Chemical Operator

Staff Technician – Chemical Operator

Major Areas of Accountability:

• Maintain supply and quality parameters of chemical and slurry distributions. 
• Responsibilities include drum/tote/isotainer chemical offloading to bulk tanks, chemical batch processing, SPC chart monitoring of processes, chemical sampling.
• Maintain equipment uptime through maintenance activities and troubleshooting of system equipment, which include valves, filters, piping, pumps, instrumentation and other components.
• Work within defined technical processes and procedures.
• Initiate and drive continuous improvements.
• Uphold area upkeep and 5S principles. 
• Ability to operate heavy machinery including forklift, pallet jack, and drum crusher.
• Ability to operate system equipment via HMI for batch creation and/or distribution.
• Collaborate cross-departmentally, escalate as required.
• Cross train as a backup resource for chemical handling department.
• Complete assigned preventative maintenance tasks.
• Record keeping, reporting, as required.

Shift: A Shift: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday in week one, and Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in week two, from 6 am – 6 pm. 

Required Qualifications:

• Education: 2 Year Technical/Associate’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent military training / manufacturing work experience.

• Experience: 5+ years of manufacturing or operations experience
• Skills: mechanical inclination, ability to troubleshoot system equipment, good communication, attentive to detail, collaborative.

Physical Requirements:

•     Ability to lift 50 lbs
•     At times bending and/or crouching

Desired Qualifications:

• Education: a relevant completed vocational / professional training of at least 3 years
• Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, minor electrical and controls proficiency