HD Chemical Operator

About the role

As a HD Chemical Operator you will:

• Follow work instructions, procedures and product specifications; adds specified amounts of raw materials into vessels or blending tanks; sets valves to feed liquid and solid materials through equipment units.
• Sets controls in specified sequence on control panel to start automatic feed.
• Weighs out quantities of powdered or liquid chemicals, following formula sheets.
• Starts and monitors feed of solid or semi-solid materials through equipment units, such as mills, heating vessels and mixing tanks.
• Dumps pre-weighed ingredients into tanks, hoppers, or ball/continuous mills.
• Adjusts controls and valves to maintain system at specified temperature, pressure, and vacuum levels.
• Observes chemical reactions; monitors gauges, samples and data recorders; and receives notification from analytical laboratory, supervisor, or other workers to make specified operating adjustments.
• Observes gauges, and instruments, turns valves, and moves controls to regulate temperatures, pressures, and flow of steam, coolant, and chemical constituents through system to effect prescribed reaction within critical limits, according to knowledge of equipment and process.
• Draws samples of product at specified stages of synthesis and performs standard tests to determine if manufacturing is proceeding efficiently and in conformity with specifications.
• Attaches hoses, pumps or transfer equipment to move completed slurry to holding area or manufacturing coating equipment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED, required
• 2 or more years of experience in a manufacturing environment, required

About BASF Environmental Catalysts And Metal Solutions

Leveraging its deep expertise as the global leader in catalysis and precious metals, BASF Environmental Catalysts and Metal Solutions (ECMS) serves customers in many industries including automotive, aerospace, indoor air quality, semiconductors, and hydrogen economy, and provides full loop services with its precious metals trading and recycling offering. With a focus on circular solutions and sustainability, ECMS is committed to helping our customers create a cleaner, more sustainable world. Protecting our elements of life is our purpose and this inspires us to ever-new solutions. ECMS operates globally in 15 countries with approximately 20 production sites and over 4,000 employees.