Plant Material Handler

Job Summary

Plant Technician role for the chemical manufacturing plant in New Martinsville, WV. Strong Safety/Environmental commitment required. Must be able to monitor, operate, and report upon responsible areas within the New Martinsville Site.

Health, Safety, and Environmental

• Fully knowledgeable in and routinely applies all company and applicable regulatory HSE standards, practices, and procedures including confined space entries.
• Active member of Safety Process.
• Assists in removing equipment from service, prepares, secures, locks out, and establishes permits for maintenance of equipment.
• Reports all incidents immediately and responds to emergencies by taking appropriate operational actions, such as shutting down the process whenever necessary and notifying supervision and/or security.
• Shovels debris, picks up and disposes stray materials, and uses good housekeeping practices.

Process Operations

• Develops an understanding of the manufacturing process and understands the implications of operational decisions and actions.
• Monitors and records settings on equipment such as flow‑meters, pump speeds, temperatures, and pressures that affect the speeds of chemical reactions, quality, or yields.
• Reads and acts upon daily area operating instructions.
• Obtains samples of products and performs QC tests to ensure qualifications are met and makes adjustments based on QC results.
• Provides shift change relief and communicates effectively with other personnel regarding operational conditions at time of shift change.
• Conducts frequent tours of the manufacturing area to ensure good operating condition of all equipment, identifies and resolves mechanical and/or process‑related issues, and communicates findings to supervision.
• Works regularly assigned shifts and provides fair and equitable overtime coverage for co‑worker absences, illnesses, vacations, holidays, etc.
• Completes the physical aspects of the job, including climbing stairs, climbing ladders, operating valves, motors, etc.
• Troubleshoots problems with equipment and processes to optimize and repair deficiencies, performing maintenance activities through use of tools or adjustments to control loops.
• Loads and unloads materials, utilizing bulk trucks and packaged containers.
• Performs additional duties and responsibilities as defined by supervision.

General

• Supports achieving plant Quality Objectives and other KPI goals as applicable.
• Initiates action to report and prevent the occurrence of any non‑conformity relating to the product, process, and quality system.
• Controls further processing or delivery of non‑conforming product until deficiencies or unsatisfactory condition has been corrected.
• Uses the Corrective and Preventative Action program and Internal Audit process to initiate, recommend and resolve product issues or quality system failures.

• Sets high standards for self and others, actively follows procedures, suggests ways for improvements, and regularly checks operating key measures.
• Takes individual responsibility for tasks, provides full support to others, gives help and assistance readily, and keeps self and others informed about changes to plant and equipment.

• Pursues effective safe shift change, takes time to understand others, listens to views of others, has sound knowledge of the process and can predict outcomes, demonstrates care for the plant and equipment, and persists in getting things done with ability to prioritize activities.

• Identifies causes and effects in problem situations, gathers information to diagnose and assess current situation, clarifies and defines problems, confronts situations, reacts quickly and effectively in emergency situations, and reflects on root cause to learn from experience.
• Displays strong mechanical aptitude and background.

• Cooperates with any co‑worker, supervisor, maintenance worker, etc. to guarantee safe, efficient operation and maintenance of the responsible area.

• Walking or standing most of the day, with some sitting.
• Frequently bends/stoops, squats, crawls, reaches above shoulder, kneels, and balances.
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