Plant Material Handler

Location: New Martinsville

About Us

Elementis is a global specialty chemical company, with 1,300 employees operating 17 manufacturing sites across the globe. At Elementis, we bring a distinctive combination of expertise, innovation, and teamwork to every formulation challenge. We create high-value specialty additives that enhance the performance of our customers' products and make a positive change in the world. Combining our leading positions in the science of materials flow, surface modification, and formulation with access to unique natural materials, Elementis delivers unique chemistry, sustainable solutions to customers in a wide range of markets, including cosmetics, anti-perspirants, decorative and industrial coatings, automotive and ceramics.

Job Description Summary

Plant Technician role for the chemical manufacturing plant in New Martinsville, WV. Strong Safety/Environmental commitment required. Must be able to monitor, operate, and report upon responsible areas within the New Martinsville Site.

Job Description

Health, Safety, and Environmental

* Fully knowledgeable in an routinely applies all company and applicable regulatory HSE Standards, practices, and procedures including confined space entries.

* Active member of Safety Process.

* Responsible to assist in removing equipment from service, prepare, secure, lock out, and establish permits for maintenance of equipment

* Reports all incidences immediately and responds to emergencies by taking appropriate operational actions, such as shutting down the process whenever necessary and notifying supervision and/or security.

* Shovels debris, picks up and disposes stray materials, etc. Responsible for using good housekeeping practices.

Process Operations

* Develop an understanding of the manufacturing process and understands the implication of operational decisions and actions.

* Monitor and record settings on equipment such as flow-meters, pump speeds, temperatures, and pressures that affect speeds of chemical reactions, quality, or yields.

* Reads and acts upon daily area operating instructions.

* Obtain samples of products and perform QC tests to ensure qualifications are met and be able to make adjustments based on QC results.

* Provide shift change relief. Communicate effectively with other personnel regarding operational conditions at time of shift change.

* Conducts frequent tours of manufacturing area to ensure good operating condition of all equipment. Identify and resolve mechanical and/or process-related issues. Checks levels, temperatures, pressures, etc. Communicates findings to supervision.

* Works regularly assigned shifts and provides a fair and equitable to peers' amount of overtime coverage for co-worker absences, illnesses, vacations, holidays, etc.

* Must be able to complete physical aspects of job, including climbing stairs, climbing ladders, operating valves, motors, etc.

* Must be able to troubleshoot problems with equipment and processes to optimize and repair deficiencies. Maintenance activities are required within this position through the use of tools or adjustments to control loops.

* Loading and Unloading of materials. Utilizing bulk trucks and packaged containers.

* Additional duties and responsibilities as defined by supervision

General

In accordance with the company's Quality Policy, responsible for and authorized to perform following actions as applicable:

* Support achieving plant Quality Objectives and other KPI goals as applicable

* Initiate action to report and prevent the occurrence of any non-conformity relating to the product, process, and quality system.

* Control further processing or delivery of non-conforming product until the deficiencies or unsatisfactory condition have been corrected.

* Use the Corrective and Preventative Action program and Internal Audit process to initiate, recommend and resolve product issues or quality system failures.

Additional

Job Description

Leadership

* Sets high standards for self and others; actively follows procedures, suggests ways for improvements; regularly checks operating key measures. Takes individual responsibility for tasks; providing full support to others, gives help and assistance readily. Keeps self and others informed about changes to plant and equipment:

Self-Directing - Continuous Improvement

* Pursues effective safe shift change over, takes time to get understanding of others, listen to views of others. Sound knowledge of the process and can predict outcomes, demonstrates care for the plant and equipment, persistent in getting things done with ability to prioritize activities.

Problem Solving

* Ability to identify causes and effects in problem situations, gathers information to diagnose and assess current situation, clarifying and defining problems. Confronts situations, reacting quickly and effectively in emergency situations, reflects on root cause to learn from experience.

* Strong Mechanical Aptitude and Background

Teamwork

* Cooperates with any co-worker, supervisor, maintenance worker, etc. to guarantee safe,…