Vapor Point’s Pilot Plant Operator primary responsibility is to Safely handle chemicals during a proprietary blending curing stage of product following a tight time line to ensure plant production. Other duties include managing customer needs by applying Vapor Point’s patent technology for the control/recovery of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs such as Benzene) and Hydrogen Sulfide H2S gases, and by performing regulatory required testing and data recording to ensure that customer operations maintain compliance and safety standing.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Set-Up equipment as needed according to Employee/Customer training and company’s Standard Operating Procedures(SOP’s)
- Perform pre-trip and post-trip inspections
- Work with customer or Vapor Point staff to evaluate job scope, safety issues, and obtain safe work permits
- While equipment is running, monitor emissions, record readings, and evaluate the efficiency of the set up
- After completion of job, secure site, clean up, and make equipment ready for next assignment
- Periodically be on call for call outs or unscheduled work, day or night, and may work out of town for short periods, usually less than 30 days at a time
- Answer after hours phone calls on company issued phone
- Periodically work in the shop building and maintaining our equipment to include flanging, work with pipe fittings, painting, grinding, pump and small engine maintenance, organizing, and cleaning.
- Participates in safety program and SOP training
- Other duties as assigned by Shop Manager, Branch Manager, Project Manager, Branch Manager or Territory Manager.
SKILLS & ABILITIES
· Setting and maintaining equipment will require prolonged walking and standing, heavy lifting, endurance, climbing onto trailers and back of trucks, climbing stairs and ladders over long hours
· Working from elevated surfaces.
· A bulk of the work is sitting and periodically monitoring equipment. You could be on standby waiting for work to start for several hours.
· Ability to be organized and work in a systematic and efficient manner.
· Ability to communicate effectively in written, electronic, and verbal forms of communication.
· Basic computer knowledge, Microsoft Word and Excel, email skills.
· Ability to take direction and carry out tasks with minimal supervision. Depending on ability you earn supervisory duties for personnel or projects.
· Ability to work well with others in a group setting.
· Basic mechanical abilities.
· Forklift operations in congested area
· Following a specific tight timed schedule
· Carefully handling particulate material
· Safely handle aqueous acidic solutions
· Recording Data and process operations
QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Vapor Point only seeks persons that have the capacity to learn, presents a positive disposition, and takes ownership in the work they perform, works well with team members, and is willing to take the necessary steps to ensure customer and company objectives are met.
· High School Diploma or GED
· Clean Driving Record
· CDL is preferred but not required
· TWIC Credentials Required
· Basic knowledge or experience in refinery processes preferred
· Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office
· Military Experience is preferred but not required
· Can communicate clearly both written and orally in English