Machine Operator I

Veolia Environnement SA•Minnetonka, MN

About The Position

As the Membrane Fabricator Machine Operator, the employee operates membrane coating equipment and performs chemical mixing, quality checks, troubleshooting, and packaging. The role requires quality workmanship and meeting scheduled deadlines to satisfy customer expectations. Work is performed on 12-hour shifts on a rotating week schedule. The listed hours are Sunday through Thursday, 9:45 p.m. to 6:15 a.m.

Requirements

At least 1 year (12 months) of experience as a machine operator, maintenance technician, chemical mixer/handler, or in military service in a technical background.
Ability to lift and handle up to 50 lbs.
Willingness to work with chemicals, including solvents and acids.
Ability to work overtime.
Willingness to perform preventative maintenance, such as changing filters and strainers and cleaning.
Willingness to wear personal protective equipment, including safety glasses, gloves, ear plugs, safety shoes, and intermittently a PAPR respirator.
Willingness to be trained and practice forklift operations, LOTO operations, and confined space operations, including HVAC HEPA filter changes.

Nice To Haves

Associate’s degree in engineering, industrial technology, instrumentation, automated systems and robotics, electronics engineering technology, industrial controls and robotics, Right Skills Now for Manufacturing, chemistry, or a similar technical field.
Familiarity with plumbing and fluid transfer basics, including valve orientation, air bleeding, and isolation.
Inventory control experience using SAP or another inventory control program.
Experience troubleshooting a continuous web or paper handling process.
Ability to complete simple shop math calculations, including percentages, chemical usage rates, and yields.
Experience using lab equipment such as FTIR, UV-Vis, Karl Fisher, a viscometer, a conductivity meter, or a micrometer.
Programmable Logic Control experience.
High attention to detail for safe and accurate chemical mixing.
Knowledge and understanding of web-handling manufacturing.
Training to operate a fork truck in a manufacturing area.
Strong communication skills.
Ability to learn and understand policies, practices, and procedures.
Experience working with chemicals.

Responsibilities

Observe Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) rules and housekeeping practices; participate in EHS meetings, investigations, and audits.
Proactively communicate and address safety concerns.
Set up, operate, and clean membrane production equipment.
Handle and mix chemicals, including strong acids, bases, and solvents, according to prescribed formulas and procedures.
Enter production data accurately and completely into databases, forms, logs, and SAP.
Move raw materials and finished products to their proper locations.
Monitor and document raw material and final product quality; adjust coating processes to ensure membranes meet specifications; perform and document cell tests on membrane.
Troubleshoot malfunctions to identify and correct root causes and minimize scrap.
Follow life-critical policies and procedures, including Lock-out/Tag-Out, Confined Space Entry, and Line-Break.
Contain, label, store, and transfer hazardous waste according to applicable regulations.
Unload and test bulk chemical tankers as required.
Support area cycle counts, inventory control, and SAP transactions.
Perform regularly scheduled maintenance and calibration procedures.
Prepare and package membrane samples.
Assist with process changes and new product development.
Perform additional duties as assigned by the Supervisor, Facilitator, or Lead.