Outside Chemical Operator - Portsmouth

Job description

AdvanSix plays a critical role in global supply chains, innovating and delivering essential products for our customers in a wide variety of end markets and applications that touch people’s lives, such as building and construction, fertilizers, plastics, solvents, packaging, paints, coatings, adhesives, and electronics. Our reliable and sustainable supply of quality products emerges from the vertically integrated value chain of our three U.S. based manufacturing facilities. AdvanSix strives to deliver best-in-class customer experiences and differentiated products in the industries of nylon solutions, chemical intermediates, and plant nutrients, guided by our core values of Safety, Integrity, Accountability and Respect. Please view a short video about our company here, AdvanSix Video. For more information on AdvanSix, please visit our website at Why work at AdvanSix? • We provide benefits that are industry competitive and focused on employee well-being • Total Rewards program includes a competitive compensation, health, dental, vision & wellness programs, paid vacation, 401K with company matching, health savings programs, disability & life insurance, employee assistance program • Tuition reimbursement for continued education, certifications, training, and development • Work within a fast paced and innovative company, meeting passionate colleagues and partners with diverse backgrounds and experiences Job Responsibilities: • Adhere to standard work and standard operating procedures to ensure unit safety, quality and production goals are met. • Responsible to take and interpret readings on various equipment assessing any variation to standard troubleshooting and taking action to redress and bring process back to standard. Basic Qualifications: • Minimum High School Diploma or equivalent experience required • 2 years minimum experience in an industrial/manufacturing and/or chemical plant industry Additional Qualifications: • 1 year Chemical Operations background/experience is strongly preferred • Ability to work on a 12 hour rotating shift schedule • Ability to work in a team environment • Ability to operate a fork truck • Ability to perform the physical labor associated with the job • Possess a strong work ethic and initiative to learn processes • Ability to work at elevated heights - greater than 50 feet • Comfortable entering and working in confined spaces • Demonstrated ability to deliver a safe work space based on following standard work • Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and take corrective action within an industrial setting • Advanced troubleshooting skills • The ability to handle and work with highly hazardous chemical intermediates • Ability to wear and work in full body PPE (personal protection equipment) which includes acid suit (acid jacket & acid pants) – full face respirator & hood • Ability Load and unload bulk liquid chemical trucks and rail cars • Demonstrated ability to communicate through multiple layers of an organization. • Computer literate The hourly rate for this position is $28.00 to $32.46 We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include periodic pay rate adjustments based on market competitiveness. Hired applicants will be eligible for paid holidays, paid time off including vacation, eligibility to purchase company stock, tuition reimbursement, and a 401K with a competitive company match. Certain roles may be eligible for discretionary financial benefits such as incentive pay, equity awards, and participation in a deferred compensation plan. Hired applicants will be eligible for medical, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending and health savings account eligibility, employer-provided short term disability benefits, eligibility to purchase long term disability benefits, employer-provided basic life insurance and eligibility to purchase voluntary life coverages. The pay range, incentives and benefits listed above are general guidelines only and not a guarantee of total compensation or benefits. The final offer will depend on multiple factors, including but not limited to, the responsibilities of the job, experience, education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as the job location, applicability of a collective bargaining agreement, length of service, internal equity, and alignment with market data. The incentive pay is dependent on your role, business results and individual performance. All aspects of total rewards offered are subject to the terms and conditions of the specific plans. At AdvanSix, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past work experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification in the job posting, we encourage you to still apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles. AdvanSix is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, veteran status, or any other protected classification. To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of AdvanSix about this opening. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at AdvanSix via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of AdvanSix, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by AdvanSix for this position and a valid agreement with AdvanSix is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the AdvanSix agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.