Equipment Maintenance Technician (Friday-Tuesday 0700-1530)
Job Description
- Performs daily process adjustments to latex, tackifier, coagulant and slurry tanks.
- Drains tanks and performs cleaning of the walls and bottom of tanks to flush residue through tank openings.
- Scrapes and scrubs walls to remove incrustations, scale, or deposits of latex and slurry.
- Cleans all residues in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practices and Departmental Cleanliness Requirements.
- Removes chemical residues and other liquids from tank bottoms with squeegees and pumps with suction hoses.
- Follows all proper material handling rules for Flammable and Hazardous Materials Handling and Operations.
- Adds specified chemicals to stainless steel tanks to maintain and replenish tank processing solutions.
- Handles approximately 20 – 400 to 600 lb. drums per shift using proper drum moving equipment.
- Reads and understands written instructions (i.e., MPs, OPs, SOPs, DHRs, component tickets, and adjustments logs).
- Able to make independent decisions about tanks within the parameters of tank management procedures with the guidance of the Process Control Technicians.
- Cleans and refills latex reserves.
Physical Demands and Work Requirements
- Frequent walking, sitting, reaching with hands and arms, climbing or balancing.
- Sometimes stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
- Regularly lifts and/or moves up to 55 pounds, occasionally lifting and/or moving more than 100 pounds with the assistance of drum moving equipment.
- Works near moving mechanical parts and wears appropriate PPE to prevent exposure to fumes or airborne particles.
- High places and with hazardous and caustic chemicals.
- Normal noise level in the work environment, occasionally requires hearing protection.
- Personal Protective Equipment required to perform this job safely includes safety glasses and steel-toed safety shoes.
- Occasionally requires rubber gloves, face shield, chemical resistant aprons, respirator and/or Class "D" supplied air hood when handling chemicals.