Operator IV - Front End

Emery Oleochemicals Group; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 40,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Emery Oleochemicals Group in Cincinnati, OH is seeking an Operator IV - Front End to join our Fatty Acids production team on a 12-hour rotating shift, including days, nights and weekends. This is a regular full-time, hourly position with a starting pay of $34.96 per hour.

Responsibilities include reading schedules, setting processing controls, operating DCS, monitoring variables, logging statistics, and maintaining safety and quality standards while supporting smooth shift transitions.

Qualifications

• Distillation and/or vacuum experience.
• Effective written and verbal communication.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 2-5 years experience including: manufacturing methods and procedures; process improvement; analyzing information; understanding of controls and instrumentation; maintaining manufacturing quality.

Responsibilities

• Read production schedules and specs to prepare for production.
• Set and program processing controls and equipment.
• Operate DCS and monitor processing variables; log statistics and monitor alarms.
• Maintain quality by testing samples and inspecting outputs.
• Document processing statistics and maintain logs.
• Maintain safe, clean environment and comply with regulations.
• Coordinate shift handoffs and communicate needs.

Skills

Distillation vacuum

Communication skills

Manufacturing exp 2-5y

Controls & instrumentation

Quality manufacturing

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

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Operator IV - Front End

Fatty Acids Admin Regular Full-Time Hourly Cincinnati, OH, US

Salary Range: $34.96 To $34.96 Hourly

Job Purpose

Produces process product by preparing, establishing, monitoring, and controlling production processes; maintaining quality, safety, and cleanliness standards; documenting production and processes; maintaining equipment.

Duties

Prepares for process production by reading production schedules, drawings, and processing specifications; retrieving materials from inventory; sampling materials; sending samples to laboratory; verifying laboratory acceptance; calculating and measuring materials; checking tanks, vessels, piping, valves, steam traps, pumps, compressors, prime movers, heat exchangers, reactors, separators, mixers, and distillers.

Establishes production processing specifications by setting and programming processing controls; setting values, pumps, compressors and auxiliary equipment.

Monitors processing production by operating distributed control systems (DCS); reviewing processing variables; observing control panels and alarms; analyzing operating logs; determining process stability; adjusting and reprogramming controls. Maintains quality production by obtaining and testing process samples; conducting inspections; recommending process improvements.

Documents process production by logging processing statistics.

Ensures operation of processing system by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; reporting malfunctioning units;

Maintains safe and clean processing environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations; patrolling unit.

Maintains continuity among work shifts by communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.

Schedule: 12-hr rotating shift, days and nights and weekends

Skills & Experience Preferred

• Distillation and/or vacuum experience
• Effective written and verbal communication
• High school diploma or equivalent
• 2-5 years experience including: manufacturing methods and procedures; process improvement; analyzing information; understanding of controls and instrumentation; maintaining manufacturing quality

Requirements

• Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds.
• Must be able to work over 8 hours a day and over 40 hours per week.