Chemical Plant Operator: Process & Safety

Afton Chemical; Westlake (LA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Calca Solutions seeks a qualified Chemical Plant and Systems Operator to support shipping duties and plant operations in a Louisiana facility. The role involves monitoring instruments, controlling processes, recording data, and ensuring product quality and safety compliance.

Responsibilities include sampling, emergency shutdowns, transferring materials, and maintaining logs. Candidates should have related experience or an associated Process Technology credential, with basic computer skills and a

Qualifications

• 3+ years operations related experience in a plant/manufacturing environment OR
• Associate’s degree in Process Technology

Responsibilities

• Monitor recording instruments, flowmeters, and level indicators
• Control or operate chemical processes or systems of machines
• Record operating data such as test results and flow readings
• Confer with technical and supervisory personnel to report or resolve conditions affecting safety efficiency, and product quality
• Draw samples of products to send to the laboratory for testing
• Regulate or shut down equipment during emergency situations, as directed by supervisory personnel
• Start and stop pumps
• Environmental sampling and log sheet rounds
• Line up valves from specified tanks to make transfers
• Patrol work areas to ensure that solutions in tanks are not in danger of overflowing
• Engage in operating machinery that regulates the flow of materials and products
• Turn valves to regulate flow of products to tanks, storage drums, tote bins, bulk trailers, cylinders or isotainers
• Transferring flammable and corrosive propellant from drums, cylinders, bulk storage tanks, and bulk trailers
• Manage waste materials in accordance with BMP’s and environmental procedures
• Calculate material requirements or yields according to formulas
• Maintain a written log of shift activities, as required
• Climb ladders and stairways, as necessary

Skills

Accountability

Accuracy

Applied Learning

Detail Oriented

Organized

Reliability

Responsible

Safety Awareness

Self-Motivated

Deductive Reasoning

Honesty / Integrity

Monday – Friday shifts

Education

Associate’s degree in Process Technology

Tools

Basic computer skills

Job description

Calca Solutions seeks a qualified Chemical Plant and Systems Operator to support shipping duties and plant operations in a Louisiana facility. The role involves monitoring instruments, controlling processes, recording data, and ensuring product quality and safety compliance.

Responsibilities include sampling, emergency shutdowns, transferring materials, and maintaining logs. Candidates should have related experience or an associated Process Technology credential, with basic computer skills and a