Chemical Operator
Posted on: 6 Dec 2021
Kingsport, TN
Job Description
Description
The selected individual will assure all production activities are conducted in a safe, responsible and environmentally sound manner in compliance with all regulatory requirements and company policies. This includes:
Responsibilities
Maintaining, controlling and monitoring process equipment following standard operating procedures
Troubleshooting process problems as necessary and performing minor maintenance
Staying abreast of process changes and communicating status at shift turnover meetings
Taking samples and performing minor analytical tests, monitoring the results of the samples and taking corrective actions if necessary
Recording process and production data according to departmental requirements
Supporting supervisors and engineers to troubleshoot problems and enhance production, quality and safety
Staying up to date on computer software and equipment (Delta-V, SAP and Outlook)
Detect faulty equipment by inspection, testing, or general knowledge of the work
Assist in basic root cause failure analysis (RCFA) on equipment
Work from drawings, written specifications, sketches, job plans, and oral instructions
Support Zero Incident Mindset and utilize Safe Work Practices, including LOTO, Confined Space, Permitting, Work from Elevation, etc.
Required Skills
Excellent communication and organizational skills
Ability to excel in a team environment while working with minimal supervision
Must be knowledgeable of safety and environmental processes and procedures
In addition to the above requirements, all external candidates must meet the following:
Successful completion of a physical assessment
Must be able to wear a respirator
Must be able to repeatedly climb and descend stairs/ladders of up to eight stories
Must be able to work rotating shifts that include weekends
Required Experience
3 years manufacturing experience or a two-year degree in a related field
Chemical processing background preferred
PSM experience / familiarity with PSM requirements a plus
If you have taken a chemical operator or process operations course at any institution, please indicate that on your resume
Eastman Chemical
Kingsport, TN
Eastman Chemical Company operates as an advanced materials and specialty additives company worldwide. The company’s Additives & Functional Products segment offers specialty coalescent, specialty and commodity solvents, paint additives, and specialty polymers; hydrocarbon and rosin resins; insoluble sulfur and anti-degradant rubber additives; performance resins; amine derivative-based building blocks; heat transfer and aviation fluids; organic acid-based solutions; and metam-based soil fumigants, thiram and ziram based fungicides, and plant growth regulators. It serves the transportation, consumables, building and construction, animal nutrition, crop protection, energy, personal and home care, and other markets.
Its Advanced Materials segment provides co-polyesters, cellulose esters, polyvinyl butyral (PVB) sheets, specialty PVB intermediates, and window and protective films, and aftermarket applied film products for value-added end uses in the transportation, consumables, building and construction, durable goods, and health and wellness markets. The company’s Chemical Intermediates segment offers Olefin and acetyl derivatives, ethylene, and commodity solvents; primary non-phthalate and phthalate plasticizers, and niche non- phthalate plasticizers; and methylamines and salts higher amines and solvents to the industrial chemicals and processing, building and construction, health and wellness, and agrochemicals.
Its Fibers segment provides cellulose acetate tow, triacetin, cellulose acetate flake, and acetic anhydride for use in filtration media primarily cigarette filters; natural and solution dyed acetate yarns for use in consumables, and health and wellness markets; and wet-laid nonwoven media, specialty and engineered papers, and cellulose acetate fibers for transportation, industrial, agriculture and mining, aerospace, personal hygiene, and consumables markets. Eastman Chemical Company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee.
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IndustryConsumers goods
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No. of Employees14, 500
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