1st Class Operator
Dixie Chemical

Job Summary

Operates IPC Towers and decomposers. Assists maintenance when needed and moves finished goods to the warehouse-backup to the Lead Operator.
Summary of Essential Job Functions

• Performs operator duties on IPC Towers, decomposers, power mills, and finished product packaging utilizing plant procedures.
• Operates forklifts to move material to the warehouse.
• Performs housekeeping of their work area.
• Moves, stacks, and stores materials in the Warehouse and Plant areas using pallet jacks, hand trucks, and powered lift trucks.
• Performs safety equipment inspections and makes corrections or tags out equipment as the situation indicates.
• Assists with unscheduled and scheduled maintenance, using tools and equipment to support installation operations of equipment.
• Cleans the exterior of tanks, buildings, and equipment with a high-pressure washer.
• Assists Operators on his/her shift with production or equipment problems and notifies supervisors when needed.
• Must provide relief for the Lead Operator when on leave.

Qualifications

Requirements

• Two years of operating chemical process equipment able to demonstrate skills using basic math and able to perform maintenance functioning using traditional maintenance tools.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Capable of lifting and walking with weights approaching 50lbs.
• Be able to perform very strenuous jobs while wearing breathing air masks, proper PPE, and other safety-related materials.
• Required to walk and stand continuously in the units while performing assigned duties.
• Turns, stoops, kneels crouches, reaches, pulls, handles, lifts, and carries containers with materials and products weighing up to 400lbs with "drum dolly' and power containers weighing up to 2,400lbs.
• Must have the physical ability to maneuver full cylinders.
• Must be calm and stable in emergency situations.
• Must be able to perform job duties with minimal supervision.
• Talking, hearing, color vision depth perception, and good peripheral vision are required to properly operate forklift, perform testing, and communicate results.
• Be able to climb scaffolds, ladders, and stairs, at varied excessive heights (50 FEET).
• Must be able to operate a forklift.

---