Liquid Operator

USS Savannah Refinery LLC; Port Wentworth (GA); On-site; USD 89,257,000 - 92,522,000; Full time

Job summary

USS Savannah Refinery LLC is seeking a Liquid Operator to maintain the liquid sugar shipping operation, analyze production, and load railcars and trailers. The role requires adherence to SOPs and safety standards in a mid-career setting at the Savannah site.

Responsibilities include operating processing equipment, performing quality checks, and ensuring proper documentation and loading procedures for shipper and receiver requirements.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum of three years’ experience operating industrial production equipment.
• Minimum one year experience analyzing Sucrose & Invert.

Responsibilities

• Maintain Liquid Sugar Shipping operation including analyzing production, loading and shipping railcars and trailers.
• Operate and maintain sugar processing and peripheral equipment per SOPs.
• Troubleshoot problems on equipment and request repair as needed.
• Perform cleaning, inspection and lubrication on machinery.
• Load liquid products into railcars and trailers per SOPs.
• Ensure quality checks and SQF compliance in the area.

Skills

Reading & interpreting docs

Math concepts

Production analysis

Safety procedures

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Career Opportunities: Liquid Operator (750)

Requisition ID750-Posted08/11/2026-Liquifying - Shipping-Savannah Refinery, LLC-United States Sugar Savannah-Operations-Mid-Career- Job Location (Country/Region) (1) - State (1) -0%

Employees are our most valuable asset. When we succeed, our employees succeed. As we grow, we hire new employees who are knowledgeable, energetic and committed to keeping us on the cutting-edge of our industry. We reward them with challenging work, opportunities to learn and grow, competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits package and a supportive work environment where safety is our top priority.

SUMMARY

• This position is responsible for maintaining the Liquid Sugar Shipping operation including, but not limited to analyzing production, loading and shipping railcars and trailers.
• Hourly rate $32.29 - $31.15

FUNCTIONS

Primary Responsibilities/Essential Functions

• Knows and observes all Standard Operating Procedures, safety procedures and rules, environmental practices and GMP guidelines.
• Responsible for operating and maintaining sugar processing and peripheral equipment in the liquid shipping areas according to defined Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Responsible for troubleshooting all problems that occur on sugar processing and peripheral equipment and requesting mechanical or electrical assistance when needed.
• Responsible for cleaning, inspection, and lubrication on all machinery within their scope of authority.
• Load all liquid products into railcars and trailers according to station SOP’s.
• Responsible for process quality and Safe Quality Food (SQF) program. Performs quality checks at prescribed intervals to ensure the best quality products are being produced. Initiate documentation and provide signature to verify compliance with all required quality & SQF checks for the assigned area.
• Responsible for transferring all liquid products produced in the refinery to the proper tanks, proper blending, and dilutions with the correct products and/or ingredients and loading the correct products within the specifications of the final products.
• Monitor and correct or report variances in product quality standards for liquid specialty shipments. Maintain all documentation associated with the truck weights. Produce other production and quality reports as needed.
• Responsible for the cleanliness/Five S of the area assigned.

Additional Responsibilities

• Liquid shipping areas assign Fire Extinguisher monthly inspections.
• Analyzing Sucrose & Invert.

Company Conformance Statements

In the performance of their respective tasks and duties all employees are expected to conform to the following:

• Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision.
• Interact professionally with co-workers, Company business associates and the general public.
• Work together in a cooperative spirit to serve the best interests of the Company.
• Operate in a fully responsible manner and comply with the law and Company policy.

Company SHE Primary Responsibilities

Understand and observe all Safety, Health & Environmental rules and procedures

• Report or correct any unsafe act or condition
• Report any chemical/fuel spill to supervision
• Report any pain or discomfort to supervision

QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Professional Certifications/Licenses

The following are the basic qualifications:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

Experience

The following are the basic qualifications:

• Minimum of three-years’ experience operating industrial production equipment or machinery.

The following are the preferred qualifications:

• Minimum one-year experience Analyzing Sucrose & Invert.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities (including any physical demands)

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to analyze production.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Equipment Used

Working Conditions

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Employee Supervision

• No supervisory responsibilities

Decision Making/Accountability

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

This description supersedes and previous or undated descriptions for this position. Management has the right to add or change the duties for this position at any time.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

United States Sugar Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.