Blend Plant Operator

Brenntag • Midland, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Blend Plant Operator role involves receiving, unloading, preparing, and loading liquid and dry chemical products from/to trucks, tankers, and railcars. This is a physical role requiring attention to detail, including maneuvering and connecting/disconnecting transfer hoses, climbing tanks, and inspecting equipment. Responsibilities also include verifying product against documents, sampling for quality control, maintaining logs, picking and staging products for delivery, operating forklifts, moving materials, repackaging products, and ensuring proper labeling and storage. The role also includes general maintenance of the warehouse, spill cleanup, inventory examination, and participation in safety programs. The position requires availability for any shift, including overtime and weekends, and a commitment to company policies and safety procedures. Successful candidates must pass a drug screen, background check, E-verify, and be capable of obtaining a TWIC card if applicable. The role has no supervisory responsibilities and requires the ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including respirators, and perform all material handling functions. Physical demands include prolonged standing and walking, operating forklifts and pallet jacks, and climbing stairs and ladders. The role is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions.

Requirements

• High school diploma, general education degree (GED), or US military experience.
• Possess or able to pass exam to obtain Forklift Operators certification and demonstrate ability to operate a forklift safely.
• Ability to read, comprehend and carry out detailed and simple instructions in English and write simple correspondence.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure.
• Ability to learn and operate technology-based devices such as smart phones, tablets, computers, PLCs, operational technology equipment, etc. to carry out normal business operations.
• Meet or exceed production requirements based on information and or equipment used in the course of work performance.
• Wear safety equipment as prescribed by company.
• Comply with placarding rules when loading or unloading trucks.
• Must pass pre-employment drug screen and background check.
• Must pass E-verify check.
• Must be capable of attaining a TWIC (Transportation Workers Identification Credential) card for participating MTSA facilities within Brenntag. Only applicable to MTSA sites.
• Able to pass company physical and all training requirements, including wearing Personal Protective Equipment, which may include a respirator.
• Able to perform all functions of loading, unloading, packaging, stacking, palletizing, storage, and movement of material.
• Able to utilize tools and equipment as necessary to perform job tasks.
• Standing and walking for long periods of time, up to 95% of day.
• Must be able to operate standing & sit-down forklifts, pallet jacks and drum pickers.
• Must be able to climb stairs and ladders to the top of tanks, tankers and rail cars.
• Frequently exposed to outside weather (from 10% to 75% of the time) sometimes in extreme weather conditions.

Nice To Haves

• Candidates with prior experience in working with chemical operations (2+ years) may be considered if education or service requirements are not fully met.

Responsibilities

• Receive/unload and prepare/load liquid and dry chemical products from/to trucks, tankers, and railcars.
• Maneuver and connect/disconnect transfer hoses.
• Climb up tanks, tankers and railcars to open/close top hatches and monitor load.
• Inspect tanks, tankers and railcars before and after loading/unloading operations.
• Verify product against receiving/shipping documents, noting and reporting discrepancies and damages.
• Product sampling and quality control in conjunction with lab personnel.
• Maintain accurate receiving/shipping logs.
• Record amounts of product received or distributed via appropriate computer program.
• Picking and staging product for delivery in accordance with specifications on customer orders or other instructions.
• Operation of powered and manual industrial lift trucks (with certification) to transport product in the warehouse, and maintain daily forklift checklist.
• Move raw materials to the production area and move finished products to the warehouse.
• Ability to lift and carry bags, pails, boxes, and pallets varying distances.
• Ability to stage and remove product packaging in complex storage racking within operating areas and warehouses.
• Repackage product into proper containers for storage or shipment.
• Fill cylinders, drums, totes, pails or tankers with product and route to prescribed storage locations making sure of proper labelling, storing, stacking, or palletizing according to company and regulatory requirements.
• Give special attention to packaging, loading and storing of food grade and USP items.
• Operate electronic scale and process devices.
• Carefully store hazardous waste drums in the prescribed area in full compliance with hazardous waste regulations.
• Responsibility for inventory.
• Examine stored product and report deterioration and damage.
• Rearrange stored materials.
• Assist in counting of physical inventory.
• Ensure warehouse is clean, accessible and safe for all visitors and workers.
• When spills occur, responsible for immediate reporting and cleanup.
• Protect property from theft or damage.
• Other duties as assigned, including mixing and blending as required.
• Participate in ongoing safety program including safety meetings and trainings.
• Must be available to work any days of the week, any assigned 8-12 hour shift.
• Willingness to work overtime or weekends as needed.
• Good safety and attendance record.
• Ability to work cooperatively with other departments and personnel.
• Observe, follow and enforce all company policies and procedures.
• Must pass pre-employment drug screen and background check.
• Must pass E-verify check.
• Must be capable of attaining a TWIC (Transportation Workers Identification Credential) card for participating MTSA facilities within Brenntag. Only applicable to MTSA sites.
• Able to pass company physical and all training requirements, including wearing Personal Protective Equipment, which may include a respirator.
• Able to perform all functions of loading, unloading, packaging, stacking, palletizing, storage, and movement of material.
• Able to utilize tools and equipment as necessary to perform job tasks.
• Standing and walking for long periods of time, up to 95% of day.
• Must be able to operate standing & sit-down forklifts, pallet jacks and drum pickers.
• Must be able to climb stairs and ladders to the top of tanks, tankers and rail cars.
• Frequently exposed to outside weather (from 10% to 75% of the time) sometimes in extreme weather conditions.

Benefits

• Individual development, on-the-job training, and development programs designed to help our employees grow in their careers.
• Paid parental leave
• Education assistance program
• Employee assistance program
• Various healthcare plan options
• 401(k)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED