Process Technician Job

Arkema Inc; North Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Arkema Inc. in North Kansas City is seeking a Process Technician to control, operate, and tend equipment used in chemical production. You will load raw materials, operate kettles and tanks, and document process parameters to ensure quality and efficiency.

The role requires reading plant specifications, maintaining records, and performing sampling to support production standards. Safety and reliability are emphasized in daily operations at the plant site.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Minimum one year of chemical processing experience preferred.
• Ability to operate forklifts to load/unload materials and move materials within the plant.
• Able to read plant specifications and follow batch instructions and modifications.

Responsibilities

• Operate kettles and tanks to prepare batches.
• Unload raw materials and package finished products.
• Maintain process records and perform sampling for quality testing.
• Monitor equipment and adjust feed/flow to maintain operating conditions.
• Respond to safety hazards and support maintenance as needed.

Skills

Forklift operation

Material handling

Reading plant specifications

Safety awareness

Documentation & record-keeping

Communication (written)

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift

Job description

Position Title: Process Technician

BU or Function: Arkema Coating Resins (ACR)

Sub-function: Power Plant Production

Plant Site: North Kansas City

Report to Manager Title: Production Supervisor

Job Summary

Control, operate, or ten equipment in which a chemical charging reaction takes place in the process of industrial or consumer products. Typical equipment used include: K80, K81 kettles, raw material storage, Cooling belt, and packaging equipment.

Responsibilities include operation of kettles, unloading of raw materials, packaging of finished products, preparing and maintaining process records, sampling and quality testing, and other general production activities or any other duties as directed by site manager.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

STAGGING MATERIALS

• Operates forklift to load and unload trailers, tank wagons, and railcars.


• Unloads tank wagons of raw materials for use in processing.


• Operates forklift to move material within the plant facility.


• Pre-stages raw materials for and packaging per the batch card/slip for efficiency of process to endure materials are ready.

CHARGING TANKS AND KETTLE

• Reads plant specifications to ascertain product, ingredient, formulas, instruction, and prescribed modifications of plant procedures.


• Starts pumps and agitators, turns valves, or moves controls of processing equipment to admit, transfer, filter, or mix chemicals, or to drain specified amounts of materials, impurities, or rating agents to or from equipment to prepare or further process materials.


• Loads specified amounts of chemicals into processing equipment to manufacture a batch.


• Weighs, measures, counts, or mixes prescribed quantities or materials to manufacture a batch.

MONITORING

• Moves controls to adjust feed and flow through equipment in a specified sequence to maintain system within specified operating conditions.


• Draws sample of products to test for viscosity color, OH#, and acid value to aid in process adjustments and maintain production standards.


• Operates or tends auxiliary equipment, such as heaters, scrubbers, filters, to further process materials.


• Patrols work area to detect leaks and equipment malfunctions and monitor operating conditions.


• Assists maintenance n areas where needed to endure efficient processes.


• Observes safety precautions to prevent fires and explosions.

PACKAGING MATERIALS

• Examines products or work to verify conformance to specifications.


• Puts material into bags, sacks, and drums to meet order requirements.


• Removes any materials that do not conform to specifications for re-packaging.

Minimum Years of Experience

Minimum one year of chemical processing preferred.

Education and area of focus

High School Diploma or general educations degree (GED)

Competencies -Knowledge Skills & Abilities (KSAs)

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/ or ability required.

* Ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so other will understand.

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.


• Ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.


• Able to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.


• Ability to appl commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in writing, oral, or diagram form.


• Ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, mathematical operations.


• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs and uses.


• Ability to distinguish color, good color vision.


• Ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).


• Ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, but recognizing the problem.


• Ability to quickly and repeatedly, adjust the controls of a machine.


• Ability to quickly respond to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.


• Ability to concentrate on a task over a period without being distracted.


• Ability to communicate technical information.


• Records data from instruments and gauges concerning temperature, pressure, materials used and treating time in a log to maintain historical and quality record.


• Notifies maintenance and a supervisor of equipment malfunctions to ensue timely and quality production.


• Records quaintly filled and material location for tacking purposes.


• Operate the plant and process equipment in a safe and efficient manner, adhering to and contributing to the improvement of operating discipline.


• Accountable for the safe isolation, preparation, and permitting of maintenance activities in the process area.

HES Requirement

• Comply with the HSEQ Policy


• Comply with Regulations, Legal and Internal Requirements as made known by the site and by the business unit (BU).


• Comply with the rules of the specific location to which one is assigned as well as the rules set by the business unite (BU) and Arkema Inc.


• Comply with all standards procedures and work instructions, aka SP, SOP, PWI, TM, to ensure productivity, quality assurance and cost effectiveness.


• Review their work areas for potential losses and Report hazards to the direct supervisor.


• Report Near Misses to the direct supervisor


• Report Incidents or Accidents to the direct supervisor


• Identify and communicate potential gains or possible improvements to the management system.

Physical Demands/Working Conditions

• This is a plant-based position.


• Must have the ability to stand, walk, and sit on a frequent basis.