Chemical Operator B
About The Position
Reporting to the Shift Supervisor, Area Chemical Operators operate equipment and processes in assigned production areas to produce and process company products safely and in an environmentally responsible manner. Operators are typically cross-trained in two production areas. When additional labor resources are assigned to an area, the operator coordinates their use as needed. The role involves operating processing equipment, loading raw materials and chemicals, and unloading and packaging finished products. Depending on the assigned area, operators process ion exchange resins, granular activated carbon, polymer bead precursors, and related products using pumps, columns, mixing and reaction vessels, filtration, drying, blending, transfer, and packaging equipment. Operators also document batch records, report safety, environmental, and operational issues, and follow safety procedures when transitioning equipment to maintenance staff or contractors.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship.
- High school diploma or GED.
- At least 3 years of experience in the chemical, pharmaceutical, food, or petroleum industries.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to climb stairs and ladders and work at elevated heights.
- Ability to be trained in respirator use and confined space entry.
Nice To Haves
- Associate degree or higher in a science or technical degree program.
- 10 or more years of experience in batch chemical processing.
Responsibilities
- Operate processing equipment safely and in an environmentally responsible manner to produce high-quality ion exchange products efficiently and cost-effectively.
- Load raw materials and chemicals, and unload and package finished resin products.
- Operate Area 2000 equipment to perform chemical regeneration and related conversion, steaming, rinsing, backwashing, mixing, and packaging processes for ion exchange resins.
- Operate Area 3000 equipment to convert, regenerate, disinfect, dewater, and otherwise process products; operate specialty equipment including a filter press and stirred tank systems.
- Operate Area 4000 equipment for carbon loading, acid washing, dewatering, drying, dust control, and packaging of granular activated carbon products.
- Operate Area 6000 equipment to separate, regenerate, and remix products, and use dry-blending equipment to blend finished resins.
- Operate Area 7100 pumps, mixing vessels, and polymerization reactors to polymerize flammable monomers into solid polymer bead precursors within OSHA PSM requirements, and operate a slurry tank for transfer to downstream finishing areas.
- Operate Area 7200 pumps, centrifuge, dryer, screener, and transporter systems to finish polymer processing and load polymer to sulfonation weigh hoppers.
- Operate Area 7300 equipment to sulfonate and hydrate ion exchange products and transfer them to downstream finishing areas.
- Operate Area 7500 equipment to perform caustic conversions to the Na+ ionic form, as well as steam, rinse, hot rinse, backwash, and package ion exchange resin products.
- Promptly report safety, environmental, and operational issues to the Shift Supervisor and perform basic troubleshooting to identify potential causes.
- Participate in and adhere to safety procedures, including permit programs for safely transitioning equipment to or from maintenance staff or contractors.
- Thoroughly, accurately, and promptly document batch processing and other records to ensure product traceability and compliance with quality procedures.
- Coordinate additional labor resources assigned to a production area, as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
