Operator IV - Front End-Pumper

Emery Oleochemicals Group; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Emery Oleochemicals Group in Cincinnati, OH, is hiring for an Operator IV - Front End-Pumper. The role involves preparing and monitoring production processes, maintaining safety, quality, and documentation, and ensuring smooth shift transitions.

You will operate processing equipment, log data, perform maintenance, and work 12-hour rotating shifts days/nights/weekends to support continuous production.

Qualifications

• Distillation and/or vacuum experience required.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 2–5 years of experience in manufacturing processes and procedures.
• Experience with process improvement initiatives.
• Ability to analyze information for process optimization.
• Understanding of controls and instrumentation in process systems.
• Experience maintaining manufacturing quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Review production schedules, drawings, and specs to prepare for production.
• Set and program processing controls, pumps, and auxiliary equipment.
• Operate DCS and monitor processing variables for stability.
• Test samples and inspect products to ensure quality.
• Log processing data accurately and timely.
• Perform preventive maintenance and troubleshoot issues.
• Keep the work area safe and clean; follow procedures and rules.
• Communicate actions and needs across shifts to ensure continuity.

Skills

Distillation experience

Vacuum experience

Written and verbal communication

Manufacturing methods & procedures

Process improvement

Analyzing information

Controls & instrumentation

Manufacturing quality

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Operator IV - Front End-Pumper

Regular Full-Time Hourly Greater Cincinnati/Northern KY area, Cincinnati, OH, US

Job Purpose

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

Duties

Prepares for process production by reviewing production schedules, drawings, and processing specifications; retrieving materials from inventory; sampling materials; sending samples to the laboratory; verifying laboratory acceptance; calculating and measuring materials; and 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, 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; and adjusting or reprogramming controls.

Maintains quality production by obtaining and testing process samples, conducting inspections, and recommending process improvements.

Documents production processes by logging processing statistics accurately and in a timely manner.

Ensures operation of the processing system by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; and reporting malfunctioning units.

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

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

Skills & Experience Preferred

Distillation and/or vacuum experience

Effective written and verbal communication skills

High school diploma or equivalent

2–5 years of experience, including:

Manufacturing methods and procedures

Process improvement

Analyzing information

Understanding controls and instrumentation

Maintaining manufacturing quality

Requirements

Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds.

Must be able to work more than 8 hours per day and more than 40 hours per week as needed.

Schedule: 12-hour rotating shifts (days, nights, and weekends).