{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"a2ec4a92e2e517d45d5177ed","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/a2ec4a92e2e517d45d5177ed","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/a2ec4a92e2e517d45d5177ed","title":"Operator","description":"JOB DEFINITION\nControl, operate, or tend equipment in which a chemical change or reaction takes place in the processing of industrial or consumer products. Typical equipment used are:material handeling equipment, storage & blend tanks and batch treating equipment.\nResponsibilities include: loading & drumming, maintaining inventory accuracy, unloading, loading of finished goods, and other general production activities or any duties as directed by Site Manager or Maintenance Manager.\nMAJOR PROCESSES include the following: (Other duties may be assigned).\nOperates forklift and yard truck to load and unload trailers.\nOperates forklift to move materials within the plant facility.\nPre-stages raw materials and packaging per the batch card/slip for efficiency of process to ensure materials are ready.\nReads plant specifications to ascertain product, ingredient, formulas, instruction, and prescribed modifications of plant procedures.\nStarts pumps and agitators, turns valves, or moves controls of processing equipment to admit, transfer, filter, or mix chemicals, or to drain specified amounts of materials, impurities, or rating agents to or from equipment to prepare or further process materials.\nLoads specified amounts of chemicals into processing equipment to manufacture a batch.\nWeighs, measures, counts, or mixes prescribed quantities of materials to manufacture a batch.\nMoves controls to adjust feed and flow through equipment in a specified sequence to maintain system within specified operating conditions.\nDraws sample of products for testing by other employees.\nRecords data from instruments and gauges concerning temperature, pressure, materials used, and treating time in a log to maintain historical and quality records.\nOperates or tends auxiliary equipment, such as heaters, filters, to further process materials.\nPatrols work area to detect leaks and equipment malfunctions, and monitor operating conditions.\nNotifies maintenance and a supervisor of equipment malfunctions to ensure timely and quality production.\nAssists maintenance in areas where needed to ensure efficient processes.\nObserves safety precautions to prevent fires and explosions.\nExamines products or work to verify conformance to specifications.\nPuts materials into drums, totes, or tank wagons or transfers to storage area to meet order requirements.\nRecords quantity filled and material location for tracking purposes.\nRemoves any materials that do not conform to specifications for re-packaging.\nFollows instructions and requests from shift coordinators and management.\nExchanges work information with and communicates well with other employees at shift change.\nSeeks out information on orders and job duties when in doubt.\nReports to work on time, and is dependable.\nKeeps floor free from obstructions and other materials, and keeps general work area clean.\nSweeps and mops floors as needed.\nKeeps packaging equipment and other operating equipment clean.\nDrains equipment and pumps water or other solution through to flush and clean tanks or equipment.\nCompletes Safety Orientation, Departmental Safety/Work instruction Training, and OSHA Standards Training.\nComplies with departmental and job safety practices, including wearing protective equipment and monitoring placement of machine guards.\nPerforms safety inspections in manufacturing or industrial setting.\nApplies chemical processing emergency procedures.\nInspects machinery or equipment to determine adjustments or repairs needed.\nSupports the sites goals and objectives as referenced on the “One Pager”.\nReceives annual Environmental training\nQUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.\nHigh school diploma or general education degree (GED)\nAbility to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand\nAbility to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing\nAbility to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals\nAbility to perform math calculations consisting of metric weight conversions\nAbility to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense\nAbility to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form\nAbility to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations.\nKnowledge of machines and tools, including their designs and uses.\nAbility to distinguish color; good color vision\nAbility to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).\nAbility to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.\nAbility to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine.\nAbility to quickly respond to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.\nAbility to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.\nAbility to communicate technical information\nPHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.