Powder B Operator LCU

KIK Consumer Products•Westlake, LA

9h•Onsite

About The Position

Join our team as a Powder B Operator where you’ll play a crucial role in ensuring the successful operations of our facility. You’ll be a key contributor to the success of our plant. Bring your expertise to a dynamic environment that values efficiency, safety, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

High school diploma
1 Year of forklift experience in a chemical industry.
Ability to wear respiratory protective equipment for extended periods of time, while operating a forklift.
Ability to speak and comprehend verbal instruction with a respirator in order to effectively communicate with coworkers as well as monitoring equipment.
Must be able to wear SCBA gear during emergency situations.
Ability to ascend stairs up to 80’ in height.
Ability to perform shift work with some overtime and call-outs.
Requires good communications skills and the ability to function in a team environment.
The ability to follow oral or written instructions, set procedures, work rules and standards.
Pass physical & drug test.

Nice To Haves

Previous process operator experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Cutting bags of CA, monitors the flow as well as product level in the bins, then places the product on the unloading station, using a forklift.
Placing excessive product in either the unloading bin or super sacks and reworking into process.
Recording correct daily amount of bags cut and reporting to "A" operator or Shift Supervisor.
Preparing equipment for maintenance, deconning and deenergizing. (Deconning sometimes requires hours of shoveling product from equipment and floor surfaces to properly decon the equipment.)
Responding to plant emergencies – decomposition of product, power failures, spills, fires, explosions, and any other related emergency situations. During emergency situations it may be necessary for the Powder “B” operator to don a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA).
Collecting samples for processing.
Maintaining housekeeping duties in assigned zones and conducting safety inspections.
Recycling bags of recyclable material as required.
Participating in all aspects of the safety program including safety meeting attendance and participation.
Operating a forklift to move and/or re-locate material or equipment.
Filing all inventory tags in the designed file in numerical order and completing the required production reports for inventory control reporting.
Assisting other operators or co-workers as needed.
Performing other duties and assignments as directed by supervisor.