Shift Technician

mitsubishichemicalgroup; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 37,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Specialty Resins in Pasadena, TX seeks a Chemical Process Technician to operate plant equipment from board and field, monitor process conditions, and coordinate with lab and maintenance to produce a quality product safely and cost-effectively.

You will monitor batches, material dosing, temperatures, and equipment like centrifuges and driers, while maintaining logs and ensuring clean, safe operations. This role requires a High School diploma or GED, plus technical training or experience.

Qualifications

• High School graduate or GED.
• Trade school or two years college is highly desirable.
• Satisfactory completion of Chemical Process Technician course, or process operator experience.
• Experience in batch plant operations and solids handling highly desirable.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft products, including Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Operate the plant equipment (from the board and in the field) to produce a quality product in a safe and cost-effective manner.
• Monitor control board and outside indicators for process conditions to produce and process the designated products in a safe, controlled and quality manner.
• Monitor raw material levels for sufficient supply and report deficiencies to the Shift Supervisor.
• Monitor reaction batches for progression through the batch sequence in a timely manner.
• Monitor reaction batch dosing to ensure correct raw material addition.
• Maintain close control of reaction temperature to minimize product deviation.
• Monitor/adjust centrifuge conditions for efficient processing.
• Monitor/adjust dryer conditions for efficient processing.
• Package products in appropriate containers and sample as designated.
• Deliver samples to the lab as requested.
• Clean process equipment during product changes to prevent cross contamination.
• Maintain equipment operational status to prevent external contamination.
• Clean equipment after process upsets to get back in service.
• Maintain batch processing and downstream processing records (logs, centrifuge/dryer conditions, daily packaging logs, data entry).
• Report abnormal process conditions to the Shift Supervisor.
• Make written reports of all process upsets on the day they are detected.
• Check equipment for oil levels, leaks, unusual vibration/noise, reactor build ups, and report abnormalities.
• Maintain plant housekeeping for safe operating environment.
• Prepare equipment for repairs/modifications by maintenance personnel.
• Perform safety equipment checks (showers, extinguishers, sprinklers).
• Fill batch feed tanks as necessary.
• Receive/unload bulk and containerized raw materials as necessary.
• Be available for on-call duty and perform other duties as requested.
• Attend refresher and/or new process & safety training.

Skills

Batch plant operations

Solids handling

On-call readiness

Education

High School diploma or GED

Trade school or two years college

Chemical Process Technician course

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Company

Specialty Resins

Job Description

Operate the plant equipment (both from the board and in the field), package, receive material in the off-hours, and coordinate with Laboratory and Maintenance personnel to produce a quality product in a safe and cost-effective manner.

Monitor control board and outside indicators for process conditions to produce and process the designated products in a safe, controlled, and quality manner.

This includes but is not limited to:

• Monitoring raw material levels for sufficient supply for the designated production. Report any deficiencies to the Shift Supervisor.
• Monitoring reaction batches for progressing through the batch sequence in a timely manner.
• Monitoring reaction batch dosing to ensure correct raw material addition.
• Close control of reaction temperature to ensure minimum produce deviation.
• Monitoring reaction batch conditions to ensure they are correct for the particular product and the reaction batch step.
• Monitoring/adjusting centrifuge conditions for efficient processing.
• Monitoring/adjusting drier conditions for efficient processing.
• Packaging products in appropriate containers as necessary and sampling as designated.
• Getting samples to the lab as requested.
• Cleaning process equipment during product changes to effectively eliminate cross product contamination.
• Maintaining equipment operational status to prevent outside process contamination.
• Cleaning process equipment after process upsets to get equipment back into service.
• Maintain records of reaction batch processing and downstream processing including but not limited to:
  • Thoroughly completed reaction batch logs.
  • Centrifuge operating conditions and % moisture.
  • Drier operating conditions and all required parameters.
  • Daily packaging logs and inventory adjustment forms.
  • Daily data entry into production department database.
• Report any abnormal process conditions to the Shift Supervisor.
• Make written reports of all process upsets on the day they are detected.
• Check equipment for correct oil levels, leaks, unusual vibration, unusual noise, reactor build ups, etc., and report any abnormalities to the Shift Supervisor. This includes but is not limited to agitators, pumps, centrifuges, blowers, utilities units, packaging equipment, and steam traps.
• Maintain plant housekeeping to ensure safe operating environment.
• Prepare equipment for repairs/modifications by maintenance personnel (i.e., line break, block-in, de-pressure, clean, electrical lock-out, etc.)
• Make schedule safety equipment checks (safety showers, extinguishers, sprinkler systems, etc.)
• Fill batch feed tanks as necessary.
• Receive/unload bulk raw materials as necessary.
• Receive/unload containerized raw materials as necessary.
• Available for on-call duty as required and performing other duties as requested.
• Attend and participate in refresher and/or new process & safety training.
• Perform all duties following prescribed safety procedures, use all PPE as required, and report to MCA personnel any unsafe act or condition observed.

Skills

• High School graduate or GED.
• Trade school or Two years college is highly desirable.
• Satisfactory completion of Chemical Process Technician course, or process operator experience.
• Experience in batch plant operations and solids handling highly desirable.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft products, including Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.

The salary for this position is $32.28/HOUR. Factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations may influence base pay offered. This salary will be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state), if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.