EC-Chemical OperatorApply now »Date:May 14, 2024Location: East Chicago, IN, US, 46312 Company: W. R. Grace & Co. Requisition ID: 23125 Built on talent, technology, and trust, Grace is a leading global supplier of catalysts and engineered materials. The company’s two industry-leading business segments—Catalysts Technologies and Materials Technologies—provide innovative products, technologies, and services that enhance the products and processes of our customers around the world. Grace employs approximately 4,300 people in over 30 countries.Job DescriptionAll employees at the GRACE East Chicago plant have environmental, health and safety (EHS) roles and responsibilities and are accountable for achieving compliance with our EHS Policy. The Operator will be required to work a rotating shift schedule, and work overtime and holidays as production demands dictate. Employee must successfully complete all applicable Operator Assessments and plant training requirements. Responsibilities
Employees are responsible for, but not limited to:
Knowing the equipment and process operation to handle, store, and transport chemical material.
Operate, monitor, and control continuous and batch processes.
Manual and auto operation of the process, using field controls and PLC’s, and troubleshoot the process.
Provide routine minor maintenance to process equipment and instrumentation.
Sample and analyze plant material.
Maintain quality standards and take corrective action as needed.
Respond to emergency situations, including emergency shutdown.
Complete plant data sheets, environmental reports, inventory sheets, forklift inspection reports, etc. as requested.
Package drums/totes and load tank wagons and box trucks.
Fill out work permits to authorize maintenance work and ensure safe job conditions
Housekeeping.
Physical Requirements and Environment
Ability to follow safety protocols and standards working in a pilot plant facility with highly hazardous materials
Ability to work in a high hazard environment, including adverse weather conditions, elevated spaces, confined spaces, extreme temperatures, and noisy surroundings.
Must be able to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and climb stairs and ladders over 100 ft.
Must be willing to wear PPE (Personal Protective equipment) including but not limited to hard hat, protective eyewear, steel-toed boots, hearing protection, Level A suit, full face respirator
Required Qualifications
Manufacturing experience, preferably in the chemical industry along with a current or recent forklift certification
Strong reading, math and technical skills, and the ability to qualify on various processes and equipment in a dynamic and complex chemical manufacturing environment
High School Diploma or GED
Basic computer skills
Benefits
Competitive Wages
Medical, dental and vision insurance
Life and supplemental life insurance
Short-term disability
Company Retirement Contribution Plan & 401k with company match
Twelve paid holidays
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