About this role
Job Description
How does it feel to work on a team driven to make a big impact? Empowering.
BAE Systems is seeking an Environmental Technician for Ordnance Systems, Inc. supporting the Holston Army Ammunition Plant’s Industrial Wastewater Treatment Facility (IWWTF) in the Environmental Compliance Laboratory. As an Environmental Lab Technician, you will be responsible for conducting wet chemistry analyses such as Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Settleable Solids (SS), Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Total Residual Chlorine (TRC), pH, e. Coli microbiological testing, and Nitrate and Ammonia by Ion Selective Electrode methodology.
This role will also be responsible for HPLC analysis supporting our Environmental oversight. Using Good Laboratory Practices (GLP’s), you will follow established Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s). The schedule for this position will be 40 hours per week to include weekend, weekdays, and holidays. The Environmental Tech will support at least one weekend a month.
*Ordnance Systems Inc. is the operating contractor for the Holston Army Ammunition Plant located in Kingsport, Tennessee and for the Radford Army Ammunition Plant in Radford, Virginia. Both of these sites were built in the 1940's to support the war effort and have played an important role in every American conflict since then.
Typical Education and Experience
Typically a High School Diploma and 3 years work experience or equivalent experience
Required Skills and Education
- Typically requires High School diploma and two (2) years of analytical or wastewater laboratory experience, Inspection and Auditing Experience, or the overall equivalent;
- HPLC Experience
- Basic computer skills including data entry to work effectively with Excel spreadsheets;
- Great attention to detail and mindful of data accuracy;
- Excellent time management and punctuality;
- Ability to work independently while also participating collaboratively with the team;
- Organized and mindful of an orderly work station and lab;
- Ability to support at least one weekend a month.
Preferred Skills and Education
- Associate's Degree in Chemistry or a related discipline;
- Experience in wastewater or other technical laboratory setting;
- HPLC experience
- Chemical lab experience greatly preferred;
- Inspection and Auditing experience.
About BAE Systems, Inc.:
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.
The Platforms & Services (P&S) sector under BAE Systems, Inc does the big stuff: the armored combat vehicles, naval guns, missile launchers, and naval ship repair…just to name a few. Our employees take pride in the work they do and why they do it. They are on the front lines every day, building our products to protect the lives of those who serve. We may be biased, but we think P&S does some of the coolest work around, and we think you will too.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.