Production Floor Operator

Job description

Solvay 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.

Solvay is a science company whose technologies bring benefits to many aspects of daily life. With more than 24,100 employees in 64 countries, Solvay bonds people, ideas and elements to reinvent progress. The Group seeks to create sustainable shared value for all, notably through its Solvay One Planet plan crafted around three pillars: protecting the climate, preserving resources and fostering better life. The Group’s innovative solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices, health care applications, water and air purification systems. Founded in 1863, Solvay today ranks among the world’s top three companies for the vast majority of its activities and delivered net sales of €10.2 billion in 2019. Solvay is listed on Euronext Brussels (SOLB) and Paris and in the United States, where its shares (SOLVY) are traded through a Level I ADR program. With over 1,500 products, Specialty Polymers offers the widest range of high performance polymers in the world, allowing tailor-made solutions such as pushing the limits of metal replacement in the electronics, automotive, aircraft, and healthcare industries. The GBU has unparalleled expertise in three technologies: aromatic polymers, high barrier polymers, fluoropolymers.

Job Overview and Responsibilities:

Conduct automated process operations for Chemical unit in a Digital Control System (DCS) environment.
Follow unit and plant procedures for safety, quality assurance (ISO - 9002) and process control.Provide assistance to other operators as required to take readings, monitor equipment, transfer materials and service equipment, and otherwise assist in training personnel.Set up all hand valves and process equipment as required for any and all operations.Perform minor maintenance and troubleshooting as required on process equipment.Respond to nonstandard conditions as appropriate.Take readings on equipment as required, monitor the process and equipment for proper operations, take samples as needed, and react to emergency conditions.Perform manual loading and unloading of materials or equipment as required.Practice and participate safety training and/or meetings, safely perform all activities required to successfully operate the unit and take responsibility for personal safety of others.Must be certifiable on fork truck operation and other industrial lifting equipment.All other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

·  High school graduate, two year technical degree preferred.

WORK EXPERIENCE :

·  Prior chemical plant experience required.
·  Have a high level of mechanical aptitude.
·  Capable of working with computers and computerized controllers.
·  Candidate required to work a rotating shift schedule.

Skills:

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Ability to clear, isolate and prepare equipment for maintenance work.

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Demonstrate knowledge of Solvay safety standards.

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Capable of working with computers and computerized controllers.

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Candidate required to work a rotating shift schedule 

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Must be capable of wearing respirator.

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Must possess a valid driver’s license.

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Must be willing and able to work overtime.