Progression Operator
Job Description
<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">With a strategy centered on people and sustainability, Braskem is engaged in contributing to the value chain to strengthen the Circular Economy. Braskem’s 9,000 team members dedicate themselves every day to improving people's lives through sustainable solutions in chemicals and plastics. With its corporate DNA rooted in innovation, Braskem offers a comprehensive portfolio of plastic resins and chemical products for diverse industries, such as food packaging, construction, manufacturing, automotive, agribusiness, health and hygiene, and more. With 40 industrial units in Brazil, the United States, Mexico, and Germany, Braskem exports its products to clients in over 70 countries.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Braskem America is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Braskem S.A. headquartered in Philadelphia. The company is the leading producer of polypropylene in the United States, with six production plants located in Texas, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, as well as an Innovation and Technology Center in Pittsburgh and a New Renewable Innovation Center in Lexington, which focuses on leveraging groundbreaking developments in biotechnology and chemical catalysis. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.braskem.com/usa">www.braskem.com/usa</a><u>.</u></span></p></div><p></p> <p><strong>Department: Manufacturing</strong></p> <p><strong>Location: La Porte, TX</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Description:</strong></p> <p>The Operator operates plant machinery and equipment designed to generate polypropylene, adheres to established operating standards, and is always vigilant about safety processes and protocols.</p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities Include:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Follows operating discipline, procedures, and practices to ensure a safe and efficient operation of assigned duties.</li> <li>Performs routine operation of basic control systems and devices to monitor levels, temperatures, pressures, and flow rates, and transfer of products.</li> <li>Monitors the process, takes readings, and adjusts controls to correct deviations from set operating standards.</li> <li>Controls, monitors, and makes needed adjustments to all control systems and manually operated equipment.</li> <li>Identifies any equipment that requires maintenance, clears and tags equipment as required, and issues Safe Work Permits for maintenance and project work.</li> <li>Uses troubleshooting skills to resolve process, product quality, safety, and environmental problems.</li> <li>Product transfers and transitions as required by the Operating Schedule Category Activity Report.</li> <li>Communicates and coordinates outside activities with outside operators, including the extruder operator and the product loading area operators.</li> <li>Communicates and coordinates outside activities with other Process Operators, Maintenance Technicians, Production and Process Team Members, and Site Management.</li> <li>Acts as a resource for other Technicians on job tasks and prioritization of work activities. Performs tasks assigned per task list, accurately completing all required paperwork.</li> <li>Qualify in all Unit roles and assist with training new operators in your qualified roles.</li> <li>Performs all duties with a high degree of dedication to safety and environmental stewardship.</li> <li>Other duties as assigned.</li> </ul> <p><strong> Requirements:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Six