What are the responsibilities and job description for the Materials Movement Operator Plant 1 position at DANCHEM TECHNOLOGIES?
A. Basic Company Requirements
- Understand and adhere to company policies and procedures
- Read and understand written procedures (in English) for processing chemicals
- Follow written and verbal instructions from supervision, management, and engineering
- Complete basic math functions (add, subtract, multiply, and divide)
B. Safety and Environmental Requirements
- Don Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) correctly and effectively
- Read and understand a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) to identify hazards of handling chemicals
- Safely handle solvents (such as methanol), acids (such as nitric acid), and bases (such as 50% sodium hydroxide) or other hazardous or potentially hazardous chemicals
- Understand and adhere to company emergency procedures
- Complete monthly and annual computer-based safety training on time
- Report all spills, leaks, injuries, mischarges, and other incidents immediately to the Supervisor and/or management
- Attend training as specified by Supervisor, including all safety training
- Report all unsafe conditions immediately to the Supervisor and/or management
- Understand policies and procedures for line breaks, hot work, Lock Out/Tag Out, and confined space
- Protect the environment to prevent ground, water, and air pollution
C. Batch Chemical Processing and Housekeeping Requirements
- Correctly weigh materials (in drums, totes, bags, etc.) and understand gross weight, tare (or empty) weight, and net weight
- Properly label all containers for identification
- Understand operation of a pump for transferring chemicals
- Properly connect hoses, pumps, and pipelines (including connections to tank trucks)
- Safely collect samples from reactors or other vessels, label the samples, and submit the samples to the lab for analysis or shipment
- Assist in charging liquid and solid/powdered raw materials to reactors or tanks
- Follow all procedures for safe handling of empty drums or containers
- Understand standard units of measure, including pressure and temperature
- Accurately complete production documentation, such as sifter SOPs
- Perform packaging operations, including sifting of powdered products and drumming of liquid products
- Operate filter press and other auxiliary equipment, as specified by supervision
- Operate valves, pumps, filters, etc.
- Clean up spills and properly dispose of any waste
- Keep operating area and grounds tidy and free of trash and debris
- Perform other duties as assigned by supervision
D. Receiving, Shipping, and Other Material Movement Requirements
- Assist with receiving and shipping of bulk and packaged materials, with an understanding of product identification and Bill of Lading
- Inspect and operate a fork truck per company procedures
- Safely transport materials using a fork truck (staging raw materials in the plant, transporting waste containers to waste pad, and transporting finished product to warehouse, etc.) or other transport device
