Chemical Operator

Skywater•Austin, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Staff Technician – Chemical Operator Major Areas of Accountability: Maintain supply and quality parameters of chemical and slurry distributions. Responsibilities include drum/tote/isotainer chemical offloading to bulk tanks, chemical batch processing, SPC chart monitoring of processes, chemical sampling. Maintain equipment uptime through maintenance activities and troubleshooting of system equipment, which include valves, filters, piping, pumps, instrumentation and other components. Work within defined technical processes and procedures. Initiate and drive continuous improvements. Uphold area upkeep and 5S principles. Ability to operate heavy machinery including forklift, pallet jack, and drum crusher. Ability to operate system equipment via HMI for batch creation and/or distribution. Collaborate cross-departmentally, escalate as required. Cross train as a backup resource for chemical handling department. Complete assigned preventative maintenance tasks. Record keeping, reporting, as required. Shift: B Shift: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday in week one, and Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Saturday in week two, from 6 pm – 6 am. This role offers a 15% differential

Requirements

2 Year Technical/Associate’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent military training / manufacturing work experience.
5+ years of experience.
Mechanical inclination.
Ability to troubleshoot system equipment.
Good communication skills.
Attentive to detail.
Collaborative.
Ability to lift 50 lbs.
Ability to perform bending and/or crouching at times.

Nice To Haves

A relevant completed vocational / professional training of at least 3 years.
5+ years of manufacturing or operations experience.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
Minor electrical and controls proficiency.

Responsibilities

Maintain supply and quality parameters of chemical and slurry distributions.
Drum/tote/isotainer chemical offloading to bulk tanks.
Chemical batch processing.
SPC chart monitoring of processes.
Chemical sampling.
Maintain equipment uptime through maintenance activities and troubleshooting of system equipment, which include valves, filters, piping, pumps, instrumentation and other components.
Work within defined technical processes and procedures.
Initiate and drive continuous improvements.
Uphold area upkeep and 5S principles.
Operate heavy machinery including forklift, pallet jack, and drum crusher.
Operate system equipment via HMI for batch creation and/or distribution.
Collaborate cross-departmentally, escalate as required.
Cross train as a backup resource for chemical handling department.
Complete assigned preventative maintenance tasks.
Record keeping, reporting, as required.