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Plant Operator

Crystal Clean
Battle Creek, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 11/10/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/9/2025
Crystal Clean (CC) is one of the nation’s leading privately held companies in the environmental waste services industry. We are seeking highly motivated individuals with a strong work ethic to join our rapidly growing company. Crystal Clean offers competitive compensation, excellent benefits, and opportunities for advancement. We are willing to provide complete training for this opportunity!

Purpose: The Plant Operator is responsible for first and foremost, always conducting their work in a safe manner. Operators have the responsibility to make sure unit and process systems function properly. They continually monitor instrumentation and the operation of equipment and make adjustments to keep system process variables within acceptable ranges. Operators detect potential and actual problems and take corrective action to prevent the interruption of system operations.

Essential Duties

  • Responsible for working safely in all job aspects and functions.
  • Primary function to perform and record process field readings on all equipment, verifying control room readings
  • Make adjustments to the process as directed by Facility Manager or Supervisor
  • Perform bulk tank transfers as needed.
  • Update process logbooks with field activities and process adjustments, noting any variances, deviations, equipment malfunctions or environmental releases encountered during field readings.
  • Maintain and update process/safety/equipment reading/log sheets to record conditions.
  • Calculate process yields when necessary.
  • Assist with utility (boilers/cooling towers/compressors) operations and inspections.
  • Prepare process equipment for safe maintenance activities including following all Lock-out/Tag-out procedures.
  • Assist with Work Permitting preparations (Hot and Cold Work) including atmospheric testing.
  • Complete shift handover communications.
  • Maintain housekeeping standards in own work area
  • Develop ways and means to operate more effectively.
  • Adhere to all corporate policies and standards including but not limited to environmental and regulatory, human resources, facility, equipment, operations and maintenance.
  • Participate in safety and other meetings.

Other Duties

  • Other duties as assigned by management

Specific Skills

  • Process Operations including operating rotating equipment
  • Control equipment
  • Boilers, Cooling Towers, Exchangers and Bulk Liquid Transfer
  • Safe working experience.
  • Strong Mathematical and Mechanically reasoning ability
  • The ability to work in team-based environment
  • Attention to detail
  • Good communication skills
  • Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications

Work Experience

  • 2 years of related experience

Education, Certificates, Licenses, Designations or Memberships

  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • Vocational training preferred
  • Experience in chemical processing environment preferred

Personal Protective Equipment

  • Steel toe boots, Safety Glasses, Hard Hat, Respirator Requirements: All applicants must pass the company paid physical exam including substance abuse screening.

Benefits

  • Medical and Dental
  • 401K
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Paid time off
  • Short-term disability
  • Life and accident insurance
  • Advancement opportunities

Must be willing to undergo a background check in accordance with local laws and regulations.

Crystal Clean LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Crystal Clean expressly values diversity, equity, and inclusion, and encourages the applications of individuals from diverse backgrounds, so that Crystal Clean reflects the communities and customers that we serve.

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