Production Technician

CF Industries; Sergeant Bluff (IA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

CF Industries is looking for a Production Operator in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa. This role plays a crucial part in ensuring safe and efficient production processes while adhering to safety and regulatory standards. As a Production Operator, you will be involved in both indoor and outdoor activities, requiring physical agility and dedication to safety.

The ideal candidate should have a minimum of a high school diploma or GED and be prepared to work 12-hour rotating shifts. The company values teamwork and is committed to operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Minimum H.S. diploma or GED; 2 years trade school or college education preferred.
• Ability to work in a continuous operating environment with 12-hour rotating shifts.
• Must pass pre-employment screening examinations and assessments.

Responsibilities

• Champion safety, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence.
• Operate valves and instruments for fluid control.
• Investigate unusual situations and take corrective action.
• Achieve and maintain competency in operator functions.

Skills

Work accuracy

Critical thinking

Judgment and decision making

Integrity

Teamwork and collaboration

Continuous learning

Troubleshooting

Education

Minimum H.S. diploma or GED

2 years trade school or college education preferred

Job description

At CF Industries, our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably.

Our employees are focused on safe and reliable operations, environmental stewardship, and disciplined capital and corporate management.

Job Summary

The Production Operator is an important member of the CF Industries team and plays a major role in helping the company meet its objectives of achieving safety excellence and environmental compliance while maximizing production. You will be responsible for the safe and efficient operations of the production process and its associated equipment. This position also has a significant impact on the personal safety, emergency preparedness and response performance of the facility. Your role will involve indoor and outdoor activities of both a sedentary and physical nature, including walking, lifting, climbing ladders and stairs, wearing respirators, and monitoring auditory and visual alarms. As part of working 12-hour rotational shifts, nights and weekend shifts are required.

Responsibilities

• Champion the pursuit of safety, regulatory compliance and operational excellence including proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) necessary for each task, implementing established safety procedures and protocols for each job, identifying hazards or incidents and communicating findings using established procedures.
• Operate valves, and/or instruments to adjust fluid levels, flows, temperatures, pressures, speeds, and control startups/shutdowns of mechanical equipment.
• Make necessary process adjustments via instrumentation, equipment, or chemical additions to maintain processes within operational tolerances.
• Investigate unusual process or mechanical situations and take or recommend corrective action.
• Achieve and maintain competency in all operator functions of assigned production area, including process monitoring and control and assist in the training of less experienced operators.

Required Skills

• Work accuracy: Accurately execute written procedures and verbal instructions.
• Critical thinking: Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Judgment and decision making: Consider the long- and short-term implications of potential actions and their impacts to choose the most appropriate course.
• Integrity: Act with honesty and consistently follow through in doing what is known to be right in each situation.
• Teamwork and collaboration: Organize, plan and coordinate work with others to ensure alignment with colleagues. Build partnerships based on trust and respect and inspire the team to act in ways that uphold a culture built on safety and operational excellence.
• Continuous learning: Continually develop knowledge, skills and behaviors related to a role(s) to maintain competency and increase proficiency.
• Troubleshooting: Recognize and troubleshoot equipment failures or process upsets.

Position Requirements

• Minimum H.S. diploma or GED, 2 years trade school or college education preferred.
• Candidate must pass pre-employment screening examinations and assessments.
• It is an expectation that all Production Technician operators achieve fully-qualified status.
• Applicant must have the ability to work in a continuous operating environment (12-hour rotating shifts).

If you need any assistance seeking a job opportunity at CF Industries, or if you need reasonable accommodation with the application process, please call 847-405-2400 or contact us at [e-mail].

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class.