Our client company produces industrial, medical, and specialty gases, and associated gas handling equipment in North America.
We are seeking a chemical or refinery plant experienced operator to assist with their air separation production requirements.
Responsibilities
* Sets up and/or operators manufacturing process in accord with published Work Instructions.
* Changes reactants, operates valves, controls, and related items to obtain specified flow rates, temperatures, and pressures.
* Fills finished product into cylinders or correlates filling with the Gas Filling Department.
* Performs general, preventative maintenance on gas or chemical manufacturing equipment.
* Maintains daily inventory production records.
* Maintains run charts for performance of scales.
* Collect samples for quality assurance testing and perform various routine chemical analysis.
* Controls inventory of raw material.
* Performs all other tasks as assigned by local plant management.
Qualifications
* High school diploma or equivalent.
* Must be able to perform mathematical exercises of moderate complexity.
* Good mechanical aptitude and hands on capability is required.
* Conscientious and common-sense attitude toward safety due to position requirements of handling a variety of hazardous materials is required.
* Must be able to lift 50 lb. and able to handle compressed gas cylinders.
* Prior experience in the chemical, petroleum, food processing, or pharmaceutical industries is preferred.
* Prior experience with handling, filling, manufacturing, disposing compressed gases is very beneficial.
* Prior experience with hazardous chemicals, such as air sensitive, flammable, reactive and corrosive materials is useful.
* Should have experience working with the production and manufacture of Air Separation Units (ASU).
* Prior safety training in first aid, CPR, Hazmat, Emergency response is useful.
Accountabilities
* Notifies supervisor when maintenance of equipment requires greater expertise than he/she possesses.
* Recommends process and equipment changes as needed.
* Recommends process changes to improve the quality/purity of the products manufactured.
* Performs scale and instrument calibration checks as required by company quality system.
* Notifies Supervisor of quality assurance problems.
* Adheres to all quality assurance policies and standards.
* Keeps working area clean and orderly, follows all company procedures and safety policies.
* Inspects manufacturing equipment daily to ensure the safe operation of the chemical process.
* Keeps leak detection equipment, if required, in good working order.
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