Plant Technician

About Us
Elementis is a global specialty chemical company, with 1,300 employees operating 17 manufacturing sites across the globe. At Elementis, we bring a distinctive combination of expertise, innovation, and teamwork to every formulation challenge. We create high-value specialty additives that enhance the performance of our customers products and make a positive change in the world. Combining our leading positions in the science of materials flow, surface modification, and formulation with access to unique natural materials, Elementis delivers unique chemistry, sustainable solutions to customers in a wide range of markets, including cosmetics, anti-perspirants, decorative and industrial coatings, automotive and ceramics.

Job Description SummaryPlant Technician role for the chemical manufacturing plant in New Martinsville, WV.
Job Description

Plant Technician role for the chemical manufacturing plant in New Martinsville, WV. Strong Safety/Environmental commitment required. Must be able to monitor, operate, and report upon responsible areas within the New Martinsville Site.

Health, Safety, and Environmental

Fully knowledgeable in and routinely applies all company and applicable regulatory HSE Standards, practices, and procedures including confined space entries.
Active member of Safety Process.
Responsible to assist in removing equipment from service, prepare, secure, lock out, and establish permits for maintenance of equipment
Reports all incidences immediately and responds to emergencies by taking appropriate operational actions, such as shutting down the process whenever necessary and notifying supervision and/or security.
Shovels debris, picks up and disposes stray materials, etc.Responsible for using good housekeeping practices.

Process Operations
Develop an understanding of the manufacturing process and understands the implication of operational decisions and actions.
Takes direction from Lead Technician and assists in manual operations of the plant.
Monitor and record settings on equipment such as temperatures and/or pressures of storage tanks.
Reads and acts upon daily area operating instructions.
Conducts frequent tours of manufacturing area to ensure good operating condition of all equipment. Identify and resolve mechanical and/or process-related issues.
Works regularly assigned shifts and provides a fair and equitable to peers amount of overtime coverage for co-worker absences, illnesses, vacations, holidays, etc.
Must be able to complete physical aspects of job, including climbing stairs, climbing ladders, operating valves, motors, etc.
Loading and Unloading of materials. Utilizing bulk trucks and packaged containers.
Package tanks into Totes, Drums, and Pails.
Additional duties and responsibilities as defined by supervision

In accordance with the companys Quality Policy, responsible for and authorized to perform following actions as applicable:
Support achieving plant Quality Objectives and other KPI goals as applicable
Initiate action to report and prevent the occurrence of any non-conformity relating to the product, process, and quality system.
Control further processing or delivery of non-conforming product until the deficiencies or unsatisfactory condition have been corrected.
Use the Corrective and Preventative Action program and Internal Audit process to initiate, recommend and resolve product issues or quality system failures.
Additional Job Description
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