What are the responsibilities and job description for the Multi-Qualified Operator position at Hexion Inc.?
Company Overview
Imagine Everything. Build the Future with Hexion.
At Hexion, we push boundaries, rethink possibilities, and create real impact. We activate science to deliver progress—developing breakthrough solutions that strengthen industries, protect communities, and drive a more sustainable future.
This is where bold thinkers, problem-solvers, and innovators come together to shape what’s next. Whether you're engineering advanced materials, transforming manufacturing technologies, or leading strategic innovation, your ideas and actions leave a lasting mark. We cultivate an inclusive culture of growth, collaboration, and accountability, ensuring every contribution propels us forward.
We don’t follow the status quo—we challenge it, disrupt it, and improve it. Every role at Hexion is part of something bigger.
We invest in innovation, sustainability, and continuous development—equipping you with the tools, training, and opportunities to excel. With an unwavering commitment to safety, partnership, belonging, and impact, we empower you to lead change and strengthen industries worldwide.
Your Future Starts Here.
If you’re ready to push limits, reimagine what’s possible, and create the extraordinary, Hexion is where you belong.
Anything is possible when you imagine everything.
Position Overview
Responsible for the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of continuous and batch production facilities at the Hope site. A chemical operator should be fully (and demonstrably) confident of their technical and personal abilities and should be able to use their abilities to positively affect the personnel and plant around them on a daily basis.
Job Responsibilities
Safety
Minimum Qualifications
We are an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, pregnancy, race, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or military status, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law.
To be considered for this position candidates are required to submit an application for employment through our career site and, be at least 18 years of age. Any offer of employment will be conditioned upon successful completion of a drug test and background investigation, as well as authorization for the Company to conduct additional periodic background checks as required by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) or regulations adopted by the department of Homeland Security or other regulatory agencies. A prior criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment, and the Company will conduct an individualized assessment and reassessment, consistent with applicable law, prior to making any final employment decision.
Imagine Everything. Build the Future with Hexion.
At Hexion, we push boundaries, rethink possibilities, and create real impact. We activate science to deliver progress—developing breakthrough solutions that strengthen industries, protect communities, and drive a more sustainable future.
This is where bold thinkers, problem-solvers, and innovators come together to shape what’s next. Whether you're engineering advanced materials, transforming manufacturing technologies, or leading strategic innovation, your ideas and actions leave a lasting mark. We cultivate an inclusive culture of growth, collaboration, and accountability, ensuring every contribution propels us forward.
We don’t follow the status quo—we challenge it, disrupt it, and improve it. Every role at Hexion is part of something bigger.
We invest in innovation, sustainability, and continuous development—equipping you with the tools, training, and opportunities to excel. With an unwavering commitment to safety, partnership, belonging, and impact, we empower you to lead change and strengthen industries worldwide.
Your Future Starts Here.
If you’re ready to push limits, reimagine what’s possible, and create the extraordinary, Hexion is where you belong.
Anything is possible when you imagine everything.
Position Overview
Responsible for the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of continuous and batch production facilities at the Hope site. A chemical operator should be fully (and demonstrably) confident of their technical and personal abilities and should be able to use their abilities to positively affect the personnel and plant around them on a daily basis.
Job Responsibilities
Safety
- Ensures that safe work practices are followed; ensures Hexion Safety Manual is followed.
- Participates in safety audits, training, inspections, and PSM/PHA activities.
- Ensures that unsafe conditions are resolved in a timely manner, and communication of safety and environmental incidents are communicated.
- Enters safety concerns into the system and to participate on the incident investigation teams to prevent reoccurrences.
- Ensures excellent housekeeping is maintained at all times - both personally and as a unit team.
- Demonstrates the ability to safely direct activities during unit maintenance and operational outages.
- Willingness and ability to ensure that all team assigned safety requirements are met on a monthly basis and participate on the site’s Safety Committee as needed.
- Ensures environmental policies and practices are followed and that spills are properly reported.
- Ensures unit operations are maintained within permit guidelines.
- Participates in the investigation of quality incidents and takes action to prevent recurrence. Ensures that manufacturing procedures are adequate and followed so product is produced in spec. and shipped to meet customer requirements.
- Demonstrates analytical insight and knowledge of testing equipment and equipment utilized in the process area.
- Produce finished product at a level to meet requirements of both external and internal customers by following SOP’s.
- Effectively troubleshoots and solves operational and quality issues.
- Perform real time data entry using MES, SAP, Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, etc as needed to perform job duties.
- Sample finished product, test and analyze results against specs.
- Perform minor unit maintenance.
- Maintain equipment(PM’S)
- Unload raw materials bulk and liquid.
- Independently completes day-to-day tasks with minimal supervision and to complete other special assignments, with an appropriate level of supervisory involvement.
- Works well with others; promotes attitude of continuous improvement.
- Independently completes day-to-day tasks with minimal supervision and to complete other special assignments, with an appropriate level of supervisory involvement, Practices Hexion Core Values in daily activities and adheres to all Company polices and procedures.
- Willingness and ability to work overtime as needed to maintain business coverage.
- Work 12 hr rotating shift including weekends and holidays
- Complete other tasks as assigned by Leadership
Minimum Qualifications
- Experience in a similar industrial manufacturing operation requirement.
- High School Diploma or GED
- Good communication and interpersonal skills are required. Must be able to work in a team environment.
- Physical: Walking, driving, standing, lifting 55 pounds, sitting, carrying, pushing, pulling, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, fingering, talking, hearing, and seeing. Ability to wear a respirator.
- Aptitudes: Must possess the ability to understand the meaning of words and their ideas, as well as instructions and their underlying principles. Perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately and possess eye-hand motor coordination.
- Temperaments: Must have the ability to accept responsibility, perform duties under stress, adapt to situations requiring preciseness, and adapt to changing duties and responsibilities. Must be able to adapt to situations involving the interpretation of feelings, ideas, or facts; be able to influence people in the opinions, attitudes, or judgments; and be able to generalize, evaluate, make decisions, and perform repetitive work.
- Forklift Operator, Computer Experience, Good Organization Skills, Team Player, Ability To Multi-Task
- Post-secondary vocational/technical training
- Must be able to analyze and interpret data, determine sound conclusions, and make recommendations.
We are an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, pregnancy, race, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or military status, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law.
To be considered for this position candidates are required to submit an application for employment through our career site and, be at least 18 years of age. Any offer of employment will be conditioned upon successful completion of a drug test and background investigation, as well as authorization for the Company to conduct additional periodic background checks as required by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) or regulations adopted by the department of Homeland Security or other regulatory agencies. A prior criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment, and the Company will conduct an individualized assessment and reassessment, consistent with applicable law, prior to making any final employment decision.