Logistics Technician Trainee

Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Monument Chemical serves the specialty chemicals industry – and produces a variety of solvents, intermediates, specialty fuels, and other specialty products, as well as offers industry-leading Custom Manufacturing services. At Monument, you’ll find careers in several engineering and skilled trades roles and disciplines. Working together like a family, our teams drive continual improvement in quality, cost, lead time, flexibility, and customer service. Whether you are a recent graduate or a seasoned professional, we offer a diverse range of opportunities where you will be challenged and encouraged to grow.

Load and unload chemicals into or from tank cars, trucks, barges and storage tanks. May perform a variety of other tasks relating to shipment of products. May gauge or sample shipping tanks and test them for leaks.

Essential Functions

• Reports To: Logistics Manager
• Verify tank car, barge, or truck load numbers to ensure car placement accuracy based on written or verbal instructions.
• Observe positions of cars passing loading spots into the correct positions at the appropriate times.
• Operate specialized material handling equipment such as railroad tank car unloading equipment.
• Monitor product movement to and from storage tanks, coordinating activities with other workers to ensure constant product flow while conducting tank to tank transfers.
• Record operating data such as products and quantities pumped, gauge readings, and operating times, manually or using computers.
• Check conditions and weights of vessels to ensure cleanliness and compliance with loading procedures.
• Operate industrial railcar mover.
• Connect ground cables to carry off static electricity when loading and unloading tank trucks.
• Seal outlet valves on tank cars, barges, and trucks.
• Remove and replace tank car dome caps, or direct other workers in their removal and replacement.
• Gauging tanks and/or reading meters, in order to verify contents, temperatures, and volumes of liquid loads.
• Test vessels for leaks, damage, and defects, and repair or replace defective parts as necessary.
• Unload railcars containing liquids by connecting hoses to outlet plugs and pumping compressed air into cars to force liquids into storage tanks.
• Copy and attach load specifications to loaded tanks.
• Start pumps and adjust valves or cables in order to regulate the flow of products to vessels, utilizing knowledge of loading procedures.
• Obtain product samples and send to laboratory for quality testing.

Education Qualifications

• Required High School or Equivalent High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED)

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to compile, read, and compute, and interpret data
• Basic to Intermediate level computer skills in Microsoft Excel required
• Self-motivated and ability to work well with others
• Candidate must be able to pass the pre-employment test
• Able to obtain TWIC Card and pass background check
• New hires will also be evaluated under a 30/60/90 day probationary period

Licenses and Certifications

• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license Required

Working Conditions/Physical Demands

• Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long periods of time, up to 12 hours per day.
• Sitting. Working from a seated position for up to 12 hours per day.
• Climbing. Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, ramps and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms multiple times per day.
• Balancing. Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow or slippery surfaces.
• Stooping. Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
• Kneeling. Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Crouching. Bending the body downward and forward by bending legs and spine.
• Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Pushing. Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force, exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force consistently to move objects in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
• Pulling. Using upper extremities to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force consistently in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting. Raising objects up to 50 pounds occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds consistently from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position.
• Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Subject to environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside.
• Subject to extreme heat. Temperatures above 100 for periods of more than one hour.
• Subject to vibration. Exposure to movements of the extremities or whole body. Operate/drive utility vehicle
• Subject to hazards. Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.
• Must be able to wear appropriate PPE for tasks as required. FRC uniform, hard hat, safety toe work boots, respiratory protection, safety glasses, chemical googles, face shield, gloves etc.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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