Chemical Operator - III

Position Summary:

A chemical operator manages overall production in a chemical plant operations and machinery. Chemical operators also oversee the production process to ensure it runs smoothly and safely and produces a quality product.

Essential Duties:

• Assure safety requirements are known and followed

• Interpret analytical results and make timely and accurate decisions
• Ability to apply problem-solving process to diagnose, treat and eliminate problems permanently as well as provide immediate containment while permanent solution is derived
• Ability to operate all of the reactors, packing columns, unloading and loading tankers, blending DNA products and column process
• Familiar with all the analytical instruments and able to perform analysis on in-process samples 
• Ability to operate Honeywell 900 system
• Ability to understand the distillation parameters and the interpretation of the output in the spec view
• Organizing, planning and prioritizing work - Developing specific goals to accomplish daily tasks
• Set up and dismantle filling equipment
• Blend chemicals for DNA blends
• Process chemicals for Anhydrosolv solvents
• Use instrumentation: GC (Assay), UV spectrophotometer (Optical Absorbance) and KF (water) to analyze in-process samples
• Clean filling equipment, holding tanks, totes, reactors and pumps according to procedure
• Organize the production equipment in designated areas
• Submit samples to the lab for analysis according to procedure
• Be highly aware of quality issues and BOM
• Fill drums, totes, bottles and RC's according to BOM
• Unload and charge tankers (bulk material) following the given instructions
• Clean and pack columns with adsorbent material and activate the column
• Steam waste adsorbent material for disposal
• Assist Chemical Operators with charging reactors and with other requirements
• Able to problem solve container, label or other issues around filling operator
• Handle waste according to procedures
• Complete the cleaning record form
• Complete the batch records, attach all in-process testing results and file the document
• Understand filling/labelling process and able to oversee that side of production
• Fill in as shift supervisor when supervisor not present
• Familiar with filling stand set-up and efficient use
• Other duties as assigned

Success 

Criteria:

• First bottles submission efficiently
• RFT numbers >95%
• Project oriented
• Able to train Chem-OP1 and Chem-OP2.
• Actively looking for Process improvement.

Supervisory Responsibility:

Required Education, Experience Skills and:

• High school diploma or GED required; preferred college graduate in biology, chemistry or chemical engineering
• Independent thinking, strong organizational and planning abilities and problem-solving skills are essential 
• Manufacturing experience

Preferred Education, Skills and Experience:

• Chemical plant experience preferred 

Key 

Competencies:

Work Environment /Physical Demands:

The physical requirements described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.  

• Able to stoop, bend, twist and climb ladders and/or stairs
• Use hands and arms to handle and reach 
• Able to walk, talk and hear
• Vision abilities: close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus
• Hand-eye coordination sufficient to place labels on bottles and boxes accurately
• Able to move up to 70 lbs.
• Able to lift up to 15 lbs. above shoulder height
• Able to shift drums of product up to 300 lbs.
• Able to wear respirator, safety shoes, goggles and/or safety glasses