T-11 Chemical Operator

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

The T-11 Operator is responsible for the operation of the reactors and mixing tanks by performing the following duties :

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Position forks, lifting platform, or other lifting device under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, and transport load to designated area.
• Operate Millathane processing machine; check weights, temperatures, flow rates, and pressures on all components.
• Correctly pack and label Millathane products with correct lot numbers and Mooney viscosities.
• Weigh and / or measure specific quantities of varying types of ingredients. Mix ingredients in proper sequence and proportions.

Teamwork is essential for TSE's continued success, so Teamwork is an essential function of every employee's job. Teamwork drives positive results every day.

Teamwork promotes positive customer relations and results in exceeding the expectations of our customers. Teamwork benefits every employee since it grows our business and increases our sales.

With Teamwork, we all succeed. Without it, we all suffer. Teamwork with co-workers in the same department is just the beginning.

Teamwork with every other employee, department and division is the Teamwork that is required to succeed. WE ARE TSE.

Requirements :

Note : This position requires applicants to successfully pass a pre-employment, as well as an annual pulmonary function test (PFT).

This position may expose the employee to isocyanates which are chemicals known to be respiratory irritants and sensitizers.

While TSE provides personal protective equipment (PPE) to its employees working around such chemicals, the most current and best available medical data indicate that individuals with pre-existing respiratory conditions including but not limited to asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and the like are at high risk of experiencing serious, and possibly fatal reactions to isocyanates, even at concentrations below the legally permissible exposure level (PEL).

Therefore, due to this direct threat to their safety, TSE does not hire individuals with pre-existing respiratory conditions to work in this position.

Likewise, TSE does not employ smokers to work in this position.

SAFETY TRAINING To perform this job successfully, an individual must complete and maintain the following Safety Training requirements.

General Safety Orientation Forklift Safety Training Respiratory Protection Training Confined Space Entry Training Hazard Communications Training HAZWOPER Awareness Training Lock-Out / Tag-Out Training

Personal Protective Equipment Training Hearing Protection Training

Heat Stress Training Machine Guarding Training Fall Protection Training

QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and / or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals.

The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

EDUCATION AND / OR EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and / or training. To be classified Production Operator IV, a Production Operator II must have successfully completed three months of supervised operation followed by three months of competent solo operation in the following production areas : T-9 and Adhesives.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Forklift experience preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, memos, and Quality System Documentation. Ability to write simple correspondence.

Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one or small group situations.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide with two significant figures. Ability to perform these operations in relation to weight, volume, area, and length.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed tasks or operations, given written or oral instructions.

Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 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.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel;

and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must frequently lift and / or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Employees in this position are required to wear a full face respirator and comply with TSE Respiratory Protection Program and Title 29 CFR 1910.

134. Employees with facial hair or other conditions that would compromise the facepiece-to-face seal cannot work in this position.

Examples of these conditions include beards or sideburns that interfere with the facepiece seal or valve function, certain dentures or dental conditions, facial deformities (e.

g., scars, deep skin creases, prominent cheekbones), or the use of jewelry or headgear that projects under and interferes with the facepiece seal.

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