Biodiesel Operator, Loader

Chevron•Seneca, IL

2d•$27 - $29•Onsite

About The Position

The Biodiesel Operator, Loader ensures quality product is shipped and received from the Seneca, Illinois facility efficiently. The role performs load-out and receiving activities, verifies product quality, maintains shipping and receiving documentation and inventory records, and assists with manufacturing, packaging, and loading specialty oil products. It also includes facility maintenance and housekeeping, shipment reporting, and compliance with applicable safety regulations. Loader tasks are 95–100% outdoors, with temporary shelter available at load-out stations. The role requires flexibility in working hours to support product shipments and frequent exposure to chemicals and hazardous materials, temperature and humidity changes, dust, and high noise levels. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.

Requirements

High school education or equivalent.
Valid driver's license.
General computer knowledge, basic mechanical skills, and good communication skills.
Ability to climb semi-truck loading ladders.
Willingness to work in extreme outdoor elements.
Knowledge of arithmetic and its application.
Ability to distinguish colors.
Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
Ability to organize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously to meet deadlines.
Availability for work and overtime as required.
Ability to provide personal contact information to customers when needed for official business purposes.
Ability to tolerate extended periods of physical effort and lift at least 40 pounds.
Ability to perform job tasks around moving machinery and vehicles, work at heights, drive automotive equipment, and wear required personal protective equipment.
Ability to meet the role's physical demands, including frequent standing and walking, reaching, pushing and pulling, and handling or moving materials.

Nice To Haves

Six to twelve months of general work experience is preferred.
Previous shipping and receiving experience is preferred.
Ability to operate a forklift, locomotive, pallet jack, pallet wrapper, and rail switches.

Responsibilities

Perform load-out functions and train plant operators in safe load-out practices.
Safely load product for shipment into railcars, trucks, and barges.
Inspect products for quality indicators during loading and take samples for retention and quality purposes as needed.
Connect and disconnect hoses to trucks, tanks, and other storage units.
Complete and distribute appropriate paperwork for shipped, received, or produced items; maintain copies for on-site filing and accurate inventories.
Verify product quality before it leaves the facility and reaches the customer.
Maintain shipping and receiving systems, documentation, and work instructions.
Help verify the proper function of load-out instrumentation.
Assist with manufacturing, packaging, and load-out of specialty oil products.
Monitor and continually improve quality control in biodiesel plant shipping and receiving operations.
Acquire, label, and store retained product samples; visually inspect them for quality before releasing shipments.
Inspect and test incoming raw material shipments before release for plant use, following established procedures and accurately reporting results.
Perform general facility maintenance and housekeeping at load-out facilities.
Generate daily shipment reports, track shipment details, and organize receipts.
Follow safety regulations and guidelines, including those established by REG, OSHA, and other regulatory agencies, and encourage others to do the same.
Perform other duties as assigned.