Process Operator in Las Vegas

Energy Jobline ZR; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Jobline ZR in Las Vegas, NV seeks a Process Operator to run metallurgical circuits and support equipment while maintaining a safe work environment. The role includes sampling, housekeeping, and using testing gear, with mobility to access various plant areas and operate forklifts or scissor lifts.

You will report to the Shift Supervisor and work on night schedules as required. Responsibilities include monitoring process parameters, responding to alarms, recording data, and communicating

Qualifications

• Minimum high school diploma or technical training in a relevant field.
• Ability to multi-task and work under pressure with strong organizational skills.
• Willingness to work night shifts and perform sampling/housekeeping duties.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills, team player.
• Experience with process data, records and logs is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Be a safety leader, adhere to safety and environmental rules and procedures.
• Observe safety, quality, environmental and hygiene regulations.
• Identify hazards, take corrective action and report to supervisors on site.
• Operates assigned circuit: measure flow, startup/shutdown, handling reagents.
• Monitor process parameters and respond to alarms.
• Review data to optimize processes via circuit adjustments.
• Maintain sample/testing documentation and logs.
• General housekeeping and minor maintenance duties.
• Communicate end of day process changes and issues to supervision.

Skills

Multitasking

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Written communication

Shift flexibility

Education

High School Diploma or technical diploma

Tools

Forklift operation

Scissor lifts

Testing equipment

Job description

Job DescriptionJob Description

Process Operator

Reporting to the Shift Supervisor, the Process Operator is responsible for ensuring that his/her circuits are operated as per specified Key Input Variables while maintaining a safe working environment. This position entails the operation of a variety of metallurgical unit operations and ancillary equipment. The Plant Operator must possess sufficient mobility to be able to perform housekeeping and/or sampling and analysis duties in areas which may be awkward or difficult to reach. The operator must be physically able to use a variety of physical and chemical testing equipment. The operator must be able to operate mobile equipment such as forklifts and scissor lifts and must be able to go up/down stairs multiple times per shift. This position requires the operator to work a variety of shift schedules including night shifts.

Job Requirements & Qualifications

Responsibilities:

• Be a safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures
• Observe all applicable safety, quality, environmental and hygiene regulations
• Identify potential safety hazards, take immediate action to correct the hazard and report the situation to supervisory personnel on site
• General operation of assigned circuit. This may include but not limited to calculation and measurement of flow rates, startup/shutdown of circuit equipment, handling and mixing of reagents.
• Monitor process parameters and respond to alarms
• Review and analyze data to achieve process optimization through circuit adjustments
• Maintain proper sample/testing documentation such as Chain of Custody, Certificate of Analysis, etc.
• General housekeeping and minor maintenance duties
• Communicate end of the day information regarding process changes and issues to Shift Supervisors and senior management.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum High School Diploma with operational experience, technical school diploma in a relevant field, or in a co-op engineering program
• Previous plant experience in an operation role or in testing environment would be an asset
• Ability to multi-task, have strong organizational skills, a motivated self-starter, and able to work well under pressure to get results
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to work well as a team player or individually
• Must be able to communicate in both verbal and written form and be capable of maintaining neat and accurate records and logs of plant operation
• Ability to learn additional processes
• Flexible to work shifts (including night shifts)
• Prior supervisory experience is considered an asset