Chemical Operator

Chemical Operator - 12 hour Overnights 7:00pm to 7:30am

4 days on one week and 3 days on next week. Every other weekend availability

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing plant has an immediate opening for a Chemical/Production Operator to join their team! Hourly rate is $23.00 per hour, plus differential = $25.30/Hour.

Top notch benefits start on day one! BC/BS Medical, FREE dental, vision, tuition reimbursement, 5% match on 401k.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Follows operating procedures, rules and instructions to work in a safe fashion; is familiar with and understands all relevant procedures
• Participates in 5S and SFTI in the Manufacturing department
• Assists in troubleshooting automation and operational issues
• Enter SAP data real-time on all production processes
• Submit work orders and coordinates work with Maintenance
• Report alarms and take appropriate action
• Achieve manufacturing schedule and production goals
• Responsible for producing manufacturing batch records that are completed and accurate utilizing both electronic and manually recorded data
• Ensure manufacturing area and control systems are audit ready at all times with up to date documentation and a clean and organized environment
• Cooperates with management and colleagues on site to provide a safe and healthy working environment
• Reports all personal injuries, near misses, and accidents, however minor, to their supervisor and reports each in WSO
• Understands and performs work activities in accordance with Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) (21 CFR 210 & 211) in all areas of business where the cGMPs apply.
• Runs reactors, distillation columns, filters, and molecular sieves
• Reads meters and gauges or automatic recording devices at specified intervals to verify operating conditions.
• Operates and controls electric motors, pumps and valves to regulate flow of chemicals.
• Handles highly hazardous chemicals in drums, totes, trucks, cylinders, or bulk tanks
• Adjusts manual controls or overrides automatic controls (when directed) to bring equipment into recommended or prescribed operating ranges, switch to backup equipment or systems, or to shut down equipment.
• Takes samples and submits to Quality Control for analysis
• Adjusts the pH of discharged water as required
• Visually inspects equipment at periodic intervals to detect malfunctions or need for repair, adjustments or lubrication.
• Records operations and maintenance actions taken on production records.
• Sweeps, mops, dusts, polishes, waxes, paints, etc. as needed in accordance with the housekeeping schedule, and documents all cleaning accordingly
• Operates forklift and pallet jack
• Assists other functional departments when needed including: Maintenance, Packaging, Warehouse, Engineering, Quality Control, etc.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Two plus years of relevant experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent; and to draw and interpret bar graphs.