Chemical Operator - Donaldsonville / Blue Point

About the Company

At CF Industries, our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably. Our employees are focused on safe and reliable operations, environmental stewardship, and disciplined capital and corporate management. By joining CF, you will be part of a team that brings varied experiences, wide-ranging knowledge, and diverse talents together to deliver important work. You’ll pursue complex, exciting opportunities that help you grow and achieve your potential while working for a company that lives its values in an authentic, supportive team environment.

Our eight manufacturing complexes in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, an unparalleled storage, transportation, and distribution network in North America, and global logistics capabilities underpin our strategy to leverage unique capabilities and accelerate the world’s transition to clean energy.

About the Role

The Production Operator is a key member of the CF Industries team, playing a major role in achieving safety excellence, environmental compliance, and maximizing production. This position is responsible for the safe and efficient operations of the production process and associated equipment, with a significant impact on personal safety, emergency preparedness, and response performance at the facility. This role requires working 12-hour rotational shifts, including nights and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Champion the pursuit of safety, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence, including proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE), implementing safety procedures, identifying hazards, and communicating findings.
• Operate valves and instruments to adjust fluid levels, flows, temperatures, pressures, and speeds, and control startups/shutdowns of mechanical equipment.
• Make process adjustments via instrumentation, equipment, or chemical additions to maintain processes within operational tolerances.
• Investigate unusual process or mechanical situations and take or recommend corrective action.
• Achieve and maintain competency in all operator functions of the assigned production area, including process monitoring and control, and assist in training less experienced operators.

Skills

• Work accuracy: Accurately execute written procedures and verbal instructions.
• Critical thinking: Use logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions or approaches.
• Judgment and decision making: Consider long- and short-term implications of potential actions to choose the most appropriate course.
• Integrity: Act with honesty and consistently follow through in doing what is right.
• Teamwork and collaboration: Organize, plan, and coordinate work with others to ensure alignment, build partnerships, and inspire a culture of safety and operational excellence.
• Continuous learning: Continually develop knowledge, skills, and behaviors to maintain competency and increase proficiency.
• Troubleshooting: Recognize and troubleshoot equipment failures or process upsets.

Benefits

We offer competitive compensation with all employees eligible to receive a bonus and access to retirement plan(s). In addition, we provide comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits, as well as well-being programs and incentives to help meet physical, financial, emotional, and work-related goals.