Chemical Blender

Position Summary

Safely perform liquid or solid batch type chemical operations associated with devulcanizers, batch stills, molds, fermenting tanks, steam‑jacketed kettles and/or reactor vessels. Handle chemicals in accordance with written or verbal instruction. Perform routine and operator level preventive maintenance and cleaning of equipment or surroundings as required. Conduct and log QA/QC of product. Work well within a team atmosphere.

Chemical manufacturing environment inside and outside of metal buildings. Employee will work in temperature extremes and in a chemical odor environment. Depending on exact position, employee may need to operate a forklift, tip and move 55‑gallon drums weighing up to 600 pounds with a drum dolly, lift and carry 100 pounds in various packaging, and handle empty 55‑gallon drums.

• Ability to successfully use heating and cooling systems per standard operating procedures and employee training
• Use exothermic and endothermic reaction training to recognize an abnormal chemical reaction situation
• Contact the proper supervisor or maintenance personnel if an abnormal situation occurs
• Fill out proper mass balance after a chemical reaction has finished and the final product weight has been measured
• Work with proper HSE personnel to handle any wastes generated during a chemical reaction
• Proficient with required safety & hazmat policies, procedures and reporting
• Maintain, inspect and clean equipment and facilities as required per standard operating procedures
• Sample, test and log results of materials and products to ensure quality and control of product
• Blend chemical per manufacturing specifications; no substitutions or modifications without supervisor’s authorization
• Use proper container for the finished blended material, making sure all proper labeling is applied
• Verify the correct batch number is applied to the container and that a quality control sample is collected and properly stored
• Maintain plant facilities, tools and other items used in the performance of day‑to‑day procedures
• Inventory supplies received and consumed accordingly
• Assist other workers in preparing and maintaining equipment
• Start pumps and agitators, turn valves or move controls of processing equipment to admit, transfer, filter or mix chemicals
• Follow the appropriate hazmat clean‑up and disposal procedures and immediately report all spills to the Blend Facility Supervisor
• Maintain the highest levels of sanitation to preserve the quality of the product

• High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED)
• Ability to use various power tools safely
• Basic knowledge of various pumps and valves
• Forklift certification preferred, but not required
• Preferred welding experience

• Computer
  
  Skills:
  
  Have basic computer skills. Efficiently navigate a web browser, follow online instructions, type and use a mouse.
• Work Ethic:
  Be dependable, trustworthy, truthful, and credible in the workplace. Display a sincere desire to provide service or assistance, follow instructions, and take responsibility for own actions. Show a commitment to doing the best job possible.
• Physical Abilities:
  Lift and carry 100 pounds in various packaging. Tip and move 55‑gallon drums, weighing up to 600 pounds, with the use of a drum dolly.

All employees of Jacam Chemical Company 2013, LLC, and its subsidiaries are required to adhere to the following:

• Comply with all Federal, State, and Local laws
• Have the ability to read, write and speak in English fluently
• Adhere to guidelines, policies, and procedures as described in the Jacam handbook
• Adhere to Jacam’s Drug and Alcohol policy and agree to submit to random drug testing as a condition of employment