Summary:
Operate, adjust, and changeover chemical equipment involving such operations as weighing, measuring, mixing, and filtering liquids and solids to prepare batches of product from established recipes. Observe and report occurrences in compounding, obtain samples for approval, correct batches as instructed to maintain quality standards, move materials and containers, and assist in cleaning equipment and area. Maintain appropriate documentation. Notify supervisor of process, raw material or finished product deviations. Perform compounding tasks using established work instructions and SOPs.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Behavior: Exhibit team player qualities of cooperation and coordination; professional interaction in all business contacts, all day, every day
- Attendance: Present for work when scheduled is a mandatory function
- Safety: Comply with all requirements of the safety program, including adherence to all safety rules. Reporting of safety issues is mandatory
- Measure, weigh, and mix raw materials according to established batch records. Sample product and take it to the laboratory for testing
- Train to and develop capacity for entering and retrieving date using the Ross computer system and PLC
- Identify and organize all incoming raw materials and storage, maintaining a first-in, first-out rotation
- Transfer approved materials from quarantine area to approved areas and warehouse locations
- Notify and make recommendations to management, issues concerning the operation of the compounding function
- Fills or empties equipment and containers by pumping, operating various valves and pumps to move products from mix tanks to feed tanks to production lines
- Train to and develop capacity for operating meters and supply systems for bulk raw materials, including water
- Hook up hoses to incoming trucks; pump or air unload contents into holding tanks
- Train to and develop capacity for maintaining written logs and batch records
- Measure and gauge products in tanks to determine the number of gallons
- Scrub tanks by hand and clean tanks to prepare for use
- Perform compounding tasks using work instructions & SOPs
- Maintain good housekeeping in work area
Supervisory Responsibilities:
None
Competencies:
- Scales
- Meters
- Hoist
- Mixer
- Computer and related software package
- Standard office equipment
Travel:
Limited
Work Environment:
Worker exposed to inside and outside conditions. Worker exposed to extreme heat and cold with temperatures sufficiently high or low to cause marked bodily discomfort. Worker exposed to sufficient noise to cause worker to shout to be heard above the ambient noise level. Worker occasionally exposed to atmospheric conditions. BFOQ – required to wear a respirator
Physical Demands:
Requires weighing and dumping raw materials 1 to 5 pounds continuously into mix tanks, occasional lifting to 45 pounds and requires the use of a hand truck to move raw material 25 pounds and over. Walking, climbing, balancing, stooping, reaching, grasping, feeling, hearing, kneeling, pushing, sitting and talking. Clarity of vision at 20 feet or more and 20 inches or less; continuous mental and visual attention; ability to distinguish colors and adjust eye to bring objects into sharper focus
Qualifications
Education Requirements:
Ability to read, write, add, subtract, multiply and divide; efficient use of formulas and directions; ability to measure and weigh. High school graduate or GED required. Must be detail oriented
Experience Requirements:
1 to 3 years of chemical processing experience in a manufacturing environment. Proficiency within 6 months of on-the-job training required
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
Forklift training