Production Operator

About the role

This hands-on role involves safely and efficiently handling liquid and dry chemical products, ensuring accuracy, quality, and compliance throughout all warehouse and transfer operations. Responsibilities include mixing and blending chemicals, loading and unloading trucks, tankers, and railcars; operating forklifts and other industrial equipment; repackaging and labeling materials; and maintaining precise inventory records. You will work with a variety of products, equipment, and processes in a fast-paced, detail-oriented environment.

Responsibilities

• Operate and manage process equipment to produce blended, diluted, and manufactured final products safely and efficiently.
• Ensure final product meets specifications through process data and testing techniques.
• Maintain safe operations via process monitoring and equipment utilization (scrubbers, ventilation, bonding/grounding, etc.).
• Receive/unload and prepare/load liquid and dry chemical products from/to trucks, tankers, and railcars:
  • Maneuver and connect/disconnect transfer hoses.
  • Climb tanks, tankers, and railcars to open/close top hatches and monitor loads.
  • Inspect tanks, tankers, and railcars before and after loading/unloading.
  • Verify product against receiving/shipping documents; note and report discrepancies and damages.
• Perform product sampling and quality control in conjunction with lab personnel.
• Maintain accurate receiving/shipping logs and record product amounts via computer programs.
• Pick and stage product for delivery according to customer orders or instructions.
• Operate powered and manual industrial lift trucks (with certification) and maintain daily forklift checklists.
• Transport raw materials to production areas and move finished products to the warehouse.
• Lift and carry bags, pails, boxes, and pallets varying distances.
• Stage and remove product packaging in complex storage racking.
• Repackage product into proper containers (cylinders, drums, totes, pails, or tankers) for storage or shipment:
  • Ensure proper labeling, storing, stacking, or palletizing according to company and regulatory requirements.
  • Give special attention to packaging, loading, and storing of food-grade and USP items.
• Operate electronic scales and process devices.
• Store hazardous waste drums in compliance with hazardous waste regulations.
• Manage inventory:
  • Examine stored product and report deterioration or damage.
  • Rearrange stored materials.
  • Assist in counting physical inventory.
• Ensure the warehouse is clean, accessible, and safe for all workers and visitors.
• Report and clean up spills immediately.
• Protect property from theft or damage.
• Perform other duties as assigned, including general warehouse tasks.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or US military experience.
• Candidates with 2+ years of experience in chemical operations may be considered if education or service requirements are not fully met.
• Possess or ability to obtain Forklift Operator certification and safely operate a forklift.
• Ability to read, comprehend, and carry out detailed instructions in English; write simple correspondence.
• Basic math skills: add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.
• Ability to learn and operate technology-based devices (smartphones, tablets, computers, PLCs, operational technology equipment).
• Meet or exceed production requirements based on equipment and information used.
• Wear safety equipment as prescribed by the company and comply with placarding rules when loading/unloading trucks.
• Participate in ongoing safety programs, including meetings and trainings.
• Available to work any days of the week, any assigned 8-12 hour shift, including overtime or weekends as needed.
• Good safety and attendance record.
• Ability to work cooperatively with other departments and personnel.
• Observe, follow, and enforce all company policies and procedures.
• Pass pre-employment drug screen, background check, and E-verify check.
• Capable of attaining a TWIC (Transportation Workers Identification Credential) card for participating MTSA facilities (applicable to MTSA sites only).

Physical Requirements

• Able to pass company physical and all training requirements, including wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), which may include a respirator.
• Able to perform all functions of loading, unloading, packaging, stacking, palletizing, storage, and movement of materials.
• Able to utilize tools and equipment necessary to perform job tasks.
• Standing and walking for long periods (up to 95% of the day).
• Able to operate standing and sit-down forklifts, pallet jacks, and drum pickers.
• Able to climb stairs and ladders to the top of tanks, tankers, and railcars.
• Frequently exposed to outside weather (10% to 75% of the time), sometimes in extreme conditions.

Benefits

• Individual development and on-the-job training programs.
• Paid parental leave.
• Education assistance program.
• Employee assistance program.
• Various healthcare plan options and 401(k).