Chemical Plant Operator II

**Job Description** **Duties and Responsibilities:** A. Basic Company Requirements - Understand and adhere to company policies and procedures - Read and understand written procedures (in English) for processing chemicals - Follow written and verbal instructions from supervision, management, and engineering - Complete basic math functions (add, subtract, multiply, and divide) B. Safety and Environmental Requirements - Don Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) correctly and effectively - Read and understand a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) to identify hazards of handling chemicals - Safely handle solvents (such as methanol), acids (such as nitric acid), and bases (such as 50% sodium hydroxide) or other hazardous or potentially hazardous chemicals - Understand and adhere to company emergency procedures - Complete monthly and annual computer-based safety training on time - Report all spills, leaks, injuries, mischarges, and other incidents immediately to the Supervisor and/or management - Attend training as specified by Supervisor, including all safety training - Report all unsafe conditions immediately to the Supervisor and/or management - Understand policies and procedures for line breaks, hot work, Lock Out/Tag Out, and confined space - Protect the environment to prevent ground, water, and air pollution C. Batch Chemical Processing and Housekeeping Requirements - Correctly weigh materials (in drums, totes, bags, etc.) and understand gross weight, tare (or empty) weight, and net weight - Properly label all containers for identification - Understand operation of a pump for transferring chemicals - Properly connect hoses, pumps, and pipelines (including connections to tank trucks) - Safely collect samples from reactors or other vessels, label the samples, and submit the samples to the lab for analysis or shipment - Assist in charging liquid and solid/powdered raw materials to reactors or tanks - Follow all procedures for safe handling of empty drums or containers - Understand standard units of measure, including pressure and temperature 2 - Accurately complete production documentation, such as sifter SOPs - Perform packaging operations, including sifting of powdered products and drumming of liquid products - Operate filter press and other auxiliary equipment, as specified by supervision - Operate valves, pumps, filters, etc. - Clean up spills and properly dispose of any waste - Keep operating area and grounds tidy and free of trash and debris - Properly charge liquid and solid/powdered raw materials to reactors or tanks - Blend chemicals in a reactor or mix tank at atmospheric pressure - Run basic chemical reactions in reactors under pressure or vacuum with supervision - Heat and cool reactors using steam, cooling water, or tempered water - Accurately record operating data and complete production documentation (SOPs) 2 - Monitor and record data from in-field instrumentation as well as Distributed Control Systems (DCS) - Operate steps of a process using the DCS automatic controls - Troubleshoot process operations and be able to make corrections in temperature, pressure/vacuum, flow rates, and charge quantities as needed - Perform other duties as assigned by supervision D. Receiving, Shipping, and Other Material Movement Requirements - Assist with receiving and shipping of bulk and packaged materials, with an understanding of product identification and Bill of Lading - Inspect and operate a fork truck per company procedures - Safely transport materials using a fork truck (staging raw materials in the plant, transporting waste containers to waste pad, and transporting finished product to warehouse, etc.) or other transport device **Skills, Qualifications, Experience, Special Physical Requirements:** - High School Diploma and/or GED - Experience in a chemical manufacturing facility preferred but not required - Ability to lift 60 lbs. - Need to be able to read, write, and verbally communicate in English **Shift schedule** Must be able to work…