Warehouse Operator

Brenntag•Chicago, IL

About The Position

The Warehouse Operator safely and efficiently handles liquid and dry chemical products while ensuring accuracy, quality, and compliance throughout warehouse and transfer operations. The hands-on role includes loading and unloading trucks, tankers, and railcars; operating industrial equipment; repackaging and labeling materials; and maintaining accurate inventory records in a fast-paced environment. The operator receives, prepares, stores, stages, and ships products; checks shipments and equipment; supports product sampling and quality control; and records receiving and shipping activity. The role also includes moving materials between warehouse and production areas, handling packaging and hazardous waste in accordance with company and regulatory requirements, maintaining a safe and clean work area, and performing other duties as assigned, including mixing and blending when required. There are no supervisory responsibilities. The position requires physical work, including lifting and carrying materials, extended periods of standing and walking, and climbing to access tanks, tankers, and railcars. Employees may work outdoors in varying and sometimes extreme weather conditions and must wear prescribed personal protective equipment, which may include a respirator. The schedule may include any day of the week, assigned shifts of 8–12 hours, and overtime or weekends as needed.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or U.S. military experience; candidates with at least two years of chemical-operations experience may be considered if they do not fully meet the education or service requirement.
Possess or be able to pass an 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 arithmetic using all units of measure.
Learn and operate technology-based devices, including smartphones, tablets, computers, PLCs, and operational technology 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 on assigned 8–12-hour shifts and be willing to 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, background check, and E-Verify check.
Be capable of obtaining a TWIC card for participation at applicable MTSA facilities 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 functions; use tools and equipment as needed.
Stand and walk for extended periods, up to 95% of the workday; operate standing and sit-down forklifts, pallet jacks, and drum pickers; climb stairs and ladders to tanks, tankers, and railcars.
Work outdoors in varying weather conditions, potentially from 10% to 75% of the time and sometimes in extreme weather.

Responsibilities

Receive and unload, prepare, load, and transfer liquid and dry chemical products to and from trucks, tankers, and railcars.
Connect and disconnect transfer hoses; climb tanks, tankers, and railcars to open or close hatches and monitor loads; inspect equipment before and after operations.
Verify products against shipping and receiving documents, report discrepancies or damage, and support sampling and quality control with laboratory personnel.
Maintain accurate receiving and shipping logs and enter quantities received or distributed into the appropriate computer program.
Pick and stage products for delivery according to customer orders or other instructions.
Operate certified powered and manual industrial lift trucks, maintain daily forklift checklists, and move raw materials to production and finished products to the warehouse.
Lift and carry bags, pails, boxes, and pallets; stage and remove packaging in storage racking and operating areas.
Repackage products into appropriate containers; fill cylinders, drums, totes, pails, or tankers; label, store, stack, and palletize products according to company and regulatory requirements.
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 for deterioration or damage, report issues, rearrange stored materials, and assist with physical inventory counts.
Keep the warehouse clean, accessible, and safe; immediately report and clean up spills; protect property from theft or damage.
Perform other assigned duties, including mixing and blending as required.
Participate in ongoing safety meetings and training; follow company policies and procedures and comply with truck placarding rules.
Meet or exceed production requirements and work cooperatively with other departments and personnel.