Production Operator

Brenntag•Las Vegas, NV

About The Position

The Production Operator safely and efficiently handles liquid and dry chemical products and performs warehouse, transfer, blending, manufacturing, packaging, and inventory activities. The role operates process equipment to make blended, diluted, and manufactured products, monitors processes and testing to ensure products meet specifications, and uses safety systems such as scrubbers, ventilation, bonding, and grounding. The operator receives, unloads, prepares, loads, and transfers products to and from trucks, tankers, and railcars. Duties include inspecting conveyances, connecting transfer hoses, climbing to access hatches, verifying products against documents, taking samples, recording shipments and receipts, staging orders, and operating certified forklifts and other material-handling equipment. The role also fills and repackages products into appropriate containers, labels and stores materials, handles food-grade and USP items carefully, and stores hazardous waste in compliance with regulations. Additional responsibilities include maintaining and examining inventory, reporting damaged or deteriorating product, keeping the warehouse clean and safe, and reporting and cleaning up spills. This is a physical, hands-on position that requires extended standing and walking, lifting and carrying materials, climbing ladders and stairs, and working outdoors in varying weather. The operator participates in safety meetings and training, follows company policies and procedures, and may perform other warehouse duties as assigned. The position 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 such as smartphones, tablets, computers, PLCs, and operational technology equipment.
Meet or exceed production requirements based on work information and equipment.
Wear company-prescribed safety equipment and comply with placarding rules when loading or unloading trucks.
Be available to work any day of the week and any assigned 8- to 12-hour shift.
Be willing to work overtime or weekends as needed.
Have a good safety and attendance record and work cooperatively with other departments and personnel.
Pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check, and pass E-Verify checks.
Be capable of attaining a TWIC card if working at applicable MTSA facilities.
Pass the company physical and all training requirements, including the ability to wear required personal protective equipment, which may include a respirator.
Be able to perform loading, unloading, packaging, stacking, palletizing, storage, and material movement tasks and use tools and equipment as necessary.
Stand and walk for long periods, up to 95% of the day.
Operate standing and sit-down forklifts, pallet jacks, and drum pickers; climb stairs and ladders to the tops of tanks, tankers, and railcars.
Work outdoors in varying weather, sometimes in extreme conditions.

Nice To Haves

At least two years of experience working with chemical operations, which may be considered in place of unmet education or military-service requirements.

Responsibilities

Operate process equipment to blend, dilute, and manufacture final products safely and efficiently.
Monitor production processes and use process data and testing techniques to ensure products meet specifications.
Use appropriate safety equipment and systems, including scrubbers, ventilation, bonding, and grounding.
Receive, unload, prepare, load, and transfer liquid and dry chemical products to and from trucks, tankers, and railcars.
Connect and disconnect transfer hoses, access and monitor conveyances, inspect them before and after operations, and report discrepancies or damage.
Sample products and coordinate quality control with laboratory personnel.
Maintain receiving and shipping logs and record product quantities in the appropriate computer program.
Pick and stage products for delivery according to customer orders and other instructions.
Operate certified powered and manual industrial lift trucks and complete daily forklift checklists.
Move raw materials to production areas and finished products to the warehouse.
Fill, repackage, label, store, stack, and palletize products in cylinders, drums, totes, pails, tankers, or other appropriate containers.
Handle food-grade and USP products with special care and operate electronic scales and process devices.
Store hazardous waste drums in designated areas in compliance with hazardous-waste regulations.
Examine stored products for deterioration or damage, rearrange stored materials, and assist with physical inventory counts.
Keep the warehouse clean, accessible, and safe; report and clean up spills promptly; and protect property from theft or damage.
Participate in safety programs, meetings, and training; follow and enforce company policies and procedures.
Perform other duties, including general warehouse duties, as assigned.