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Georgia-Pacific Utilities Chemical Technician - 161767 in New Augusta, Mississippi
This position is for a (Utilities Chemical Technician) located in New Augusta, MS.
Summary: With a workforce of approximately 300, Leaf River is in the heart of South Mississippi, just 20 miles from Hattiesburg. For nearly 40 years, the Leaf River team has been on a journey to make the best products possible for customers while doing it in new and innovative ways. Our products include chemical cellulose, custom fibers, and nonwoven materials that are used in products such as diapers, baby wipes and coffee filters. As one of six mills in the GP Cellulose business, Leaf River is a showcase of safety, operational and environmental excellence.* *
Duties and Responsibilities: Coordinate with the scale house on incoming chemicals and freight for loading and unloading. Manage chemical operation inventories. Monitor the safety and performance of external trucks and rail drivers for safety performance, adherence to procedure, and process interfacing. Communicate with the department operators, crew leader, and others about chemical issues, loading and unloading activities, inventories. Learn and interface with tall oil operations -- most of the chemical load and unloading activities will be in support of tall oil plant operations. Learn and monitor chemical process safety aspects of the area, completing incident reports and spill reports for deficiencies. Load and unload activities consist of acid trucks across the mill, caustic trucks across the mill, soap trucks and rail cars, tall oil trucks and rail cars, sulfide trucks and rail cars, lime trucks.
Job Specifications or Qualifications: Prior industrial experience. Prior logistics experience with loading, unloading, and handling of chemicals. Knowledge or experience with chemical process safety systems. Two-year degree in a technical field of study, e.g., process operations and engineering OR a minimum of two years of experience in an industrial/manufacturing environment.
Prior industrial experience.
Prior logistics experience with loading, unloading, and handling of chemicals.
Knowledge or experience with chemical process safety systems.
Two-year degree in a technical field of study, e.g., process operations and engineering OR a minimum of two years of experience in an industrial/manufacturing environment.
Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf