Utilities Operator

We are seeking a motivated individual to join our CA - Columbia site's operations team based in Gaston, SC. The ideal candidate for the Utilities Operator possesses a safety mindset and applies a high degree of self-driven ownership and accountability while operating Utilities processes and equipment to produce and distribute to the plant Steam, Dowtherm, Nitrogen, Compressed Air, Filtered Water, Chilled Water, River Water, Drinking Water, Fire Water, and Emergency Power. They provide Waste Water Treatment, fluidized bed combustion, spill containment, and HVAC services and monitors the distribution of electric power and natural gas.ResponsibilitiesThe Utilities Operator will be reportable to the Utilities Manager and have responsibilities for the following tasks: 

• Uses computer terminals, process control consoles and personal computers to enter and retrieve data, and work on team projects.
• Monitors and controls utility processes from a control room using control consoles, control panel instrumentation, and two-way radios.
• Responds to the stress of alarms, out-of-control conditions and multiple radio and telephone inputs in the control room in a calm, focused and decisive manner.
• Operates different types of equipment such as Dowtherm heaters, refrigeration units, fluidized bed combustors, air compressors, steam turbines, river water pumps, emergency power system, fire water pumps, water treatment plant, HVAC systems, and sanitary and industrial waste water treatment plants.
• Assists in unloading Number 2 fuel oil, ammonia, caustic, and sulfuric acid.
• Loads fluidized bed combustor ash into trucks using bulk handling equipment
• Handles raw materials and supplies in 55-gallon drums and other smaller containers. Climbs ladders and walks on open platforms and catwalks at elevated locations.
• Uses hand tools to perform operator maintenance and adjustment on various pieces of equipment.
• Prepares equipment for maintenance.
• Collects samples and runs tests on materials from different utility processes using standardized test methods and analytical procedures.
• Exercises safety and good housekeeping practices and reports any unsafe conditions, practices or spills to Team Manager.
• Must serve on the plant emergency response team - fire brigade.

Alpek Polyester USA, LLC  is a global leader in the production of PTA (Terephthalic Acid), PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) Resins, PET Recycling (rPET), and Specialty Polymers. This integrated business services customers all over the world using its global network of manufacturing entities within the Alpek Polyester umbrella. We are committed to improving people’s lives through our products, innovations, and a commitment to sustainability and protecting the environment.

Alpek Polyester USA, LLC is headquartered in Charlotte, NC with manufacturing facilities in the Carolinas, Mississippi, Indiana, and Pennsylvania.

Alpek Polyester USA, LLC is a division of Alpek, the petrochemicals and synthetic fibers business group of Alfa, S.A.B. de C.V., one of Mexico's largest corporations.

Alpek Polyester USA, LLC is subject to US Department of Commerce export regulations and thus must hire individuals who meet national security requirements. Interested applicants (or temporary employees) must meet eligibility requirements. Alpek Polyester USA, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.Required Skills

• Minimum high school graduate or equivalent required
• Employees assigned to this classification must not be afraid of heights and working and elevated locations on pipe bridges.
• SC Driver’s License; A Class "C" or higher Biological Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator certification will eventually be required.
• Must be willing to work a 12 hour rotating shift.

Alpek Polyester USA, LLC  is a global leader in the production of PTA (Terephthalic Acid), PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) Resins, PET Recycling (rPET), and Specialty Polymers. This integrated business services customers all over the world using its global network of manufacturing entities within the Alpek Polyester umbrella. We are committed to improving people’s lives through our products, innovations, and a commitment to sustainability and protecting the environment.

Alpek Polyester USA, LLC is headquartered in Charlotte, NC with manufacturing facilities in the Carolinas, Mississippi, Indiana, and Pennsylvania.

Alpek Polyester USA, LLC is a division of Alpek, the petrochemicals and synthetic fibers business group of Alfa, S.A.B. de C.V., one of Mexico's largest corporations.

Alpek Polyester USA, LLC is subject to US Department of Commerce export regulations and thus must hire individuals who meet national security requirements. Interested applicants (or temporary employees) must meet eligibility requirements. Alpek Polyester USA, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.