Expert Process Operator

Position Summary

Expert in environment requiring awareness with other process areas; controls work pace and progress on equipment; operates within established work routines and occasional supervisory checks

What we can offer you

Our Total Rewards Program goes far beyond base compensation by providing a more fulfilling work experience and offering a competitive benefits program, including:  

• Generous PTO package and paid holidays   
• Dollar-for-dollar 401k match with a profit-sharing component  
• Customizable health, dental and vision insurance (eligible on first date)   
• Career progression plans  
• Reward and recognition programs   
• Paid parental leave  
• Tuition Reimbursement   
• Company Wellness Program   
• Employee Discount Program 

Core Responsibilities and Tasks

• Follows all policies and guidelines regarding workplace safety and product quality
• Read and follow documented processes
• Check on equipment throughout the shift to ensure equipment is working properly
• Loads and unload deliveries to and from regional branches
• Operate computer to enter necessary documentation
• Able to troubleshoot and perform minor repairs on equipment
• Make and monitor adjustments in plant via control systems
• Maintain inspection and inventory of operation tools
• Contributes to division results and performance
• Take care of internal and external customer needs to and expectations
• Operate equipment specific to area such as:

CARBON: Bag products, samples and test and properly label each bag; manage spent carbon feed to reactivation furnace; switch tank feed from tank to tank of spent carbon; calibrate PH probes, operate a filter press; run facility wastewater treatment plant; calibrate weigh belt every other hour; check incoming city water TDS daily; Insure POTW discharge parameters are within permit limits; perform hourly inspection of WWTP and complete the log

REGEN: Sort bottles by size and type of resin; Operate forklift to move resin tanks and materials through factory, may assist in loading trucks; evacuate bottles and regenerate resin batches; fill and quality test SDI products (process SDI product beginning to end); complete quality control documentation; monitor different meters, gauges, and pressures; regenerate resin to replenish mobile de-ionization trailers.

Position Requirements

1. FORMAL EDUCATION:

Required: High School Diploma or GED

2. KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:

Required: 

• Minimum three years of experience in an industrial setting
•  Knowledge of chemicals used in specific regeneration processes 
• Must be licensed forklift driver or able to obtain forklift certification at time of hire 
•  Must understand process flow of carbon/reactivation process 
• Must be able to complete 40-hour hazardous waste operations training as well as additional site-specific safety and operator training 
• Mid-level machine troubleshoots and repair process machinery
• Ability to communicate clearly to team members and management 
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite of products

Preferred: • Some manufacturing/plant experience preferred • Experience with implementing 5s and lean manufacturing principles

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