Hydro Operator Jobs (NOW HIRING)

 Hydro Operations controls a chemical reaction betweenhydrogen gas, a nickel catalyst and steam heated oil to then gas harden to aspecific melt point of IV. Once completed oil is circulated through a presswith earth material to remove the nickel and earth material and then directingit to a storage tank for evaluation. The Hydro Operator is responsible formaintaining this process by reading charts/computer systems, taking severalsamples, and switching valves/controls so the oil/steam/gas is going to theappropriate areas. The Operators are responsible for cleaning the hydro area,replacing press screens and keeping the product moving in an efficient manneras well as sampling and labeling correctly. 

The performance of the duties outlinedbelow must be carried out within the mission of the Company:  to become the preferred supplier of fats& oils, shortening flakes, shortening chips, vegetable oil and soybean oilin the Food Industry. In pursuit of this mission, you will endeavor to providesuperior product quality and superior customer service at a competitive price.
Safety & Environmental Performance 
Identify high-risk safety/productivity issues and help to remedy them.
Support full plant wide compliance with safety rules to further our goal of 0 accidents and encouragement of reporting and correcting near misses.
Encourage employees to look for ways to improve safety and production processes.
Prevention and timely reporting of any environmental issues.
Adhere to GMP's and other work procedures as to assure product quality and consistency to our customers.
Prevent injuries by encouraging employees to work safely
Work Requirements
Take samples from the converters and run either melt points and or RI
Multitask between 2-3 different converters
Know the correct amount and type of catalyst to use for each product
Monitor the stg. tank levels
Monitor filtration system closely to produce clean, finished product
Add the correct amount of filter medium and take the quality and/or finished sample to the lab for testing
Communicate with the powerhouse for raising or lowering the make on the gas plant when needed
Follow all GMP's for maximum quality
Check pumps and line settings to ensure that you are coming and going to the correct storage
Perform any and all tasks assigned to you by any member of the management team who provided the task that is approved by your supervisor.
Manually turn valves/switches on tanks and machines to start and stop oil flow on tanks inside and outside.
Monitor flow rates of oil and read charts and computer screens
Take samples to lab; Label properly, Record movements in ITS and OIS
Use forklift to dump full hoppers; Replace propane tanks on forklift
Switch out the filters and unclog any products throughout the building as needed
Cost Control
Reduce the amount of rework by participating in employee involvement, process improvement and adherence to process guidelines
Ensure work is completed to customers specifications
Contribute to the effort in controlling costs and minimizing waste in your daily work

Working Conditions
Indoors and outdoors, Hot and Cold temperatures.
Extremely hot oil must be handled carefully. Proper PPE must be worn
Working and climbing on tanks, catwalks, ladders, trailers and railcars
Using high pressure steam hoses, some torching (Only with approved Hot Work Permit).
Working with Hydrogen gas, Nitrogen, Nickel, and earth materials
Walking up 3 floors of steps frequently
Working around and with high pressure vessels
Frequent dumping of 30lb earth bags
Desk work for entering data, and monitoring chart recorders and controllers
Physical Requirements
Some sitting when inputting data
Constant walking when setting lines to and from the reactors and storages
Constant walking to retrieve
Frequent lifting and reaching to set valves, move sample buckets, add earth
Frequent bending to change filters, set lines, turn valves
Frequent handling to clean filters, and take samples, set valves
Constant seeing to observe charts, meters and graphs, tank levels