Chemical Operator - 12-Hour Shifts, Safety-Driven

Styropek; Painesville on-the-Lake (OH); On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) and 401(k) matching

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Styropek is seeking a Chemical Operator for our Painesville, Ohio facility. The role involves operating and maintaining safe, environmentally compliant processes across packaging, dryer, reactor, and control board areas. Training levels progress before rotating across all areas to meet objectives.

Shifts are 12-hour rotating with overtime as required. Strong safety, communication, and teamwork are essential to ensure product quality and operational efficiency at our Painesville site.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3+ years combination of relevant technical degree/diploma with manufacturing/chemical operations experience, or 3+ years in manufacturing chemical operations with a high school education or equivalent.
• Demonstrated mechanical aptitude with understanding of general mechanics and equipment function.
• Ability to be self-directed with minimal supervision.
• Strong oral and written communications skills.
• Proven commitment to safety, protecting the environment and product quality.
• Excellent interpersonal and team skills.
• SAP knowledge a plus.
• Ability to work shifts and overtime as needed/required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain responsible, safe, and environmentally sanctioned operation by following site and safety procedures.
• Work 12 hr. rotating shifts and overtime as required.
• Communicates through written shift logs, process checklists and information systems (SAP, Outlook).
• Responsible for thorough and complete verbal/written communications for shift relief exchange.
• Maintains quality control by determining causes and initiating corrective action.
• Monitors sample for quality control and takes corrective action per ISO procedures.
• Identify, direct, troubleshoot process equipment and work toward solutions.
• Maintains high housekeeping standards.
• Perform operational preventative maintenance as needed.
• Perform Lockout Tagout on equipment for safe maintenance and repairs.
• Monitor and analyze process performance deviations using knowledge of process, equipment function and mechanics.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Self-motivated

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Technical degree or diploma

Tools

SAP

Job description

Styropek is seeking a Chemical Operator for our Painesville, Ohio facility. The role involves operating and maintaining safe, environmentally compliant processes across packaging, dryer, reactor, and control board areas. Training levels progress before rotating across all areas to meet objectives.

Shifts are 12-hour rotating with overtime as required. Strong safety, communication, and teamwork are essential to ensure product quality and operational efficiency at our Painesville site.