The Production Operator is responsible for safely and efficiently handling liquid and dry chemical products, ensuring accuracy, quality, and compliance throughout all warehouse and transfer operations. This hands-on role involves mixing and blending chemicals, loading and unloading trucks, tankers, and railcars; operating forklifts and other industrial equipment; repackaging and labeling materials; and maintaining precise inventory records. No two days are the same; you will work with a variety of products, equipment, and processes in a fast-paced environment where attention to detail truly matters. If you take pride in doing things right, enjoy physical, active work, and want to grow your skills in a stable, safety-first company, we want to hear from you.
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General:
· Mixing/Blending/Manufacturing
o Operate and manage process equipment to produce blended, diluted, and manufactured final products in a safe and efficient manner.
o Ensure final product is on specification through process data and testing techniques.
o Ensure safe and efficient operations throughout the duration of the process via process monitoring and utilization of equipment (scrubbers, ventilation, bonding/grounding, etc.).
· Receive/unload and prepare/load liquid and dry chemical products from/to trucks, tankers, and railcars. This work is physical and requires attention to detail as follows:
o Maneuver and connect/disconnect transfer hoses
o Climb up tanks, tankers and railcars to open/close top hatches and monitor load
o Inspect tanks, tankers and railcars before and after loading/unloading operations
o Verify product against receiving/shipping documents, noting and reporting discrepancies and damages
o Product sampling and quality control in conjunction with lab personnel
o Maintain accurate receiving/shipping logs. Record amounts of product received or distributed via appropriate computer program
o Picking and staging product for delivery in accordance with specifications on customer orders or other instructions
· Operation of powered and manual industrial lift trucks (with certification) to transport product in the warehouse, and maintain daily forklift checklist
o Move raw materials to the production area and move finished products to the warehouse
o Ability to lift and carry bags, pails, boxes, and pallets varying distances
o Ability to stage and remove product packaging in complex storage racking within operating areas and warehouses
· Repackage product into proper containers for storage or shipment. This work is physical and requires attention to detail:
o Fill cylinders, drums, totes, pails or tankers with product and route to prescribed storage locations making sure of proper labelling, storing, stacking, or palletizing according to company and regulatory requirements
o Give special attention to packaging, loading and storing of food grade and USP items.
o Operate electronic scale and process devices
o Carefully store hazardous waste drums in the prescribed area in full compliance with hazardous waste regulations
· Responsibility for inventory
o Examine stored product and report deterioration and damage
o Rearrange stored materials
o Assist in counting of physical inventory
· General Maintenance
o Ensure warehouse is clean, accessible and safe for all visitors and workers
o When spills occur, responsible for immediate reporting and cleanup
o Protect property from theft or damage
· Other duties as assigned, including general warehouse duties as required
Education and Experience:
High school diploma, general education degree (GED), or US military experience. Candidates with prior experience in working with chemical operations (2+ years) may be considered if education or service requirements are not fully met.
Possess or able to pass exam to obtain Forklift Operators…