Material Handling Day Technician

Location: Plaquemine

Unit: Material Handling

Classification: Non-exempt

Number of positions: 1

Position:

Material Handling Day Technician

Reports to:

Material Handling Supervisor

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain loading forecast for rail shipments.

  • Communicate with Material Handling leadership daily with updates

  • Create, edit, and maintain procedures/work instructions

  • Track and trend data using VBA programming

  • Track and trend data metrics for incidents and loading.

  • Understand product allocation and production goals for rail, truck, and marine loading

  • Maintain the unit equipment so that downtime is limited

  • Review shift logs for equipment breakdowns

  • Review and approve maintenance work orders

  • Print out work order log and create weekly maintenance plan

  • Walk out maintenance or project work with contractors and operations

  • Follow-up on maintenance activities throughout the day

  • Meet with Shintech Maintenance Technician daily for planning of work

  • Review monthly inspection sheets for deficiencies and create a repair plan

  • Coordinate LDAR Repairs, 5-15 days

  • Maintain maintenance KPI compliance

  • Maintain Clamp Log and MOC log

  • Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications and Experience:

Required

High School Diploma or GED or related military experience is required.

Ability to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card.

Preferred

Experience in Petrochemical Loading Operations

Broad understanding of DOT, FRA, TSA, and PHMSA regulations

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Regularly required to push, pull, bend, and perform long periods of standing and walking on cement foundations.

• Occasionally required to stoop and kneel.

• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

• Must be able to coordinate the movement of eyes, hands, feet, and fingers to operate tools and equipment.

• Required to be medically certified for respirator and medically fit for duty.

• Use of PPE required in specific areas.

Work Environment:

• Chemical manufacturing facility, in the presence of chemicals.

• Occasionally work in tight or closed-in spaces.

• Work outdoors, in sometimes inclement weather.

• Moderate noise level and environmental vibration related to equipment.

• Diverse/Multi-cultural workforce.

Shintech Louisiana provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.