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Biodiesel Operator
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A Chemical Operator operates machinery used in the manufacture and packaging of chemical products.
$64,049 / year median in California
+5% projected growth
Job Description
Job Description A top oil refinery in El Segundo is seeking a Biodiesel Operator to join their team. This individual will be primarily offloading railcars and loading trucks / tanks. They will be monitoring process variables, troubleshooting, and performing interventions to maintain operating performance.
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Responsibilities May Include But Are Not Limited To:
- Support our tenets of operation policy to eliminate any recordable incidents or injuries.
- Utilizing the proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to accomplish the job tasks.
- Being aware and making management aware of potentially hazardous conditions and managing hazardous waste.
- Locating and correcting noticeable odors, leaks, or visible emissions.
- Prepare equipment for mechanical repairs, clear, lockout/tagout, and assist with repairs as needed.
- Learn and assist with general facility maintenance and housekeeping, including equipment inspection and monitoring throughout the facility.
- Maintain a clean work environment in all areas of the process.
- Follow standard safety, operational, and quality procedures.
- Assist in load-out and receiving functions, which include preparing trucks and rail cars for shipment and loading products (oils and fats, process ingredients, and process chemicals).
- Learn to manufacture and load specialty oil products and properly document work completed.
- Monitor operating equipment (pumps, valves, pressure/temperature readings, fans, and chemical treatment systems) designed to control the variables of the process.
- Assist with weekly and monthly inspections of the rotating equipment and safety equipment such as fire monitors, fire extinguishers, and hoses.
- Operate forklift, pallet jack, skid loader, and telehandler.
- Learn chemical and biodiesel processing as well as BQ-9000 quality requirements
- Learn how to read drawings and piping & instrumentation diagrams (P&ID).
- Learn to operate the biodiesel master control system. This includes operations of the main master control, process production system, and recording data with PI entries in a timely manner.
- Perform minor mechanical repairs.
- Learn to perform various quality control functions for oil, biodiesel, glycerin, recovered fatty acid, and water.
- Perform visual inspection of all types of inventory and measure physical inventory periodically, which may involve working at heights.
- Operation of lab equipment to ensure sample quality.
Physical Considerations:
- Standing Continuous (67% to 100%)
- Sitting Occasional (1% to 33%)
- Walking Continuous (67% to 100%)
- Bending/Stooping Occasional (1% to 33%)
- Reaching above the shoulders, Frequent (34% to 66%)
- Kneeling Occasional (1% to 33%)
- Pushing/Pulling Frequent (34% to 66%)
- Climbing Occasional (1% to 33%)
- Weight carried, lifted, or moved - 1-100 lbs.
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https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/. Skills and Requirements HS Diploma Previous chemical processing or related experience General knowledge of computers and good communication skills Knowledge of arithmetic and its application Ability to operate forklift, boom lift, pallet jack, and rail switches Working knowledge of soy, cottonseed, rapeseed oil and biodiesel processing as well as BQ-9000 requirements Tank gauging/Inventory reconciliation Tank sampling Truck and Rail loading/offloading Over the water vessel transfers operationsBenefits
- Dental Insurance