Production Operator

Brenntag•Indianapolis, IN

About The Position

The Production Operator safely and efficiently handles liquid and dry chemical products, ensuring accuracy, quality, and compliance during warehouse and transfer operations. This 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. The work involves a variety of products, equipment, and processes in a fast-paced environment. The operator manages process equipment to produce blended, diluted, and manufactured products, monitors processes and equipment for safe operation, and uses process data and testing techniques to verify product specifications. Duties also include receiving, preparing, staging, and shipping products; inspecting transport equipment; taking samples; recording transactions; repackaging products; managing stored inventory; and maintaining a clean, accessible, and safe warehouse. The position has no supervisory responsibilities. The role requires physical work, including lifting and carrying materials, operating industrial lift trucks, and climbing tanks, tankers, and railcars. Employees must follow safety procedures, use prescribed protective equipment, participate in safety training, and meet production requirements. Work may take place outdoors in varying and sometimes extreme weather conditions.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or U.S. military experience. Candidates with at least two years of chemical operations experience may be considered if education or service requirements are not fully met.
Possess or be able to pass the exam for forklift operator certification and demonstrate safe forklift operation.
Ability to read, understand, and carry out detailed and simple instructions in English, and write simple correspondence.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.
Ability to learn and use technology-based devices such as smartphones, tablets, computers, PLCs, and operational technology equipment.
Meet or exceed production requirements based on information and equipment used in the work.
Wear safety equipment as prescribed by the company and comply with placarding rules when loading or unloading trucks.
Participate in ongoing safety programs, including safety meetings and training.
Availability to work any day of the week on assigned shifts of 8 to 12 hours.
Willingness to work overtime or weekends as needed.
Good safety and attendance record and ability to work cooperatively with other departments and personnel.
Ability to observe, follow, and enforce company policies and procedures.
Must pass a pre-employment drug screen, background check, and E-Verify check.
Must be capable of attaining a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card for participating MTSA facilities; applicable only at MTSA sites.
Ability to pass the company physical and all training requirements, including wearing personal protective equipment, which may include a respirator.
Ability to perform loading, unloading, packaging, stacking, palletizing, storage, and material-movement tasks and use tools and equipment required for the work.
Ability to stand and walk for long periods, up to 95% of the workday.
Ability to operate standing and sit-down forklifts, pallet jacks, and drum pickers.
Ability to climb stairs and ladders to the tops of tanks, tankers, and railcars.
Ability to work with frequent outdoor exposure, stated as 10% to 75% of the time, sometimes in extreme weather conditions.

Responsibilities

Operate and manage process equipment to manufacture, blend, and dilute products safely and efficiently.
Monitor processes and use process data and testing techniques to ensure products meet specifications.
Maintain safe operations using process monitoring and equipment such as scrubbers, ventilation, and bonding and grounding systems.
Receive, unload, prepare, and load liquid and dry chemical products from and to trucks, tankers, and railcars.
Maneuver and connect or disconnect transfer hoses; climb transport equipment to operate hatches and monitor loads; and inspect equipment before and after transfers.
Verify products against shipping and receiving documents, report discrepancies or damage, and maintain accurate logs and computer records.
Take product samples and perform quality-control work in conjunction with laboratory personnel.
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; lift and carry bags, pails, boxes, and pallets; and stage or remove packaging from storage racks.
Repackage products into appropriate containers, fill cylinders, drums, totes, pails, or tankers, and route them to designated storage locations.
Label, store, stack, and palletize products in accordance with company and regulatory requirements, with special attention to food-grade and USP items.
Operate electronic scales and process devices; store hazardous-waste drums in designated areas in compliance with hazardous-waste regulations.
Inspect stored products for deterioration or damage, report issues, rearrange 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.
Participate in ongoing safety meetings and training, follow company policies and procedures, comply with placarding rules, and perform other assigned warehouse duties.