Production Operator
Date: Oct 14, 2024
Location: Norco, LA, US, 70057
Company: W. R. Grace & Co.
Hourly Wage:$37.28
Other Compensation: Eligibility for the Short-Term Incentive program and other applicable bonuses
Benefits: U.S. Employee Benefits Summary (grace.com)
Final salary and compensation will be based on several factors including candidate qualifications and experience, geographical location, market, and business considerations.
Job Description
We are in search of a Production Operator who will report to a Production Shift Supervisor in our Norco plant. The Production Operator performs both routine and non-routine plant duties to safely operate process equipment to meet EH&S, production, yield and quality requirements. This role requires the ability to work a 12-hour, rotating shift schedule that includes nights, weekends, holidays and overtime.
Responsibilities
- Error free facilitation of operating discipline / procedures to ensure the safe and efficient operation of assigned production assets
- Perform daily activities, project work and assigned tasks including field checks, process sampling and testing
- Hazardous chemical transfers to and from portable containers (ex. tank trailers, drums, cylinders, totes, etc.)
- Product packaging and securement for overland shipment per DOT requirements
- Select and wear the proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as it relates to the hazard and/or job task
- Perform routine basic inspections on process equipment to ensure reliable operations
- Decontamination, preparation and isolation of equipment for maintenance
- Lockout / Tagout (LOTO) equipment to control hazardous energy sources
- Generate and issue safe work permits
- Post maintenance, commission equipment for start-up that ensures continued safe and reliable operations
- Troubleshoot process-related deviations, develop and implement corrective action(s)
- Utilize process knowledge and skill to identify areas for improvements in plant performance and operating discipline
- Monitor, collect and input plant performance metrics
- Participate in all plant programs and events including EH&S, reliability initiatives, training, Root Cause Investigations, etc.
- Review procedures and make recommendations for improvement
- Use computer based communications to monitor process data, access information, and initiate work systems
- Mentor and train others on plant operations
Physical Requirements and Environment
- Ability to follow safety protocols and standards working in a pilot plant facility with highly hazardous materials
- Ability to work in a high hazard environment, including adverse weather conditions, elevated spaces, confined spaces, extreme temperatures, and noisy surroundings.
- Must be able to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and climb stairs and ladders over 100 ft.
- Must be willing to wear PPE (Personal Protective equipment) including but not limited to hard hat, protective eyewear, steel-toed boots, hearing protection, Level A suit, full face respirator
Required Qualifications
•High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
•3 years of relevant work experience in a manufacturing environment
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance and Disability
- Grace Wellness Program
- Flexible Workplace
- Retirement Plans
- 401(k) Company Match – Dollar to dollar up to the first 6%
- Paid Vacation and Holidays
- Company Donation Match Program
- U.S. Employee Benefits Summary (grace.com)
Grace is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Grace via email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Grace. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Grace as a result of the referral or through other means.
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