\nJob Details\nSITTING/STANDING/WALKING\nNever\n(0%)\nOccasional\n(1-33%)\nFrequent\n(34-66%)\nConstant\n(67-100%)\nWorker’s Ability\nYes\nNo\nStanding\nX\nWalking\nX\nCrawling\nX\nSitting\nX\nPeak Forces Involved in Work Processes\nForce measurements were taken of various activities requiring strength in the performance of the job duties for this position. Force takes into consideration the average velocity and/or acceleration of the lift and the effort necessary to overcome inertia. Other factors taken into consideration are the necessary strength to grasp and perform manipulative activities that have an associated strength factor.\nACTIVITY PERFORMED\nPEAK FORCE\nWorker’s Ability\nYes\nNo\nLifting floor to waist and carrying (Dry ingredients keg).\nUp to 110 lbs.\nLifting floor to shoulder (5 gal. buckets of product, empty drums, charging bags etc.).\nUp to 55 lbs.\nHorizontal push of full 55 gal barrels at 35” to tip and roll barrels.\nUp to 90 lbs.\nHorizontal pull of full 55 gal barrels at 60” down to 43” to tip using a drum dolly.\nUp to 130 lbs.\nPulling from 12” to 44” of charge and fill hoses and hoses for loading and unloading raw material and finished goods to tanker truck.\nUp to 50 lbs.\nPulling downward of line valve at 72”.\nUp to 150 lbs.\nOpening and closing valves at various heights from 10” to 50”.\nUp to 100 lbs.\nCarrying buckets of liquid ingredients one in each hand 45 lbs. each.\nUp to 90 lbs.\nLifting Activities\nNote: All lifting activities cover both lifting and lowering processes. The point of origin and/or the destination of the lift are classified in the three body zone ranges. The weight ranges given are the weight of the product to be lifted or lowered and does not include the force to be employed in the lifting process. Frequencies are calculated based upon the number of lifts and lowers, the average time of each lift, and then divided into the total time in the workday.\nLIFTING LEVEL\nFLOOR TO WAIST\nNever\n(0%)\nOccasional\n(1-33%)\nFrequent\n(34-66%)\nConstant\n(67-100%)\nWorker’s Ability\nPay: From $23.11 per hour\nBenefits:\n401(k)\n401(k) matching\nDental insurance\nEmployee assistance program\nFlexible spending account\nHealth insurance\nHealth savings account\nLife insurance\nPaid time off\nReferral program\nVision insurance\nWork Location: In person","company":"Polynt","rawCompany":"polynt","city":"Marshall","state":"TX","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-27T13:40:02.246Z","occupations":[{"code":"51-9011.00","title":"Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders","slug":"chemical-equipment-operators-and-tenders"},{"code":"51-8091.00","title":"Chemical Plant and System Operators","slug":"chemical-plant-and-system-operators"},{"code":"51-9023.00","title":"Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders","slug":"mixing-and-blending-machine-setters-operators-and-tenders"}],"industries":[{"code":"325998","title":"All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing","slug":"all-other-miscellaneous-chemical-product-and-preparation-manufacturing"},{"code":"325199","title":"All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing","slug":"all-other-basic-organic-chemical-manufacturing"},{"code":"562211","title":"Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal","slug":"hazardous-waste-treatment-and-disposal"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Operator","description":"JOB DEFINITION\nControl, operate, or tend equipment in which a chemical change or reaction takes place in the processing of industrial or consumer products. Typical equipment used are:material handeling equipment, storage & blend tanks and batch treating equipment.\nResponsibilities include: loading & drumming, maintaining inventory accuracy, unloading, loading of finished goods, and other general production activities or any duties as directed by Site Manager or Maintenance Manager.\nMAJOR PROCESSES include the following: (Other duties may be assigned).\nOperates forklift and yard truck to load and unload trailers.\nOperates forklift to move materials within the plant facility.\nPre-stages raw materials and packaging per the batch card/slip for efficiency of process to ensure materials are ready.\nReads plant specifications to ascertain product, ingredient, formulas, instruction, and prescribed modifications of plant procedures.\nStarts pumps and agitators, turns valves, or moves controls of processing equipment to admit, transfer, filter, or mix chemicals, or to drain specified amounts of materials, impurities, or rating agents to or from equipment to prepare or further process materials.\nLoads specified amounts of chemicals into processing equipment to manufacture a batch.\nWeighs, measures, counts, or mixes prescribed quantities of materials to manufacture a batch.\nMoves controls to adjust feed and flow through equipment in a specified sequence to maintain system within specified operating conditions.\nDraws sample of products for testing by other employees.\nRecords data from instruments and gauges concerning temperature, pressure, materials used, and treating time in a log to maintain historical and quality records.\nOperates or tends auxiliary equipment, such as heaters, filters, to further process materials.\nPatrols work area to detect leaks and equipment malfunctions, and monitor operating conditions.\nNotifies maintenance and a supervisor of equipment malfunctions to ensure timely and quality production.\nAssists maintenance in areas where needed to ensure efficient processes.\nObserves safety precautions to prevent fires and explosions.