Plant Operator / Equipment Operator (Forklift Certified)

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Plant Operator / Equipment Operator (Forklift Certified)

Industry: Equipment Manufacturing / Chemical Plant

Type: Full-time position

Location: Houston, TX (77066)

Compensation: Hourly Rate + Bonus + Benefits + Vacation

Overview:

The Plant Operator / Equipment Operator will operate and monitor industrial equipment/systems for a plastics facility.

Responsibilities:

• Operate, inspect, and monitor in a safe, efficient, reliable, and environmentally sound manner steam power plant equipment (some examples include: Boiler / Furnace equipment, Turbine/Generator and its associated auxiliary equipment, Fuel Systems, Plant Auxiliary Systems includes valves, pumps, blowers, Environmental Control Process equipment, and Water Treatment Systems).
• Recognize safety hazards and follow safety guidelines for personal protection, protection of fellow workers and the protection of the public.
• Learn proper operating procedures.
• Observe variations in operating conditions and interpret meter and gauge readings to troubleshoot plant equipment to resolve operational problems.
• Monitor and record data available through the use of various instruments, recording charts, annunciator systems and other monitoring devices onto shift logs as directed by plant operational procedures.
• Perform routine cleaning of work area.

Skills & Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience working around industrial equipment.
• Strong forklift experience is a must. Forklift Certified or can become Forklift Certified is major plus.
• Computer literacy is a must.
• Must be able to troubleshoot and solve simple problems.
• Must be reliable and have a sense of pride in your work.
• Must be able to lift a bag weighing 50lbs with ease.

Working Conditions:

• Dayshift, exact hours can be negotiated.
• Around large rotating equipment, energized electrical equipment in high noise areas, and/or in confined places, on elevations in excess of 250 feet, or from platforms at heights of 5 feet or greater.
• Climb stairways, ladders, and work from aerial devices.
• Be able to move up to 50lbs without assistance.

Other Relevant Information:

• This is a very hands-on role in an industrial facility. Not an office position / directing others to do the work.
• This is a non-smoking facility. You can not smoke anywhere in or near the facility even if you are off the clock.

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