Material Handler Job

Are you a detail-oriented individual who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment? If so, look no further!

Arkema Inc. is actively recruiting forMaterial handler to support our Houston facility. The Material Handler may adjust loading operations within procedural guidelines or as needed to avoid a safety, environmental or equipment-damaging incident. The Material Handler is authorized to prepare equipment under their direction for maintenance. The Material Handler may perform minor maintenance within the scope of the individual's capabilities. Responsible for ensuring that all AIMS HESQ policies & practices (ISO 9001, 14001, 18001 & RCMS) are followed by all operations personnel. This includes compliance with OSHA 1910, environmental regulations and permits, quality systems, and safe work permit practices.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Material Handling

• Handles loading of finished products into Tank Cars, Tank Trucks, ISO Tanks and other packages as necessary, following all DOT 49 CFR and IMDG shipping regulations.
• Blends and/or packages finished products as required for filling orders.
• Unloads raw material and incidentals such as oil, etc.
• Assists with loading of waste prior to disposal.
• Cleans and Permits equipment for Maintenance.
• Ensures proper package Placarding and labeling per DOT and IMDG.
• Assures product quality through periodic sampling and analysis of storage tanks and loaded product.
• Follow all Safety, Environmental and Operations procedures and adhering to the Houston Site Procedure Use Policy. This includes accessing, using, and completing procedures and checklists as required and participating in the annual procedure review process.
• Implements training of Material Handlers.
• Review and redline of loading Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs).
• Review of field piping and implementation of the Houston Pipe Labeling Standard.

Data Entry

• Ensures accuracy of Production orders.
• Ensures accuracy of SAP entries.
• Ensures accuracy of all inventories.
• Writes SAP work notification as required for all equipment needing maintenance.

Customer Service Internal/External

• Partners with plant personnel to safely produce and package heavy Mercaptan and Sulfides.
• Partners with contractors and company personnel on routine and non-routine projects.

Secondary/Support Activities

• Perform Safety and Environmental inspections.
• Responsible for housekeeping in logistics areas and participation in the site's Planned General Inspection (PGI) process. This includes attendance during inspections and closure of resulting findings.
• Participate in and lead daily SMART shift meeting updating appropriate visual Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Safety, Quality, and Logistics.
• Provide operational support to Logistics Supervisor, Production, Technical, and Maintenance engineers.

Required Education/Qualifications/Work experience

• High School Diploma, or equivalent.
• Previous experience or training in the petrochemical industry performing similar work.
• Two years of accredited training in Process Technology or similar field (desired).
• Completion of initial classroom training in environmental, safety, quality, emergency response and operations. The environmental training consists of at a minimum 2 hours of RCRA training (See outline RCRA training for production personnel).
• One day of on-the-job annual review of job-specific emergency drill procedures.
• Completion of initial on-the-job training by a qualified material handler.
• Team player with the ability to effectively communicate with plant personnel at various levels.
• Supports the site HESQ policy and complies with all regulatory and internal requirements.
• The Material Handler is assigned to various loading and blending jobs with accountabilities specific to the job.
• Good communication skills.
• Good attention to details and organizational skills