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The Chemical Technician will conduct bench top tests, pilot plant studies, and field tests focusing on ion exchange and other chemical processes. They are also responsible for equipment maintenance, data documentation, and preparing technical reports for internal and external distribution.

Job details

Who We Are 2025-06-27 As a world-class manufacturer of innovative process equipment for water treatment and chemicals purification and recovery, Eco-Tec, A Kovalus Separation Solutions Company is a trusted source for systems incorporating advanced proprietary ion exchange and other innovative separations technologies for liquids and gases. Eco-Tec, A Kovalus Separation Solutions Company is delivering value to its customers by reducing environmental footprint, stabilizing product quality, increasing productivity, and reducing operational costs. At Kovalus, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Your Job Eco-Tec, A Kovalus Separation Solutions Company is looking for a Chemical Technician with strong analytical and communication skills to join our team in our Pickering, ON location. In this role you will be responsible for supporting an original equipment manufacturing company by conducting bench top tests and pilot plant studies as well as field tests mainly focusing on ion exchange, but with potential work with membranes, and other chemical processes. What You Will Do • Assist with lab and pilot plant process development work, including project planning input, setup, sampling, analyses and programming pilot unit controllers. • Test, analyze, and document test results and findings in a clear and detailed manner, including completion of electronic experimental logs. • Perform routine and in-depth analytical, lab and pilot equipment maintenance, including calibrations, to ensure equipment reliability. • Use prescribed analytical techniques and optimize as required to quantify required components, and develop new analytical techniques as required by the business. • Complete mass balances on test work as required. • Assess problem situations and productively evaluate techniques and methods and offer solutions. • Prepare written reports suitable for internal and external distribution. • Perform quality control analyses on new stock items. • Maintain a safe and clean work environment. • Perform other related duties as required by manager. • Adhere to all plant health, safety and environmental guidelines, policies and procedures. Other Considerations: • Physical ability to work around and on industrial equipment, including frequent climbing, stooping, reaching, pulling, pushing, twisting, bending, kneeling, crawling and grasping. Standing for extended periods of time, walking up to two kilometers per day, and data entry while seated for greater than one hour. • Ability to wear personal protective equipment in designated areas (hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, heeled boots and hearing protection). • Able to visually observe lab tests and discriminate subtle colour differences to include detecting colour changes in red/green hues. • Ability to lift up to 23 kg (50 lb) and be able to stand for extended periods as required. • Travel up to 30%, mainly international. Who You Are • Chemical technician/technologist college diploma, or the equivalent coursework in a related specialized field. • Effectively communicate verbally and in writing in English. • Willingness to work in an industrial plant setting. • Willingness and ability to travel internationally on short notice. • Valid passport that allows you to travel to the US without a visa, OR a US visa that is valid for the next 12 months. • Legally eligible to enter the US. • Valid driver’s license. • Eligible to work in Canada. What Will Put You Ahead • Post graduate experience assembling, operating and troubleshooting pilot equipment for chemical processing. • Post graduate experience operating and troubleshooting analytical lab instruments like an ICP-OES, AAS, IC, PSA. • Post graduate experience operating and troubleshooting ion exchange for chemical/water recovery/purification. What We Offer • Health and Dental Benefits • Employee and Family Assistance Program • On the job training • Great opportunity for growth • Value driven culture At Kovalus companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. Eco-Tec is committed to creating an inclusive culture across the organization by preventing and removing barrier for persons with disabilities. If you require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please let us know.

What you’ll do

The Chemical Technician will conduct bench top tests, pilot plant studies, and field tests focusing on ion exchange and other chemical processes. They are also responsible for equipment maintenance, data documentation, and preparing technical reports for internal and external distribution.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a chemical technician or technologist college diploma or equivalent coursework. The role requires the ability to work in an industrial environment, travel internationally, and possess a valid passport and driver's license.

Benefits

• Health benefits • Dental benefits • Employee and family assistance program • On the job training

Listed skills

• Technical Reporting · Preferred
• Safety Compliance · Preferred
• Quality Control · Preferred
• Troubleshooting · Preferred
• Data entry · Preferred
• Communication Skills · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Analytical skills
• Communication skills
• Ion exchange
• Pilot plant operation
• Equipment maintenance
• Calibration
• Mass balance
• Quality control
• Data entry
• Troubleshooting
• Chemical processing
• Laboratory testing
• Technical reporting
• Safety compliance
• Ion Exchange
• Industrial Equipment
• Equipment Maintenance
• Lifting Ability
• Valid Driver's License
• Analytical Techniques
• Chemical Process
• Communication
• Data Entry
• Project Planning
• English Language
• Innovation
• Laboratory Testing
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Process Development
• Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)
• Water Treatment
• Environment Health And Safety
• Optical Emission Spectrometry
• Quality Control

Job areas

• Science & Research
• Engineering
• Manufacturing
• Environmental & Sustainability
• Laboratory Technician
• Laboratory Technician (General)
• Medical and Pathology Laboratory Technicians
• Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
• Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians