Solvay is a science company whose technologies bring benefits to many aspects of daily life. With more than 24,100 employees in 64 countries, Solvay bonds people, ideas and elements to reinvent progress. The Group seeks to create sustainable shared value for all, notably through its Solvay One Planet plan crafted around three pillars: protecting the climate, preserving resources and fostering better life. The Group’s innovative solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices, health care applications, water and air purification systems. Founded in 1863, Solvay today ranks among the world’s top three companies for the vast majority of its activities and delivered net sales of €10.2 billion in 2019. Solvay is listed on Euronext Brussels (SOLB) and Paris and in the United States, where its shares (SOLVY) are traded through a Level I ADR program.
Solvay is a market leader in hydrogen peroxide, both in market share and technology. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is used mainly by the paper industry to bleach pulp. Its properties are also of interest to many markets, such as chemicals, food, textiles, and the environment.
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Mission:To execute manufacturing processing in accordance with QHSE (quality, health safety and environmental) rules and regulations while meeting or exceeding customer requirements. Key Responsibilities:
Comply with HSE regulations and company policies
Maintain a safe working environment and ensure team compliance with Solvay Life Saving Rules, use of PPE, HSE rules, regulations and policies
Support the manager regarding the compliance with HSE rules, regulations and policies
Ensure that own activities and initiatives respect the HSE rules, regulations and policies
Complete assigned incident investigations
Implement assigned HSE incident action items on time
Resolve assigned internal/external audit findings on time (Dakota, VPP, etc)
Perform internal HSE audits and inspections
Operations
Manage the flow of day to day operations within assigned area
Support and complete assigned task within the Excellence programs and promote continuous improvement activities
Assures administrative duties are completed in an accurate and timely manner: checklist, tags, paperwork (reading sheets, inspections, inventory, etc.)
Monitor field equipment (by inspection & instrumentation – walking rounds, observing pressures, levels and temperatures on vessels and moving equipment or using other visual/audible indication), adjusts, and troubleshoots equipment as needed.
Must take corrective and preventive actions to keep the chemical processes within acceptable control guidelines as well as to avoid safety, environmental or quality incidents during normal or upset process conditions
Has responsibility for monitoring all direct aspects of chemical process production, by field observation and/or by control system monitoring.
Recognize abnormal conditions while performing daily routine tasks.
Maintains written record of field instrumentation readings, log of process changes, equipment malfunctions, and safety issues.
Starts & stops compressors, blowers, pumps, etc.
Turns valves and adjusts controls associated with various piping, vessels, and other equipment.
Prepares equipment for maintenance.
Collects process samples, runs lab analyses on process samples, assesses need for process changes based on analytical results, and documents results & actions.
Must frequently climb ladders and stairs to access all necessary aspects of process equipment. May also be required to climb into pipe racks with safety harness.
Must know details of chemical processes employed, associated hazards of chemical processes employed, and mechanical equipment utilized in assigned units.
May be required to serve as a member of special teams (quality, safety committee, training, environmental, etc.).
May be required to train and serve on site Fire Crew / Emergency Team.
Education Requirements:
Must have a High school diploma or general education degree (GED). Technical training (specialized training for operator or 2 years college) is desired
Experience Required:
Two or more years of Industrial experience required.
Skills & Physical Requirements:
Ability to work effectively with relevant computer software such as Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access, SAP, eB director, Aspen Process Explorer
Deep understanding of the transportation fleet for all products shipped from the Deer Park site
In depth knowledge packaging material and their characteristics relevant for the company’s products and of their characteristics including regulation and necessary documentation.
Ability to understand operation fundamentals such as: pipe configurations, valve line ups, operation of a pump, etc.
Understand product specifications and the effects of cross contamination of products
Obtain and maintain all specified job qualifications
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent, and to draw and interpret bar graphs
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand for long period of time; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl (sometimes for extended periods of time); talk or hear; and taste or smell
Must be able to ascend and descend railcars, able to pull-up own weight, as initial step up may be 30 inches
Must be able to climb stairs and ladders with wide variances in step length, ascending as much as 120 feet within 20 minutes, under exterior weather conditions. May be required to perform this task several times during a day
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 55 pounds. Must be able to push/pull up to 80 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Must be able to perform work tasks while utilizing respirator, chemical suit and other appropriate PPE. Must be able to climb a straight caged ladder at least 20 feet high in full PPE.
Must be able to lift and carry dry chemical extinguishers at least 100 feet (the actual weight of the extinguishers is approximately 57 lbs)
Must be able to open/close up to a 4 inch valve at least shoulder height
Must be able to walk and work on un-even surfaces, maintaining balance
Must be able to walk at least 1 mile in 25 minutes or less
Must be able to couple multiple hoses together
Employee must be able to turn neck to view what’s behind them (i.e. driving a forklift and/or railking)
Near acute vision allowing an individual to read normal size type within 20 inches with or without corrective lenses. Additionally, the ability to identify and distinguish color
Must be able to use respiratory protective equipment in examination of equipment or process
Constant, concise and accurate use of the English language when communicating orally and in writing
Perform under stress when confronted with emergency or critical deadlines in which working speed and accuracy, along with sustained attention, are critical to success
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
Must be able to manage multiple tasks at once and perform all aspects of the job/work in an autonomous manner
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
Work a 12 hour rotating shift schedule that could involve days and nights. This schedule also requires being available for overtime during certain periods (either scheduled overtime, or being on call in case unscheduled overtime is required), working weekends, and holidays.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently: exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; working around moving mechanical parts; working in high, precarious places; working in environments that could contain fumes, airborne particles, acids, bases, highly hazardous chemicals; outside weather conditions; risk of electrical shock; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment can exceed 85 decibels.
