performance, optimize their operations, and achieve better water quality through effective treatment programs.
• Work in the field – Spend your days visiting customer sites, solving technical challenges, and seeing the direct results of your work.
• Grow your expertise – Get access to extensive training and hands-on experience to build your knowledge and become a water treatment specialist.
• Be rewarded for results – Competitive base salary, health insurance program, 401k, with contribution matching, Bonus plan and the opportunity to work with an industry leader in the chemical industry.
• Join a values-driven team – We live by our core values every day:
  • 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

This is a field-based role serving the Orlando, FL region, with occasional visits to the Guardian headquarters in Sturgeon County near Edmonton (AB, Canada). Learn more about us at www.guardianchem.com