Production Operator

Brenntag•Billings, MT

16d

About The Position

The Production Operator safely and efficiently handles liquid and dry chemical products, ensuring accuracy, quality, and compliance throughout warehouse, production, and transfer operations. The role operates process equipment to mix, blend, dilute, and manufacture products; monitors processes and testing to ensure products meet specifications; and uses safety equipment and practices such as scrubbers, ventilation, bonding, and grounding. Duties also include receiving, unloading, preparing, loading, and transferring products from or to trucks, tankers, and railcars; operating forklifts and other industrial equipment; repackaging and labeling materials; and maintaining accurate inventory and shipping records. The job is hands-on and physically active, involving hose connections, climbing tanks and railcars, lifting and moving materials, staging and storing products, and working with a variety of equipment and processes in a fast-paced environment. Operators inspect equipment and conveyances, verify products against documents, collect samples in coordination with laboratory personnel, handle hazardous waste in accordance with regulations, and keep work areas clean, accessible, and safe. The position has no supervisory responsibilities. The operator must participate in safety meetings and training, follow company policies and regulatory requirements, wear prescribed safety equipment, and be willing to work any assigned days and 8–12-hour shifts, with overtime or weekends as needed. Physical demands include standing and walking for up to 95% of the day, climbing stairs and ladders, operating forklifts and material-handling equipment, and frequent exposure to outdoor weather, sometimes in extreme conditions.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or US 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 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 add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.
Ability to learn and operate technology-based devices, including smartphones, tablets, computers, PLCs, and operational technology equipment.
Ability to meet or exceed production requirements using the information and equipment involved in the work.
Ability to wear safety equipment as prescribed by the company.
Ability to work cooperatively with other departments and personnel.
Must be available to work any days of the week and any assigned 8–12-hour shift.
Willingness to work overtime or weekends as needed.
Good safety and attendance record.
Must pass a pre-employment drug screen, background check, and E-Verify check.
For applicable MTSA facilities, must be capable of obtaining a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card.
Must pass the company physical and all training requirements, including wearing required personal protective equipment, which may include a respirator.
Ability to perform loading, unloading, packaging, stacking, palletizing, storage, and material-movement functions.
Ability to use tools and equipment as needed for job tasks.
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 outdoors frequently, from 10% to 75% of the time, sometimes in extreme weather conditions.

Responsibilities

Operate process equipment to safely and efficiently produce blended, diluted, and manufactured products.
Monitor processes and use process data and testing techniques to ensure final products meet specifications.
Maintain safe operations using equipment and controls such as scrubbers, ventilation, bonding, and grounding.
Receive, unload, prepare, load, and transfer liquid and dry chemical products from and to trucks, tankers, and railcars.
Connect and 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 receiving and shipping documents and report discrepancies or damage.
Collect product samples and perform quality-control activities in conjunction with laboratory personnel.
Maintain accurate receiving and shipping logs and record quantities using the appropriate computer program.
Pick and stage products for delivery according to customer orders and instructions.
Operate powered and manual industrial lift trucks, maintain daily forklift checklists, and move raw materials and finished products between production and warehouse areas.
Repackage products into appropriate containers, fill cylinders, drums, totes, pails, or tankers, and ensure correct labeling, storage, stacking, and palletizing.
Give special attention to packaging, loading, and storing food-grade and USP items.
Operate electronic scales and process devices.
Store hazardous-waste drums in designated 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.
Protect company property from theft or damage and perform other warehouse duties as assigned.
Participate in ongoing safety programs, meetings, and training; follow company policies and procedures.
Comply with placarding rules when loading or unloading trucks.