Refinery Operator

CGB Enterprises, Inc.•Casselton, ND

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At CGB, you can contribute to meaningful work, grow professionally and personally, and belong in a place where everyone has a voice. Founded in 1969, CGB Enterprises, Inc. is known as an innovative and progressive leader in the grain and transportation industries. Today, CGB operates an enterprise with over 100 locations and nearly 2,000 U.S. employees overseeing a diverse family of businesses that provide an array of services for producers and logistics services for an international base of customers. The combination of our assets provides a growing organization that is celebrating over 50 years of strength and stability! This job is primarily responsible for the safe operation of refinery equipment, controlling equipment systems that process raw materials (e.g. soybeans) into specified products. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, monitoring pressure and flow, reading gauges and adjustment valves.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Basic computer skills.
Effective interpersonal, oral and written communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of people within and outside the organization.
Basic mechanical skills.
Ability to perform all duties while maintaining security.
Ability to perform all duties and tasks safely without posing harm to oneself or others.
Ability to complete documentation requirements.
Ability to work well both independently and within a team environment.
Ability to use tools appropriate for assigned task.
Ability to remain focused on exceptional customer service, both internally and externally.

Nice To Haves

1 year working in an industrial environment.

Responsibilities

Fully participate in the company Safety, Food Safety, and Quality programs and attend daily pre-shift meetings.
Perform all duties within compliance of OSHA, company safety, and environmental regulations (ISO where applicable); including wearing appropriate PPE for task being performed.
Complete daily walk-throughs to check equipment and levels; monitor and document equipment readings.
Operate production equipment and watch process for leaks or other problems; communicate process and equipment deficiencies with other operators, maintenance personnel, and supervisors.
Monitor process indicators, instruments, gauges, and meters to detect and report any possible problems.
Start pumps and open valves or use automated equipment to regulate the flow of oil in pipelines and into and out of tanks; monitor the amount of oil in storage tanks, and to verify that activities and operations are safe, efficient, and in compliance with regulations.
Read automatic gauges at specified intervals to determine the flow rate of oil into or from tanks, and the amount of oil in tanks.
Operate control panels to coordinate and regulate process variables such as temperature and pressure, and to direct product flow rate, according to process schedules.
Signal other workers by telephone or radio to operate pumps, open and close valves, and check temperatures.
Plan movement of products through lines to processing, storage, and shipping units, using knowledge of system interconnections and capacities; verify that incoming and outgoing products are moving through the correct meters, and that meters are working properly.
Read, compile data and analyze specifications, instrument readings, schedules, logs, pull samples, test results, and laboratory recommendations to determine how to set equipment controls to produce the required qualities and quantities of products.
Process paperwork per department procedures.
Maintain and repair equipment, or report malfunctioning equipment to supervisors so that repairs can be scheduled.
Other duties as assigned by management; including assisting other operators as needed, wiping up oil spills, cleaning magnets as scheduled, working in any/all parts of the plant assisting with operations or maintenance, sanitation and housekeeping duties area.