Prepolymer LF Production Operator

• Location 286 Mantua Grove Rd,West Deptford, NJ, 08066,United States
• Base Pay $29.69 / Hour
• Other Compensation $1.25 with black seal license
• Job Category Operations, Production Operator , Chemical Manufacturing
• Industry Chemical Manufactiring , Warehousing
• Employee Type Full Time Non-Exempt
• Required Degree High school
• Manage Others No

• Name HR Department

• Must possess good working knowledge of plant equipment in the assigned production unit.
• Must possess good understanding of the operation and processes in the assigned production unit.
• Must understand the full work flow of the unit, from a supply chain prospective, to the manufacturing of batches and troubleshooting of equipment and sequences.
• Must understand and follow all safety and operating procedures.
• Maintains daily logs and records as instructed.
• Assists in training newer operators.
• Must show understanding of PID/PFD of assigned production unit.
• Must understand basic chemistry for products made in assigned production unit.
• Maintains plant cleanliness to Coim’s housekeeping standards.
• Recognizes and documents "abnormal" operating conditions with proper response including immediate notification of supervision.
• Perform physical Cycle Count.
• Dispose of empty used containers and waste containers
• Use of hand tools to dissassemble/reassemble equipment for the purpose of troubleshooting and minor repairs.

• Must show proficiency in Navision navigation and RM receipt transactions.
• Unload bulk raw materials and intermediates from trucks to storage or packages.
• Proper operation of transfer controls, PLC systems, pneumatic, and electrical equipment for the offloading of raw materials.
• Sampling of incoming raw materials.
• Identifications and preparation of re-work and partial containers in ovens for upcoming batches.

• Possess good working knowledge of batch-calc and PLC, including log page and recipe pages entries for tracking of raw material and packing procedures.
• Load raw material in the polyol blend tank and product tank through PLC, Drums or totes.
• Full knowledge of the PLC to start reactor loading, from the preparation of raw materials, to the reaction and distillation.
• Perform Navision transactions through Production Orders to consume raw materials used in the batch
• Using the proper check list to track raw material charges.
• Good knowledge of distillation process and adjustments of parameters.

• Setting parameters on the PLC for the batch.
• Good knowledge and reading of batchcalc operations.
• Monitoring PLC and reactor parameters and status.
• Judge and perform adjustment to the batch.
• Reading batchcalc to determinate and add re-work or partials to the batch.
• Make adjustments based on Bottoms sample results (Adjusting temperature or vacuum and troubleshooting results)
• Identify “abnormal” reaction trends and interface with management to solve problems in short and long term basis.

• Reading batch and operating instructions associated for the preparation of packaging of finished products.
• Retaining sample for package and product tanks.
• Full understanding and usage of the SCADA PLC in order to start up package.
• Re-package finish good for customer’s shipments.
• Check of the theoretical yield from the actual yield of the batches and investigate discrepancy.
• Proper preparation of package material (labels, tight the bung and cap, clean drums and pails) and store it in the proper building.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Attend all company sponsored safety training programs.
• Follow Environmental and Hygiene procedures and roles.
• Promote safety behavior and initiatives proactively

• Position requires a HS diploma or GED.
• 5-year min exp as a batch process operator in the chemical field.
• Maintains a black seal boiler license.
• Ottawa/Yard truck Operation (
  * optional).
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft systems, particularly Outlook and Excel. Must have excellent written and verbal skills.
• Must possess good mechanical aptitude

• Wear protective or safety equipment such as a respirator as needed.
• Walking between departments, using stairs and climbing ladders.
• Bending and lifting up to 50lbs manually and unassisted.

The Prepolymer Production Operator (WD-LF) will perform all tasks essential in the preparation, manufacturing, and storage of finished products and raw materials utilizing reactors, storage tanks, pumps and other equipment specific to Coim’s manufacturing units.

** This position is not eligible for employer-sponsored work authorization; applicants must have unrestricted authorization to work in the U.S. for any company