B- Relief Operator

Kuehne Chemical Company, Inc; Delaware; On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Kuehne Chemical Company, Inc in New Castle, DE is seeking a Relief Operator B to operate and maintain equipment for bleach and chlor-alkali production. This role fills in for vacations, with duties expanding to cover plant operations as needed.

Hours vary; schedule alternates between 36-hour and 48-hour weeks, including outdoor and HazMat considerations. Responsibilities include monitoring equipment, sampling, logging data, handling hazardous materials, and supporting maintenance while ensuring

Qualifications

• Must be able to pass a 10 panel drug test.
• Must be able to pass a TSA TWIC background check.

Responsibilities

• Assist Plant Operator A in monitoring equipment and make adjustments to maintain process parameters.
• Perform sampling and analysis to maintain process and finished product specifications.
• Inspect equipment and area and report deficiencies to the Shift Supervisor.
• Assist in repair and maintenance of equipment when the plant is not running and in an emergency.
• Respond to alarms, understand their significance, and take corrective action or report to the Shift Supervisor.
• Load and unload bleach, caustic, SO2 and acid tankers as required.
• Maintain the caustic dilution system to provide the proper strength for bleach requirements.
• Check all tank levels and provide daily logs.
• Check equipment as described on check lists and report discrepancies to the Shift Supervisor.
• Maintain areas in orderly/clean condition with attention to bleach loading area, scale, and tank farms.
• Maintain salt storage area and add salt to saturators as required.
• Load waste material into hoppers.
• Complete operational logs as required.
• Perform process chemical titrations as directed.
• Operate and maintain bleach dilution system.
• Assist in the operation of the Salt Recovery System.
• Operate and maintain Plant Utility Equipment (air, water, steam, N2, etc.).
• Process and fill Chlorine Ton Containers.
• Load and unload flat bed and box trailers.
• Move, place, and unload Chlorine and Caustic Railcars.

Skills

Drug screening

TWIC compliance

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

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B- Relief Operator

Manual Labor Delaware, New Castle, DE, US

11 days ago Requisition ID: 1109

Job Title:Relief Operator B

Classification: Hourly, Non-Exempt, Full Time

Department:Production

Location: New Castle, DE

About the Role:

The Relief Operator B’s responsibility is to operate and maintain the equipment necessary for the manufacturing of bleach and Chlor-Alkali products manufactured at this facility. This position’s primary purpose will be to fill in for B Operator vacations/vacancies, but when not covering a vacancy will assist plant operations as needed including covering vacancies that may occur during the normal schedule. The hours for this position will be scheduled as needed. When there are no vacancies, the Relief Operator B will alternate 36 hour and 48 hour work weeks.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None
• Assist Plant Operator A in the monitoring of equipment and make necessary adjustments to maintain process parameters as specified.
• Perform sampling and analysis to maintain process and finished product specifications.
• Inspect equipment and area and report deficiencies to the Shift Supervisor.
• Assist in the repair and maintenance of equipment when the plant is not running and in an emergency.
• Respond to any and all alarms, understand the significance of the alarm, and take the necessary steps to correct and/or report to the Shift Supervisor for corrective action.
• Load and unload bleach, caustic, SO2 and acid tankers as required.
• Maintain the caustic dilution system to provide the proper strength for bleach requirements.
• Check all tank levels and provide daily log.
• Check equipment as described on check list and report discrepancies to the Shift Supervisor.
• Maintain areas in orderly/clean manner with specific attention to bleach loading area, scale, and tank farms.
• Maintain salt storage area and add salt to saturators as required.
• Load waste material into hoppers.
• Complete operational logs as required.
• Perform process chemical titrations as directed.
• Operate and maintain bleach dilution system.
• Assist in the operation of the Salt Recovery System.
• Operate and maintain Plant Utility Equipment (air, water, steam, N2, etc.…)
• Process and fill Chlorine Ton Containers.
• Load and unload flat bed and box trailers.
• Move, place, and unload Chlorine and Caustic Railcars.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Must be able to pass a 10 panel controlled substance testing and random testing after that.
• Must be able to pass a background investigation check and maintain in good standing order, as per TSA’s TWIC criteria.

Education and Experience:

• High school or GED preferred or 1 year experience working in a chemical manufacturing facility preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Frequently climbs stairs and ladders.
• Frequently bends, stands, lifts up to 50lbs.
• Must be able to work outdoors in different climate conditions.
• Able to kneel, squat, crawl occasionally.
• Must have the capability of using Fall Suppression Equipment
• Able to operate powered industrial vehicle.
• *Medically qualified to participate in the Hazmat Team.

*Employee must submit to an annual physical which may include a drug screening.

All job descriptions include housekeeping responsibilities. Each person working at a task is responsible to keep his area clean and trash cans emptied. All employees are expected to remove all trash and scrap from the area in which they are working and to replace all temporarily relocated equipment to its original position and to remove all trash and sweep the area. All proper personnel protective equipment will be worn at all times.

Management has attempted to cover all areas of this job description. However, some subjects may have been overlooked and not described. In the event that a specific task has not been described, the person working in this job description will perform the task assigned by management. In all cases however, the job will be performed as described by management according to the written procedure. If a written procedure is not available when the job is to be performed, verbal instruction will prevail.

This position description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with this position. While this position description is intended to reflect the position's activities and requirements accurately, management reserves the right to modify, and or remove duties as necessary.

**SAFETY SENSITIVE POSITION

Kuehne is an Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/Disabled/Veteran)