Job Title:  Chemical Plant Process Operator
 
About Us:  SGS Petroleum Service Corporation (PSC) is a growing company with a proud tradition of excellence in providing product handling, operations, and logistics support at major oil refineries, chemical plants, and storage terminals in the United States and Canada. We are leaders in tankering barges, operating docks, switching railcars, operating warehouses, and loading and unloading tank cars and tank trucks with a variety of oil products and chemicals.  We offer competitive wages, advancement opportunities, and industry-leading training and safety programs.  Our excellent benefits package helps employees and their families maintain health, save money, and prepare for the future.  At SGS PSC, we are a family-oriented company that fuels integrity, teamwork, and ambition.  Our mission is to simply be the best at what we do and be recognized as the best.
 
Primary Responsibilities:  Oversees the production process by monitoring, documenting, and maintaining equipment and quality of product.
 
Specific Responsibilities:

• Maintains quality production by obtaining and testing process samples; conducting inspections; recommending process improvements
• Documents all procedures used and actions taken during production process
• Monitors production by setting and observing process controls, pressures, and temperatures; watching gauge levels; operating computer console
• Ensures proper operation of equipment by monitoring equipment operation, completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; reporting malfunctioning units
• Maintains safe and clean work environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations; patrolling unit
• Maintains continuity among work shifts by communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs
• Completes duties with dedication to personal/process safety and environmental stewardship

Skills/Qualifications:
Must have the ability to speak, write, read, hear and have good vision. Must be able to work outside in environmental conditions which at times include extreme heat or extreme cold. Must be able to wear all required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) without restriction and pass any medical examination associated with the use of said PPE.  The physical requirements for a loader include the following: Lift 50 pounds floor to waist, push and pull 50 pounds horizontally, carry 20 pounds while walking, climb stairs, climb ladders, extend arms through normal range of motion while standing and squatting.
 
Minimum Job Requirements: 18 years or older and legally able to work in the U.S.; stable work history with good references from past employers; pass a drug screen, physical, and background check; and speak fluent English. 
 
Benefits:  Key benefits and services offered (depending on eligibility) include affordable options for medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; matching 401(k) plan; employee discounts; industry-leading training and leadership development programs; paid sick leave, vacations, and holidays; safety incentives and bonuses; and much more. 
 
Department/Job Function:  Operations
 
Reporting to:  Plant Supervisor, SGS PSC
 
Exempt or Non-Exempt:  Non-exempt
 
Hourly or Salary:  Hourly  
 
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts the company’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.