Chemical Blender I

Jacam Catalyst; Texas; On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacam Catalyst LLC is seeking a skilled chemical operations technician for night shifts in Texas. The role involves batch processing with devulcanizers, kettles, and reactors, following SOPs and safety protocols.

You will perform QA/QC, mass balance, and routine maintenance to ensure product quality and process integrity. Applicants should be comfortable working outdoors/indoors in extreme temperatures, with potential forklift duties and heavy lifting.

Qualifications

• Chemically manufacturing environment outdoors and indoors in metal buildings.
• Exposure to extreme temperatures and chemical odors.
• May be required to operate a forklift, move 55-gallon drums, lift up to 600 pounds with a dolly, and lift/carry 100 pounds.
• Compliance with all Federal, State, and Local laws; fluency in reading, writing, and speaking English.

Responsibilities

• Perform liquid or solid batch operations with devulcanizers, batch stills, molds, fermenting tanks, steam-jacketed kettles, and reactor vessels.
• Handle chemicals per SOPs and verbal instructions; perform routine preventive maintenance and cleaning.
• Conduct QA/QC of products and log results; record proper mass balance after reactions.
• Work with Hazmat policies and safety procedures; report spills to supervisor.
• Maintain equipment and facilities; sample, test, and log materials and products.

Job description

Work Schedule: Night Shift, 5:00 PM – 5:00 AM, averaging five shifts per week. Workdays may vary within the Sunday–Saturday workweek.

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 instructions. Perform routine and operator-level preventive maintenance and cleaning of equipment or surroundings as required. Conduct and log QA/QC of product. Excel within a team environment.

Essential Functions

• Uses heating and cooling systems per standard operating procedures and employee training.
• Uses exothermic and endothermic reaction training to recognize abnormal chemical reactions.
• Contacts the proper supervisor or maintenance personnel if abnormal situations occur.
• Records proper mass balance after chemical reactions resolve and final product weight has been measured.
• Works with proper HSE personnel to handle any waste generated during chemical reactions.
• Executes required Safety & Hazmat policies, procedures, and reporting.
• Maintains, inspects, and cleans equipment and facilities as required per standard operating procedures.
• Samples, tests, and logs test results of materials and products, as required, to ensure quality and control of product.
• Blends chemical per manufacturing specifications. No substitutions or modifications are permitted without supervisor’s authorization.
• Uses proper containers for finished blended materials, ensuring all proper labeling is applied.
• Verifies the correct batch number is applied to the container and the quality control sample is properly collected and stored.
• Starts pumps and agitators, turns valves, or moves controls of processing equipment to admit, transfer, filter, or mix chemicals.
• Follows the appropriate Hazmat clean up and disposal procedures and immediately reports all spills to the Blend Facility Supervisor.
• Maintains the highest levels of sanitation to preserve product quality.

Qualifications

Chemical manufacturing environment outdoors and inside metal buildings. Employee will work in extreme temperatures and in an environment with chemical odors. Depending on specific job position, employee may be required 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 lift and handle empty 55-gallon drums.

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

• Comply with all Federal, State, and Local laws.
• Have fluency in reading, writing, and speaking in English.
• Adhere to guidelines, policies, and procedures as described in the Jacam Catalyst handbook.
• Adhere to Jacam Catalyst’s Drug and Alcohol policy and agree to submit to random drug testing as a condition of employment.

*** This company reserves the right to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the company desires This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. THIS JOB DESCRIPTION IS NOT AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE. THE COMPANY REMAINS AN “AT-WILL” EMPLOYER. Qualified employees who require reasonable accommodation to perform the essential functions of the position should notify the Human Resources Director. ***

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