Material Handler

Job Title: Material Handler
Job Duration: 2 months on W2
Job location: Chester, SC

Job Description

Load and unload chemical products and raw materials at the rail car and truck loading/unloading areas and perform ancillary activities (including routine and non-routine maintenance of equipment) in a safe, effective and efficient manner. Package products into drums, totes, and pails, including appropriate labeling.

Key Activities and Responsibilities

Material Handling (70%)

• Perform regular safety inspections of tank farm equipment.
• Monitor the temperature of acrylic acid in railcars.
• Ensure quality of finished product by inspecting and washing railcars and tanker trucks per plant procedures.
• Ship and receive finished products and raw materials, including moving/transferring chemicals and chemical products to and from rail cars and tanker trucks at both the rail car and truck loading/unloading areas.
• Unload and load packaged raw materials and finished products from box trucks.
• Package products into drums, totes, and pails, including appropriate labeling.
• Ship hazardous and non-hazardous waste per the plant procedure.
• Obtain quality control samples of raw materials and finished products for quality control laboratory analysis.
• Operate pallet jacks and fork-lift trucks.
• Retain a basic knowledge of chemistry and chemical hazards and apply this knowledge in daily work activities.
• Clearly communicate relevant information and/or instructions to production personnel.
• Perform basic arithmetic operations.
• Evaluate storm water before discharging, including measuring pH and clarity. Discharge storm water per plant procedures.

Data Entry (10 15%)

• Ensure shipping and receiving documentation is in compliance with plant procedures.
• Perform good receipts using SAP system.
• Work with automated equipment (i.e. computer controlled).
• Keep accurate monitoring reports/logs, including daily wastewater flow, and documentation of specific loading/unloading events.

Safety & Other Duties (10 15%)

• Understand the hazards and risks associated with handling various chemicals and chemical products.
• Effectively carry out verbal and written instructions.
• Make independent judgments concerning assigned tasks.
• Discern situations where supervisory/management input is advisable.
• Safely wear and/or use required personal protective equipment.
• Follow the direction of the shift leaders/supervisors.
• Understand plant environmental health and safety regulations and comply with all applicable laws and regulatory requirements.
• Housekeeping and other activities as assigned.

Required Education/Qualifications/Work Experience

• High school Diploma or equivalent and minimum of three years' shipping and receiving experience in a chemical process operation.
• Basic computer literacy, including email and data entry is required. SAP is preferred.
• Experience with automated processing systems is preferred.
• Ability (certification) to operate a forklift is required.
• Maintain training required to ship hazardous and dangerous goods internationally and domestically.

Demonstrated Competencies

Technical Expertise

• Ability to assimilate new information and apply it to unfamiliar situations in the future.
• Ability to improve safety, organization and house-keeping with minimal direction.
• Ability to independently utilize Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for the protection of the individual, coworkers and the environment.

Organizational Expertise

• Strong safety-minded work ethic and work history.
• Strong team member skills including communication, participation, and expressing mutual respect.