Chemical Packaging Operator

Ricca Chemical Company•Arlington, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Chemical Packaging Operator, reporting to the Production Manager, is responsible for properly labeling, filling, and packaging products for inventory or shipment. This role also provides quality assurance activities to ensure Ricca Chemical Company products meet or exceed stated internal or external packaging/shipping expectations. The operator must act responsibly at all times to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of self, co-workers, visitors, neighbors, and property, including compliance with all RICCA CHEMICAL COMPANY safety policies and procedures, and a working knowledge of government regulations, particularly hazardous material regulations.

Requirements

Manufacturing experience, working a fast-paced environment
Attention-to-detail mindset
Ability to follow detailed work instructions
Worked in a chemical blending manufacturing environment where both non-hazardous and hazardous chemicals are present or similar work environment
High school diploma or GED, or Technical or Associates degree preferred.
Minimum of two (2) years or more experience in a manufacturing or industrial industry or equivalent work experience.
Able to read, write and comprehend English language.
Work rotating on-call schedule during weekends and holidays.
Attention to safety and environmental compliance.

Nice To Haves

Understanding of basic chemical manufacturing or industrial manufacturing processes.
Ability to read and understand the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) of a chemical.

Responsibilities

Minimize packaging problems such as the use of wrong labels, wrong bottles, wrong cleaning procedures, wrong siphons or hoses, excessive number of loose caps, wrong caps, filling orders with incorrect product sizes or quantities, and putting stock away incorrectly.
Place labels on properly while placing proper DOT hazardous labels on cases or containers.
Ensure every container is in an order, is labeled properly. Labels are placed straight and correctly on containers and cases.
Properly fill containers with the proper and consistent volume.
Affix correct caps and seals are used. Caps are tightened properly and no leakers due to loose caps.
Use proper equipment, siphons, hoses, pumps, carts, etc.
Follows procedures for approved inventory rotation, and order filling are used.
Ensure paperwork is correctly and completely filled out.
Follow instructions and procedures, both packaging and safety.
Use correct equipment cleaning procedures to avoid cross-contamination of batches of product due to improper cleaning of product or equipment.
Maintain the Production Floor and equipment using regular intervals of preventative maintenance.
Pull materials from inventory for packaging and bottling, such as cardboard boxes, pulp inserts, bottles, containers and lids.
Build packaging boxes and box the bottled product into final shipping boxes/containers.
Complete manufacturing Batch Ticket documentation of work bottled and/or packaged.
Support team members in bottling and packaging when one’s own work is complete.
Cleanup work area at end of shift or when finished working in area.
Consistently meets/exceeds standards assigned within Functional Training Document (FTD) program.
Other duties as assigned.