Environmental Utilities Operator

Career Opportunities:
Environmental Utilities Operator (5590)

Requisition  
5590 - Posted
- Filtration and Life Sciences
- Medical BU
- Windsor Locks Plant
- Windsor Locks - Posting Country (1)

Key Accountabilities/

Essential Functions:

• Work without supervision and plan daily work schedule.
• Perform complex operational tasks, including calculation of running time, batch recipes, batch time to completion.
• Manage multiple priorities and tasks simultaneously.
• Coordinate pulping schedule and shift activities.
• Operate and understand the fiber recovery pulper process and instrumentation panels and systems.
• Understand and comply with site/mill/area safety and environmental policies and guidelines, RCRA waste handling procedures, confined space, lockout/tag out and safety regulations.
• Participate in weekly safety audits and all area monthly safety meetings.
• Ensure compliance of other personnel in the general fiber recovery area.
• Communicate any process, quality, environmental or equipment problems to supervision and take on or recommend corrective actions.
• Responsible for proper document control of pulper orders and reports.
• Respond to quality, equipment or process upsets within allowable ranges.
• Make adjustments as required.
• Prepare pulper stock runs in accordance with written instructions and on-the-job training. Must be accurate and vigilant in measuring water and chemicals.
• Record actual use of chemicals and materials using hand‑written tour reports, log books and a CRT‑based process control system with data acquisition terminal.
• Maintain cleanliness in the housekeeping area of assignment or as directed by supervision.
• Participate in or lead a plus teams for the fiber recovery area or other areas as required.
• Perform other related projects and duties as assigned by supervisor.

Education, Technical Knowledge, Experience and Skill Requirements:

• High school or equivalent education.
• Minimum requirement of two years in an industrial/manufacturing environment, preferably in fiber recovery operations.
• Ability to read, write and understand fluent English.
• Basic math skills for performing batch adjustment calculations.
• Licensed to operate forklift, pay loader and material handling equipment.
• Have knowledge of Ahlstrom Information Security policies and be responsible for ensuring information security when handling information and maintaining or using information systems or information networks.
• Responsibly cross‑train and be fully qualified to work in at least one other alternate position within the manufacturing operation.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to lift a maximum of 50 lbs.
• Ability to work overtime, weekends or shifts as required.
• Constant alertness and high manual dexterity.
• Ability to sustain continuous exposure to heat, unpleasant odors, noise and vibrations.
• Wear PPE as required including face shields, protective suits and face masks.
• Must possess a minimum corrected vision of 20/40. Vision to be checked every two years with records to reside in the medical department.