Production Operator

Brenntag•St. Paul, MN

About The Position

The Production Operator safely and efficiently handles liquid and dry chemical products while ensuring accuracy, quality, and compliance throughout warehouse and transfer operations. The hands-on role includes mixing and blending chemicals; loading and unloading trucks, tankers, and railcars; operating forklifts and other industrial equipment; repackaging and labeling materials; and maintaining inventory records. Work takes place in a fast-paced environment involving a variety of products, equipment, and processes. The position operates process equipment to produce blended, diluted, and manufactured products, monitors processes and uses testing techniques to ensure products meet specifications, and uses equipment such as scrubbers, ventilation, and bonding and grounding systems to support safe operations. It also involves inspecting and sampling products, checking shipping and receiving documents, documenting inventory movements, and following company and regulatory requirements for storage, packaging, hazardous waste, and product handling. The role requires physical work, including lifting and carrying materials, connecting transfer hoses, climbing tanks and railcars, and spending substantial time standing or walking. Operators use forklifts, pallet jacks, drum pickers, electronic scales, and process devices. Employees must participate in safety programs, wear prescribed safety equipment, and be available to work any day of the week on assigned 8–12-hour shifts, with overtime or weekend work as needed. The role has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or U.S. military experience; candidates with at least two years of chemical operations experience may be considered if they do not fully meet the education or service requirement.
Possess or be able to pass the examination to obtain forklift operator certification and demonstrate safe forklift operation.
Ability to read, comprehend, and carry out detailed and simple instructions in English and write simple correspondence.
Ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in all units of measure.
Ability to learn and operate technology-based devices such as smartphones, tablets, computers, PLCs, and operational technology equipment.
Ability to lift and carry bags, pails, boxes, and pallets over varying distances and perform packaging, stacking, palletizing, storage, and material-movement tasks.
Ability to operate standing and sit-down forklifts, pallet jacks, and drum pickers.
Ability to use tools and equipment needed to perform job tasks and to climb stairs and ladders to the tops of tanks, tankers, and railcars.
Ability to stand and walk for long periods, up to 95% of the workday, and work outdoors in varying and sometimes extreme weather conditions.
Able to pass the company physical and required training, including wearing personal protective equipment that may include a respirator.
Available to work any day of the week on assigned 8–12-hour shifts and willing to work overtime or weekends as needed.
Good safety and attendance record; able to work cooperatively with other departments and personnel and follow company policies and procedures.
Must pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check and pass E-Verify.
Must be capable of attaining a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) for participating MTSA facilities; applicable only at MTSA sites.

Responsibilities

Operate and manage process equipment to safely and efficiently produce blended, diluted, and manufactured final products.
Monitor processes and use process data and testing techniques to ensure products meet specifications.
Use appropriate equipment and procedures, including scrubbers, ventilation, bonding, and grounding, to support safe and efficient operations.
Receive, unload, prepare, load, and transfer liquid and dry chemical products to and from trucks, tankers, and railcars.
Maneuver and connect or disconnect transfer hoses; climb tanks, tankers, and railcars to operate hatches and monitor loads.
Inspect tanks, tankers, and railcars before and after loading or unloading.
Verify products against shipping and receiving documents and report discrepancies or damage.
Sample products and perform quality control in coordination with laboratory personnel.
Maintain accurate shipping and receiving logs and record product quantities in the appropriate computer program.
Pick and stage products for delivery according to customer orders and other instructions.
Operate powered and manual industrial lift trucks, transport products within the warehouse, and complete daily forklift checklists.
Move raw materials to production and finished products to the warehouse.
Repackage products into appropriate containers; fill cylinders, drums, totes, pails, or tankers and route them to prescribed storage locations.
Label, store, stack, and palletize products according to company and regulatory requirements, with special attention to food-grade and USP items.
Operate electronic scales and process devices.
Store hazardous-waste drums in prescribed areas in compliance with hazardous-waste regulations.
Examine stored products and report deterioration or damage; rearrange stored materials and assist with physical inventory counts.
Keep the warehouse clean, accessible, and safe; promptly report and clean up spills; and protect property from theft or damage.
Perform other assigned duties, including general warehouse work.
Meet or exceed production requirements, wear prescribed safety equipment, comply with placarding rules when loading or unloading trucks, and participate in ongoing safety meetings and training.
Follow company policies and procedures and cooperate with other departments and personnel.