Chemical Blender - Material Handler (1st shift, LG)

Contec Inc; Spartanburg (SC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Contec Inc. seeks a Chemical Blender to blend chemicals (primarily IPA/DI blends) and support changeovers and material movements across production areas.

Responsibilities include receiving and staging materials, moving finished goods, documenting inventory transactions, and delivering samples to QC. The role requires a high school diploma or GED with at least 3 months of related experience, ability to read and interpret safety and operation manuals, and basic math skills for measurements and

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED plus 3 months or more related experience or training.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and, when necessary, make proper corrections meeting proper protocols for traceability.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Responsibilities

• Obtaining raw materials from the warehouse and staging them for production as necessary.
• Removing completed finished product from the manufacturing cells.
• Documenting and/or performing all necessary inventory transactions for the movement of materials.
• Performing receiving function for chemical deliveries (generally 1st shift only).
• Performance of chemical changeover in the saturation and laundry areas.
• Removal and change filters in pump room.
• Perform schemical blending per work orders.
• Collection of liquid hazardous material.
• Maintaining housekeeping in both chemical rooms.
• Understand Inventory movemen ts and issuing materials in IFS.
• Perform General Material Controller duties as needed to assist production.
• Collects samples for each new blend or changeover and delivers to QC.
• Others may be assigned.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Overview

The primary purpose of the Chemical Blender position is to blend chemicals (mostly IPA/DI blends) for the plant. Other functions include chemical changeovers and materials movements (Material Controller functions) to all production areas as needed.

Responsibilities

• Obtaining raw materials from the warehouse and staging them for production as necessary.

• Removing completed finished product from the manufacturing cells.

• Documenting and/or performing all necessary inventory transactions for the movement of materials.

• Performing receiving function for chemical deliveries (generally 1st shift only).

• Performance of chemical changeover in the saturation and laundry areas.

• Removal and change filters in pump room.

• Perform schemical blending per work orders.

• Collection of liquid hazardous material.

• Maintaining housekeeping in both chemical rooms.

• Understand Inventory movemen ts and issuing materials in IFS.

• Perform General Material Controller duties as needed to assist production.

• Collects samples for each new blend or changeover and delivers to QC.

• Others may be assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) plus 3 months or more related experience or training.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and, when necessary, make proper corrections meeting proper protocols for traceability. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to move or traverse; operate, use, prepare, inspect, place, and retrieve. The employee frequently is required to communicate and discern. The employee is occasionally required to ascend and work atop, stoop, and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.