Operator III - Front End-Pumper

Job Purpose

Produces process products by preparing, establishing, monitoring, and controlling production processes; maintaining quality, safety, and cleanliness standards; documenting production and processes; and maintaining equipment.

Duties

• Prepares for process production by reviewing production schedules, drawings, and processing specifications; retrieving materials from inventory; sampling materials; sending samples to the laboratory; verifying laboratory acceptance; calculating and measuring materials; and checking tanks, vessels, piping, valves, steam traps, pumps, compressors, prime movers, heat exchangers, reactors, separators, mixers, and distillers.

• Establishes production processing specifications by setting and programming processing controls, pumps, compressors, and auxiliary equipment.

• Monitors processing production by operating distributed control systems (DCS); reviewing processing variables; observing control panels and alarms; analyzing operating logs; determining process stability; and adjusting or reprogramming controls.

• Maintains quality production by obtaining and testing process samples, conducting inspections, and recommending process improvements.

• Documents production processes by logging processing statistics accurately and in a timely manner.

• Ensures operation of the processing system by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; and reporting malfunctioning units.

• Maintains a safe and clean processing environment by complying with all procedures, rules, and regulations; and regularly patrolling the unit.

• Maintains continuity among work shifts by communicating actions taken, irregularities, and ongoing needs.

Skills & Experience Preferred

• Distillation and/or vacuum experience

• Effective written and verbal communication skills

• High school diploma or equivalent

• 25 years of experience, including:

  • Manufacturing methods and procedures

  • Process improvement

  • Analyzing information

  • Understanding controls and instrumentation

  • Maintaining manufacturing quality

Requirements

• Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds.

• Must be able to work more than 8 hours per day and more than 40 hours per week as needed.

• Schedule: 12-hour rotating shifts (days, nights, and weekends).

Pay Rate

$33.94 $36.78 per hour