Lead Chemical Blending Operator

First Quality • Salt Lake City, UT

6d • Onsite

About The Position

First Quality Home Care Products, LLC is seeking a Chemical Blending Operator for their facility in Salt Lake City, UT. This role involves operating mixers and blending equipment to produce liquid soap, ensuring adherence to safety policies, proper chemical handling, and sanitation procedures. The operator will be responsible for transferring finished products, following cGMP, troubleshooting equipment, maintaining stock levels, conducting tests, and completing cleaning duties. The company, First Quality, is a family-owned business with over 35 years of history, employing over 5,000 team members across manufacturing campuses in the U.S. and Canada. They produce personal care and household products and emphasize values of humility, unity, and integrity, fostering a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning and professional development.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 2 – 3 years of experience as a machine operator in a production environment.
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing at all levels of the organization. well as be able to receive communication from others
• Must be well organized
• Ability to learn quickly.
• Must be able to read and follow verbal and written instructions.
• For safety and business purposes, must have communication skills including reading, writing and must be able to communicate to others

Nice To Haves

• Blending, batch mixing, experience
• Chemistry background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Train and assist all blending personnel to ensure that all batch making operations are functioning properly.
• Operates mixers, pre-mixers and blending equipment to produce liquid soap.
• Follows all safety policies and procedures.
• Safe handling of all chemicals in compliance with OSHA standards.
• Immediately reports any chemical or other spills and follows related procedures quarantine and clean up procedures.
• Understands and follows Sanitation Program at all time, including preparation of sanitation solutions, proper sanitation procedures for mixers, pre-mixers, tanks, and totes.
• Understands the fluid flow from raw material storage tanks to mixers and pre-mixers.
• Transfers finished product from mixers and pre-mixers to storage tanks and between storage tanks following all related policies and procedures.
• Knows and follows Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) in the manufacture of safe, hygienic product.
• Follows instructions / recipes / PI sheets to accurately make a batch using proper sequence of chemical addition.
• Troubleshoots issues to ensure quality batches and proper functioning of equipment.
• Follows escalation process to report broken or leaking equipment.
• Reworks batches, as needed, to avoid product waste.
• Accurately records data on batch sheets, batch logs, waste water logs, and in the logbook.
• Maintain stock levels of non-bulk items in proper storage area.
• Maintain salt levels in the brine tanks.
• Conducts various tests following procedures including PH testing and hardness testing of the soft water system.
• Complete required cleaning duties for the process area and all liquids process equipment.
• Attends hazardous chemical seminars as required.
• Effectively operates the waste water system.
• Maintain a clean, safe, sanitary, and problem free process operation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities
• Paid time off (three-week minimum)
• Medical, dental and vision starting day one
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500)
• Bundle of joy benefit (year's worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)
• Tuition assistance
• Wellness program with 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