\nExamines products or work to verify conformance to specifications.\nPuts materials into drums, totes, or tank wagons or transfers to storage area to meet order requirements.\nRecords quantity filled and material location for tracking purposes.\nRemoves any materials that do not conform to specifications for re-packaging.\nFollows instructions and requests from shift coordinators and management.\nExchanges work information with and communicates well with other employees at shift change.\nSeeks out information on orders and job duties when in doubt.\nReports to work on time, and is dependable.\nKeeps floor free from obstructions and other materials, and keeps general work area clean.\nSweeps and mops floors as needed.\nKeeps packaging equipment and other operating equipment clean.\nDrains equipment and pumps water or other solution through to flush and clean tanks or equipment.\nCompletes Safety Orientation, Departmental Safety/Work instruction Training, and OSHA Standards Training.\nComplies with departmental and job safety practices, including wearing protective equipment and monitoring placement of machine guards.\nPerforms safety inspections in manufacturing or industrial setting.\nApplies chemical processing emergency procedures.\nInspects machinery or equipment to determine adjustments or repairs needed.\nSupports the sites goals and objectives as referenced on the “One Pager”.\nReceives annual Environmental training\nQUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.\nHigh school diploma or general education degree (GED)\nAbility to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand\nAbility to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing\nAbility to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals\nAbility to perform math calculations consisting of metric weight conversions\nAbility to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense\nAbility to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form\nAbility to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations.\nKnowledge of machines and tools, including their designs and uses.\nAbility to distinguish color; good color vision\nAbility to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).\nAbility to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.\nAbility to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine.\nAbility to quickly respond to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.\nAbility to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.\nAbility to communicate technical information\nPHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.\nJob Details\nSITTING/STANDING/WALKING\nNever\n(0%)\nOccasional\n(1-33%)\nFrequent\n(34-66%)\nConstant\n(67-100%)\nWorker’s Ability\nYes\nNo\nStanding\nX\nWalking\nX\nCrawling\nX\nSitting\nX\nPeak Forces Involved in Work Processes\nForce measurements were taken of various activities requiring strength in the performance of the job duties for this position. Force takes into consideration the average velocity and/or acceleration of the lift and the effort necessary to overcome inertia. Other factors taken into consideration are the necessary strength to grasp and perform manipulative activities that have an associated strength factor.\nACTIVITY PERFORMED\nPEAK FORCE\nWorker’s Ability\nYes\nNo\nLifting floor to waist and carrying (Dry ingredients keg).\nUp to 110 lbs.\nLifting floor to shoulder (5 gal. buckets of product, empty drums, charging bags etc.).\nUp to 55 lbs.\nHorizontal push of full 55 gal barrels at 35” to tip and roll barrels.\nUp to 90 lbs.\nHorizontal pull of full 55 gal barrels at 60” down to 43” to tip using a drum dolly.\nUp to 130 lbs.\nPulling from 12” to 44” of charge and fill hoses and hoses for loading and unloading raw material and finished goods to tanker truck.\nUp to 50 lbs.\nPulling downward of line valve at 72”.\nUp to 150 lbs.\nOpening and closing valves at various heights from 10” to 50”.\nUp to 100 lbs.\nCarrying buckets of liquid ingredients one in each hand 45 lbs. each.\nUp to 90 lbs.\nLifting Activities\nNote: All lifting activities cover both lifting and lowering processes. The point of origin and/or the destination of the lift are classified in the three body zone ranges. The weight ranges given are the weight of the product to be lifted or lowered and does not include the force to be employed in the lifting process. Frequencies are calculated based upon the number of lifts and lowers, the average time of each lift, and then divided into the total time in the workday.\nLIFTING LEVEL\nFLOOR TO WAIST\nNever\n(0%)\nOccasional\n(1-33%)\nFrequent\n(34-66%)\nConstant\n(67-100%)\nWorker’s Ability\nPay: From $23.11 per hour\nBenefits:\n401(k)\n401(k) matching\nDental insurance\nEmployee assistance program\nFlexible spending account\nHealth insurance\nHealth savings account\nLife insurance\nPaid time off\nReferral program\nVision insurance\nWork Location: In person","datePosted":"2026-07-27T13:40:02.246Z","dateModified":"2026-07-27T13:40:02.246Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Polynt","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Marshall","addressRegion":"TX","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"a2ec4a92e2e517d45d5177ed"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/a2ec4a92e2e517d45d5177ed"}}