Plant Tech 1

Carmeuse • Buchanan, VA

2d

About The Position

This position is responsible for conducting processes under supervision and control in a safe, environmentally responsible, consistent, and efficient manner to achieve quality results and projected production rates. The role involves ensuring safe operation, performing pre-shift checks, managing machinery startup and shutdown, cleaning, following daily instructions, adjusting machine parameters based on material testing, managing dryer temperature profiles, adhering to SOPs and Best Practices, handling major upsets and abnormal situations (e.g., high feed end temperature, low bag house temperatures), performing general housekeeping, maintaining records, reviewing previous shift operations, and analyzing operation trends.

Requirements

• Conduct processes under supervision and control in a safely, environmentally responsible, consistent, and efficient manner.
• Achieve quality results expected by customers and projected production rates.
• Ensure the operation is run in a safe manner.
• Perform thorough pre-shift checks.
• Check fluids in machines.
• Start up machinery from cold start.
• Shut down machinery.
• Shut down machinery to clean.
• Follow the Daily Instruction Sheet.
• Manage normal operation and adjust machine parameters in response to testing performed on material.
• Adjust dryer temperature profile, SOP’s and Best Practices.
• Manage major upsets and abnormal situations such as: High feed end temperature, low bag house temperatures, etc.
• Perform general housekeeping.
• Maintain all records.
• Review previous shift operation at the beginning of the shift and leave proper information for the following one.
• Analyze operation trends.

Responsibilities

• Conduct processes under supervision and control in a safely, environmentally responsible, consistent, and efficient manner.
• Achieve quality results expected by customers and projected production rates.
• Ensure the operation is run in a safe manner.
• Perform thorough pre-shift checks.
• Check fluids in machines.
• Start up machinery from cold start.
• Shut down machinery.
• Shut down machinery to clean.
• Follow the Daily Instruction Sheet.
• Manage normal operation and adjust machine parameters in response to testing performed on material.
• Adjust dryer temperature profile, SOP’s and Best Practices.
• Manage major upsets and abnormal situations such as: High feed end temperature, low bag house temperatures, etc.
• Perform general housekeeping.
• Maintain all records.
• Review previous shift operation at the beginning of the shift and leave proper information for the following one.
• Analyze operation trends.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed