Chemical Blending Operator - Shift 24

First Quality • Salt Lake City, UT

1d • Onsite

About The Position

First Quality is seeking a Chemical Blending Operator for its First Quality Home Care Products facility in Salt Lake City, Utah. The position operates mixers, pre-mixers, tanks, and other blending equipment and monitors the process of blending raw materials into liquid soap. The operator follows safety, sanitation, and current good manufacturing practices; accurately prepares batches using recipes and process instructions; moves and transfers materials and finished products; tests and records process data; and helps maintain a clean, safe, and sanitary process operation.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 2–3 years of experience as a machine operator in a production environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing at all organizational levels and receive communications from others.
• Strong organization skills.
• Ability to learn quickly.
• Ability to read and follow verbal and written instructions.
• Good reading, writing, and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Chemistry background.
• Experience with blending or batch mixing.

Responsibilities

• Operate mixers, pre-mixers, and blending equipment to produce liquid soap.
• Follow safety policies and procedures, handle chemicals in accordance with OSHA standards, and report spills promptly while following quarantine and cleanup procedures.
• Follow the Sanitation Program, including preparing sanitation solutions and sanitizing mixers, pre-mixers, tanks, and totes.
• Understand fluid flow from raw-material storage tanks to mixers and pre-mixers.
• Transfer finished product from mixers and pre-mixers to storage tanks and between storage tanks according to applicable procedures.
• Operate a forklift to move batching materials safely and efficiently.
• Follow Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP) in manufacturing safe, hygienic products.
• Follow instructions, recipes, and PI sheets to make batches accurately and add chemicals in the correct sequence.
• Troubleshoot issues to ensure batch quality and proper equipment operation; report broken or leaking equipment through the escalation process.
• Rework batches as needed to avoid product waste.
• Accurately record data on batch sheets, batch logs, wastewater logs, and in the logbook.
• Maintain stock levels of non-bulk items in the proper storage area and maintain salt levels in brine tanks.
• Conduct required tests, including pH testing and soft-water-system hardness testing.
• Complete required cleaning duties for the process area and liquid-process equipment.
• Attend hazardous-chemical seminars as required.
• Operate the wastewater system effectively.
• Maintain a clean, safe, sanitary, and problem-free process operation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities.
• Paid time off (three-week minimum).
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting day one.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Paid parental leave.
• Child and family care assistance through a dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2,500.
• Bundle of Joy benefit: a year's worth of free diapers for team members with a new baby.
• Tuition assistance.
• Wellness program with potential savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums.

What This Job Offers

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