Plant Operator Marshall

JOB DEFINITION

Control, operate, or tend equipment in which a chemical change or reaction takes place in the processing of industrial or consumer products. Typical equipment used are: material handling equipment, storage & blend tanks, and batch treating equipment.

• Operates forklift and yard truck to load and unload trailers.
• Operates forklift to move materials within the plant facility.
• Pre‑stages raw materials and packaging per the batch card/slip for efficiency of process to ensure materials are ready.

• Reads plant specifications to ascertain product, ingredient, formulas, instructions, and prescribed modifications of plant procedures.
• Starts pumps and agitators, turns valves, or moves controls of processing equipment to admit, transfer, filter, or mix chemicals, or to drain specified amounts of materials, impurities, or rating agents to or from equipment to prepare or further process materials.
• Loads specified amounts of chemicals into processing equipment to manufacture a batch.
• Weighs, measures, counts, or mixes prescribed quantities of materials to manufacture a batch.

• Moves controls to adjust feed and flow through equipment in a specified sequence to maintain system within specified operating conditions.
• Draws sample of products for testing by other employees.
• Records data from instruments and gauges concerning temperature, pressure, materials used, and treating time in a log to maintain historical and quality records.
• Operates or tends auxiliary equipment, such as heaters, filters, to further process materials.
• Patrols work area to detect leaks and equipment malfunctions, and monitor operating conditions.
• Notifies maintenance and a supervisor of equipment malfunctions to ensure timely and quality production.
• Assists maintenance in areas where needed to ensure efficient processes.
• Observes safety precautions to prevent fires and explosions.

• Examines products or work to verify conformance to specifications.
• Puts materials into drums, totes, or tank wagons or transfers to storage area to meet order requirements.
• Records quantity filled and material location for tracking purposes.
• Removes any materials that do not conform to specifications for re‑packaging.

• Follows instructions and requests from shift coordinators and management.
• Exchanges work information with and communicates well with other employees at shift change.
• Seeks out information on orders and job duties when in doubt.
• Reports to work on time, and is dependable.

• Keeps floor free from obstructions and other materials, and keeps general work area clean.
• Sweeps and mops floors as needed.
• Keeps packaging equipment and other operating equipment clean.
• Drains equipment and pumps water or other solution through to flush and clean tanks or equipment.

• Completes Safety Orientation, Departmental Safety/Work instruction Training, and OSHA Standards Training.
• Complies with departmental and job safety practices, including wearing protective equipment and monitoring placement of machine guards.
• Performs safety inspections in manufacturing or industrial setting.
• Applies chemical processing emergency procedures.
• Inspects machinery or equipment to determine adjustments or repairs needed.

• Supports the site’s goals and objectives as referenced on the “One Pager.”
• Receives annual Environmental training.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

• Ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
• Ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to perform math calculations consisting of metric weight conversions.

• Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to arrange things or actions in a…