Chemical Manufacturing Process Technician

Step into a Day on the Production Floor

As a Chemical Manufacturing Process Technician, you start your shift with a safety huddle and a review of Safe Work Practices. You confirm the correct procedures are in place — LOTO (Lock Out Tag Out), MOC (Management of Change), SOPs, Standard Work Procedures, and Engineering Instructions (EI) — before moving to the control room. From there, you track batch progress through PLC interfaces, record data, and head to the lab to run analyses that keep quality on target.

Back on the floor, you may break chemical lines, clean vessels, and stage equipment to support routine processing or prepare for maintenance. Throughout the day, you’ll log batch and process data (including paper logs as needed), drive a forklift to move materials, and join the Tier 1 process to share safety, quality, and cost-improvement ideas. When assigned, you dive into Kaizen events and complete TPM tasks in the LMS. Using the DPQx SPC system, you monitor process health and immediately alert leadership to any abnormal trends. In the areas where you’re certified, you operate independently and with precision.

What You’ll Do

• Follow all plant safety policies and Safe Work Practices; apply LOTO, MOC, SOPs, Standard Work, and EIs on every job.
• Use PLC systems for process monitoring and basic computer tasks such as data entry.
• Perform chemical laboratory testing accurately and reliably per procedure.
• Execute standard work to spec; break lines and clean vessels to support processing and maintenance prep.
• Capture process conditions and batch progress in logs (electronic and paper).
• Rotate between extended process monitoring and hands-on setup/teardown as assigned.
• Participate daily in Tier 1 activities; contribute improvement ideas on safety, quality, and cost.
• Join Kaizen events; perform TPM tasks in the LMS.
• Utilize DPQx SPC to track process stability; escalate abnormalities to leadership.
• Operate a forklift safely to support production.
• Maintain regular, dependable attendance; flex to cover overtime as business needs require.

What You Bring

• General knowledge of production principles and the ability to detect and correct defects.
• Basic understanding of Lean concepts.
• Keen attention to detail; able to monitor multiple, simultaneous machine operations.
• Strong planning skills to stay ahead of the production schedule and perform in-process tests on time.

Responsibility & Judgment

• Materials & Products: Follow clearly defined practices and procedures under general supervision to prevent waste of time and expensive materials. Not following procedures can result in significant loss.
• Tools & Equipment: Exercise extreme care and expert judgment when operating process equipment, fork trucks, and support equipment to prevent damage and injury.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

• Mental effort: Continuous attention to process conditions to avoid rework, delays, safety incidents, or scrap; ongoing equipment and quality monitoring in a complex, fast-moving environment.
• Physical effort: Regular standing, walking, reaching, climbing/balancing, stooping/kneeling/crouching/crawling; occasional sitting. Lift up to 73 lbs floor-to-knuckle and 123 lbs from 12 inches to knuckle. Periodic Respirator Fit Test required; may need to wear a respirator daily for a minimum of 1 hour; work for periods in chemical suits and/or respirators. Vision needs include close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and focus adjustment.
• Surroundings: Exposure to moving mechanical parts, elevated work areas, severe hot and cold temperatures, fumes, dust, chemicals, and varying noise levels; specialized PPE is required. Occasional outdoor work in severe weather.
• Hazards: Routine handling of hazardous substances, including caustic, flammable, or volatile liquids and gases; moderate safety precautions required.

Respirator & Facial Hair

You will wear a respirator through your entire shift. To ensure a proper seal, you must be clean‑shaven where the respirator seals. Neatly trimmed facial hair may be allowed if it does not interfere with fit or seal.

Schedule & Pay

• Training on day shift; must be available for any shift thereafter (evenings, nights, 8–12 hour schedules) and overtime as needed.
• Pay: $22.90/hr (days), $23.90/hr (evenings), $24.00/hr (3rd shift), $24.10/hr (12‑hour overnights).