Production Operator

Brenntag•Portland, OR

About The Position

The Production Operator safely and efficiently handles liquid and dry chemical products while ensuring accuracy, quality, and compliance during warehouse, production, transfer, packaging, and inventory operations. The role operates process equipment to mix, blend, dilute, and manufacture products; monitors processes and tests output to ensure products meet specifications; and uses appropriate safety equipment and procedures throughout operations. The position includes receiving, unloading, preparing, loading, and transferring chemical products to and from trucks, tankers, and railcars. Duties include connecting and disconnecting hoses, climbing onto tanks and railcars, inspecting equipment and shipments, verifying products against documents, taking samples with lab personnel, and recording accurate shipping and receiving information. The operator also picks and stages orders, moves materials using powered and manual equipment, repackages products, operates scales and process devices, labels and stores products according to company and regulatory requirements, and gives special attention to food-grade and USP items and hazardous waste. The operator helps maintain inventory, the cleanliness and safety of warehouse areas, and the condition and security of company property. This is an active, physical role requiring prolonged standing and walking, lifting and carrying materials, climbing, working outdoors in varied weather, and wearing required personal protective equipment, which may include a respirator. 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 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.
Read, comprehend, and carry out detailed and simple instructions in English and write simple correspondence.
Perform basic arithmetic, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in all units of measure.
Learn and operate technology-based devices, including smartphones, tablets, computers, PLCs, and operational technology equipment.
Meet or exceed production requirements based on applicable information and equipment.
Wear prescribed safety equipment and comply with placarding rules when loading or unloading trucks.
Be available to work any days of the week on an assigned 8–12-hour shift and work overtime or weekends as needed.
Maintain a good safety and attendance record and work cooperatively with other departments and personnel.
Pass pre-employment drug screening and background checks, and pass E-Verify checks.
Be capable of attaining a TWIC card if participating at an applicable MTSA facility within Brenntag.
Pass the company physical and required training, including the ability to wear required personal protective equipment, which may include a respirator.
Perform loading, unloading, packaging, stacking, palletizing, storage, and material movement tasks; use necessary tools and equipment.
Stand and walk for long periods, up to 95% of the workday; climb stairs and ladders to the tops of tanks, tankers, and railcars; and operate standing and sit-down forklifts, pallet jacks, and drum pickers.
Work outdoors in varied weather, including potentially extreme conditions, for approximately 10% to 75% of the time.

Responsibilities

Operate and manage process equipment to blend, dilute, and manufacture final products safely and efficiently.
Monitor processes and use data and testing techniques to ensure finished products meet specifications.
Maintain safe operations using process monitoring and equipment such as scrubbers, ventilation, and bonding/grounding systems.
Receive, unload, prepare, load, and transfer liquid and dry chemical products to and from trucks, tankers, and railcars.
Connect and disconnect transfer hoses; climb onto tanks, tankers, and railcars to manage 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 of product movements.
Collect product samples and conduct quality-control work in coordination with laboratory personnel.
Pick and stage products for delivery according to customer orders and other instructions.
Operate certified powered and manual industrial lift trucks to move products and materials, and complete daily forklift checklists.
Move raw materials to production areas and finished products to the warehouse.
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 care for 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.
Maintain a clean, accessible, and safe warehouse; promptly report and clean spills; and protect property from theft or damage.
Participate in ongoing safety meetings and training, follow and enforce company policies and procedures, and perform other assigned warehouse duties.