Job Description
Plant Operator
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Monitor plant operations by performing round checks 3 times per shift
- Make needed adjustments during round checks to ensure plant operations are within set parameters
- Monitor the areas for issues that require maintenance such as flange/clamp leaks, rupture disc tell-tale gauge pressures, etc during rounds and communicate to CDW or rotating chief.
- Monitor plant operations using Aspen Process Explorer
- Monitor and control operations using Yokogowa DCS system
- Operate remote controlled hoist systems to load raw materials to the process each day
- Take liquid samples of hazardous chemicals while donning appropriate PPE, including rubber boots, chemical suit, full-faced respirator and chemical protective gloves
- Pull caustic samples and perform titrations of the caustic solution
- Maintaining a safe work environment by performing the required housekeeping, recognizing hazards and communicating or mitigating those hazards as appropriate
- Work rotating shifts, weekends, vacation coverage and holidays as needed
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Ability to use hand tools for the purpose of loosening or tightening nuts & bolts on an industrial scale to the point of preventing leaks from flanges
- Ability to perform light maintenance as needed
- Ability to use air impact tools
- Ability to use electric corded and cordless tools including saws and drills
- Ability to open and close manual valves up to 10" in port size at various heights including below waist height and above shoulder height
- Ability to learn and perform repair tasks on equipment including piping and gasket replacements
- Ability to use fall protection devices such as fall restraint harnesses
- Ability to communicate in loud environments
- Ability to be observant, identify abnormal situations (see/hear/smell), and report concerns to supervisors.
- Understanding of the basic concepts of detailed work instructions including the cause and effect of actions taken within these instructions
- Forklift certification with the ability to move pallets and containers up to 4000 lbs.
- Yard Dog/spotter truck certification for moving trailers and ISO containers in the plant
- Manlift certification
- Basic math such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentage, and average calculations
- Ability to apply the math skills listed above to calculate potential tank levels after transfers
- Basic skills using Microsoft Word and Excel
- Accumulate information pertaining to plant operations and accurately convey or communicate that information to the next shift personnel
- Ability to use a fire extinguisher properly
Education and Experience:
High School Diploma or equivalent required; further education and certifications such as Chemical Operator, ISO 9001 and/or 14001 are preferred.
Physical Requirements:
- Frequent lifting, pushing and pulling of up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to ascend/descend ladders and work up to 160 feet in the air while wearing PPE
- Ability to ascend/descend multiple (up to 20) ladders to tops of tanks during a 12-hour shift
- Ability to ascend/descend up to 4 sets of stairs consecutively multiple times during a 12-hour shift
- Ability to ascend/descend up to 4 sets of stairs while carrying up to 40 pounds
- Ability to accurately swing a sledgehammer up to 12 lbs.
- Wear Personal Protective Equipment in order to work around liquid chemicals, acid fumes, silicon dust and hot equipment including but not limited to:
- Full face respirator
- Dusk mask
- Tyvex suit
- Nomex suit + hood
- Chemical suit + boots
- Hearing protection
- Ability to stoop and bend to floor level and squat to access and operate valves, pumps, perform maintenance, etc.
- Ability to work in inclement weather
Job Tags
Remote work, Shift work, Rotating shift