Chemical Plant Operator

**Company Description**
PQ is a leading global provider of silicates, silicas and derivative products. PQ's products are used in a wide variety of industrial processes and many customer products, from decorative paints to green cement, from clean drinking water to green tires and from toothpaste to biofuels and beer.

**Job Description** PRODUCTION**
- Obtain maximum efficiency from all operating equipment.
- Maintain adequate inventories to meet customer requirements.
- Perform preventative maintenance on all equipment.
- Maintain accurate production records.
- Start-up, operate and shutdown equipment as required.

**CUSTOMER SERVICE**

Quality
- A familiarity with ISO 9001 Procedures. Maintains data and records under ISO 9001 standards and procedures.
- Produces and ships products within specifications.
- Continually strives to improve quality and reduce variation.
- Collect operating and laboratory data.
- Inspect tank trucks before loading product for the customer.

Service
- Communicate all customer complaints/shipments outside of customer criteria to proper authorities (ie. Delivery, quality, paperwork, etc.)
- Work with teams for continually improving the customer service system.
- Takes delivery orders from customers and coordinates on-time sheets.
- Maintain an open line of communication with all customers.
- To be on call to load trucks for customers during off time. (Weekends on call)
- Locate trucks to load for customers during off time.

**HUMAN RESOURCES**
- Provide input on career enhancement section of EDD.
- Assists in the training of a new employee.

**FACILITY RESOURCES**
- Maintain a high level of housekeeping.
- Suggest improvements to maintain advantage over competition.

**SOCIETAL CONCERNS**

Safety
- Provide input into annual EH&S Plan.
- Use SWA to prevent unsafe acts.
- Adhere to PQ’s Life Saving Behaviours
- Follow standard operating procedures.
- Wear the required PPE for work tasks.
- Attend safety training and safety meetings when required.
- Participate and ensure that all precautions that can be done to prevent injuries are taken. Working safe in everything we do is mandatory.

Environment
- Monitor all environmental systems at plant.
- Provide input into annual EH&S Plan.
- Reports any environmental observation.

Responsible Care Ethic & Principles for Sustainability
- Follow all CIAC codes of practice.
- Understands the ethic and principles of Responsible Care Ethic & Principles for Sustainability, and conducts operations within these guidelines

**Qualifications**
Managerial
- Assume daily responsibilities of as outlined by the Unit Manager in his absence.
- The ability to work with mínimal supervison
- Schedule trucks for the following week.
- Traces transport of raw material and communicate with the railways.

Individual
- Hold a 5th class Power Engineer’s (boiler operator’s) ticket.
- Mechanical aptitude
- Perform routine equipment inspections.
- Perform uninterrupted glass dissolving production.
- Perform minor equipment repair.
- Maintain work area clean and free from all safety hazards.
- Assist in plant budget development.
- Perform efficient start up/shut-down of plant and related equipment.
- Maintain active participation in ISO audits/EHS audits/environmental audits.
- Perform all quality checks on products shipped, boiler water and maintain records.
- Obtain knowledge of all company policies/plant procedures/ISO procedures/Emergency Response Plan.
- Prioritize in emergency situations and provide communication to proper authorities.
- Possess good math, reading, writing and computer skills.
- Load trucks for delivering products to the customer.
- Off load railcars.
- Other duties as assigned by the Unit Manager.

**_ Authority:_**
Assume daily responsibilities as outlined by Unit Manager in his/her absence.
Approve purchase of parts and contractor services up to $1000.
**Additional Information** EHS Responsibilities**
- Communicates, promotes and personally demonstrates Safety/Health (including PQP Principles) as #1 priority
- Participation in risk assessment audits as applicable
- Understand PQ Principles (PQP) and how they are implemented in the site organization, rules and procedures
- Completes HSE training requirements identified for the job in a timely manner