Facility Technician I

Vinmar-International; Grand Cane (LA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance - company paid and vol

401(k) with company matching

Employee assistance program

Disability - company paid

Job summary

Frac-Chem, based in Lafayette, Louisiana, seeks a warehouse/facility associate to support daily operations, organize tasks, and ensure efficient warehouse performance. The role involves handling liquid chemicals, moving materials, loading/unloading trucks, and maintaining safety and housekeeping across shifts.

Candidates should be forklift certified, physically capable to lift up to 50 pounds repeatedly, and able to work 8–12 hour shifts in a physically demanding environment.

Qualifications

• Experience handling liquid chemicals and transloading operations.
• Certified forklift operator with recent experience.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds repeatedly.
• Ability to stand and walk 8–12 hours, and work at heights.

Responsibilities

• Assist facility manager in organizing and executing tasks.
• Participate in and operate daily functions of the warehouse/facility, customer service, inventory, incoming/outgoing transport equipment, and related operations.
• Ensure compliance with warehouse safety and operating procedures and safety requirements.
• Move materials using hand trucks, forklifts, hoists, conveyors, or other equipment.
• Load and unload trucks following safety procedures and pack/prepare shipments for transport.
• Distribute received shipments within the facility and process related paperwork.
• Assist in locating customer property materials and staging equipment.
• Assist with loadouts or staging of equipment.
• Prepare materials for safe movement, including banding, crating, or stretch film.

Skills

Warehouse operations

Liquid chemicals handling

Forklift operation

Safety procedures

Time management

Job description

Frac-Chem is a distributor of oilfield chemical products based in Lafayette, Louisiana. The Parent Company, Vinmar International has a nearly four decade history of multi-billion dollar product distribution and marketing success in the USA and in global markets in the Plastics and Chemical Distribution Industry.

Responsibilities:

• Assisting the facility manager in organizing and executing tasks in the facility.

• Participating in and operating daily functions of the warehouse/facility, customer service, inventory, incoming and outgoing transport equipment, equipment requirements for having a proper activity in the facility to fulfil required activity and operations.

• Performing day-to-day functions and working of the warehouse/facility activities
• Ensuring compliance with the warehouse/facility operating and safety procedures and all requirements regarding safety operations in the warehouse.
• Move materials from location to location in the facility and yard as instructed by, carrying, pushing, rolling, or operating hand trucks, forklifts, hoists, motorized conveyors or other material handling equipment.
• Load and unload trucks according to established safety and operating procedures.
• Assist preparation of shipments by staging, counting, documenting, and packaging materials for safe transport.
• Distribute received shipments by delivering materials to proper location within the facility. Process paperwork to record transaction.
• Assist in physically locating Customer Property materials.
• Assist team with load outs or any staging of equipment.
• Physically prepares materials for safe movement or shipment including use of banding machine, clincher, stretch film, crating or other means.
• Practices good housekeeping in assigned areas and properly disposes of waste according to safety and environmental policies.
• Promptly report any operational problems or safety issues with machinery, tools or equipment to Team Leader

• Knowledge of safety and legal documentation processes for handling warehouse related operations
• Knowledge and ability to handle liquid chemicals, including storage and stowage of such products. Transload chemicals from various recipients from Iso tanks / stackable totes / bottles including using mechanical pumps, connectors and hoses.
• Forklift Certified and having recent operating experience.
• Machine Operation experience.
• Ability to work on feet for the majority of the day.
• Ability to climb ladders, work at heights – such as connecting hoses to truck/trailer tops.
• Ability to lift weight of up to 50 pounds repeatedly for loading/unloading purposes.
• Liquid Chemicals operations experience including but not limited to storage, stowage, handling of liquid chemicals, transloading operations, using mechanical pumps and connection hoses
• Ability to manage time, resolve crisis and be able to make prompt decisions when effectively and efficiently necessary.

Essential Physical Requirements:

• Ability to stand and walk for extended durations (8–12 hour shifts) on hard surfaces.
• Ability to frequently bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, and squat to perform tasks such as material handling, hose connections, equipment inspection, and housekeeping.
• Ability to climb ladders and work at elevated heights, including accessing tops of tanks and trailers.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds on a repetitive basis; heavier loads with team lift or mechanical assistance.
• Ability to push and pull loaded equipment (e.g., pallet jacks, hoses, carts).
• Ability to perform repetitive movements including reaching, grasping, and handling materials at various heights (ground level to overhead).
• Ability to work in physically demanding environments, including exposure to outdoor weather conditions (heat, cold, humidity).

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to effectively manage time, respond to operational issues, and make timely decisions Basic computer and telephone proficiency.
• Health Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance - company paid and voluntary
• 401(k) with company matching
• Employee assistance program
• Disability - company paid