Relief Plant Operator – Chemical Production

Kuehne Chemical Company, Inc; Delaware; On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Kuehne Chemical Company, Inc in New Castle, DE is seeking a Relief Operator B to operate and maintain equipment for bleach and chlor-alkali production. This role fills in for vacations, with duties expanding to cover plant operations as needed.

Hours vary; schedule alternates between 36-hour and 48-hour weeks, including outdoor and HazMat considerations. Responsibilities include monitoring equipment, sampling, logging data, handling hazardous materials, and supporting maintenance while ensuring

Qualifications

• Must be able to pass a 10 panel drug test.
• Must be able to pass a TSA TWIC background check.

Responsibilities

• Assist Plant Operator A in monitoring equipment and make adjustments to maintain process parameters.
• Perform sampling and analysis to maintain process and finished product specifications.
• Inspect equipment and area and report deficiencies to the Shift Supervisor.
• Assist in repair and maintenance of equipment when the plant is not running and in an emergency.
• Respond to alarms, understand their significance, and take corrective action or report to the Shift Supervisor.
• Load and unload bleach, caustic, SO2 and acid tankers as required.
• Maintain the caustic dilution system to provide the proper strength for bleach requirements.
• Check all tank levels and provide daily logs.
• Check equipment as described on check lists and report discrepancies to the Shift Supervisor.
• Maintain areas in orderly/clean condition with attention to bleach loading area, scale, and tank farms.
• Maintain salt storage area and add salt to saturators as required.
• Load waste material into hoppers.
• Complete operational logs as required.
• Perform process chemical titrations as directed.
• Operate and maintain bleach dilution system.
• Assist in the operation of the Salt Recovery System.
• Operate and maintain Plant Utility Equipment (air, water, steam, N2, etc.).
• Process and fill Chlorine Ton Containers.
• Load and unload flat bed and box trailers.
• Move, place, and unload Chlorine and Caustic Railcars.

Skills

Drug screening

TWIC compliance

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Kuehne Chemical Company, Inc in New Castle, DE is seeking a Relief Operator B to operate and maintain equipment for bleach and chlor-alkali production. This role fills in for vacations, with duties expanding to cover plant operations as needed.

Hours vary; schedule alternates between 36-hour and 48-hour weeks, including outdoor and HazMat considerations. Responsibilities include monitoring equipment, sampling, logging data, handling hazardous materials, and supporting maintenance while ensuring