Chemical Operator (Contract)

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

PQ Corporation is a leading global provider of silicates, silicas and derivative products. PQ’s products are used in a wide variety of industrial processes and many customer products, from decorative paints to green cement, from clean drinking water to green tires and from toothpaste to biofuels and beer.

Job Description

• Start up and shut down equipment in accordance with procedures while meeting production needs.
• Operate production processing and material handling systems, some by computer control.
• Monitor system outputs – including charts, gauges, flow indicators, and computer displays.
• Control, adjust rates as required to balance related process systems.
• Perform quality control tests on process samples for process control and assurance of product quality.
• Maintain reliable operations of furnace, dissolving, and related equipment in conjunction with the maintenance department : i.e., pumps, motors, bearings, etc. through responsible and informed operation.
• Requires detailed knowledge of entire process, SJP’S, and emergency procedures.  Daily requirement is to lift up to 60 pounds. Stands or walks with intermittent climbing. Requires visual acuity.
• Exercises judgment, discretion, and rapid decision making in situations involving operational problems, unexpected occurrences, etc., often independently.
• Maintain safe working conditions and practices.
• Assure maintenance of environmental control of plant facility as dictated by permits and state regulations, including working with the environmental department for the safe and orderly disposal of hazardous waste.
• Communicate problems, instructions, observations, and request orally and in writing to team members and other departments.

Qualifications

Sampling and performing tests as needed.

Product Baume’

Production data sheets

Qualifications

Additional Information

Special Factors

EHS Responsibilities

PQ is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics. Click on the link to read Know Your Rights : Workplace discrimination is illegal (eeoc.gov). For more information, please review the link Know Your Rights : Workplace Discrimination is Illegal | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc.gov).