Chemical Tank Farm Operator

About the role

Sigma is seeking an experienced and safety-focused Chemical Tank Farm Operator to join our Logistics team at our chemical manufacturing facility in Georgetown, South Carolina.

Responsibilities

• Receive, sample, transfer, store, stage, and ship hazardous and non-hazardous raw materials, finished products, and waste materials.
• Load and unload chemical tanker trucks and transfer bulk materials between tank farms and production areas.
• Fill drums and totes and perform other product-repackaging activities based on operational needs.
• Verify products, tanks, transfer lines, and mixing instructions before beginning work to prevent contamination, spills, and incorrect transfers.
• Operate forklifts, man lifts, pumps, hoses, valves, transfer systems, yard tractors, and 48- or 53-foot trailers.
• Inspect tanks and equipment and perform routine preventive maintenance on pumps, flanges, valves, piping, and nitrogen systems.
• Collect and properly document product samples according to established procedures.
• Use JDE to review product specifications, scheduled shipments, and inventory status and to record material movements.
• Maintain accurate receiving, transfer, shipment, hazardous-waste, inspection, and inventory records.
• Follow all safety, environmental, hazardous-material, spill-response, ISO, and EFfCI requirements.
• Assist with hazardous-waste storage, inspections, and shipments and respond to unplanned product releases as trained.
• Maintain clean and orderly work areas and assist Raw Materials Warehouse Operators as needed.

Requirements

• A high school diploma or GED.
• Experience in chemical handling, tank farm operations, bulk-liquid transfers, material handling, manufacturing, warehousing, or a similar industrial environment.
• Knowledge of safe hazardous-material handling and storage practices.
• Basic computer skills and the ability to accurately complete electronic and written records.
• Ability to follow operating procedures, safety requirements, and transfer instructions.
• Willingness to work rotating shifts and maintain regular, reliable attendance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two or more years of related industrial experience.
• Experience loading and unloading tanker trucks and transferring bulk liquids using pumps, hoses, valves, or piping systems.
• Forklift, man-lift, or yard-tractor operating experience.
• Experience with chemical sampling, spill response, hazardous waste, or routine equipment maintenance.
• Familiarity with JDE or another inventory or ERP system.