Biodiesel Operator, Loader

Total Number of Openings

The purpose of this position is to ensure that quality product is shipped from and received into the facility in the most efficient manner.

This position requires rotation of day and night shifts. 10-12 hours per shift.

Job Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Responsible for verifying product quality before the product leaves and reaches the customer

• Maintain a BQ-9000-compliant shipping and receiving system complete with appropriate documentation and work instructions

• Plan and schedule biodiesel load-out functions to meet customer demands most efficiently while maintaining product quality

• Inventory and purchase products as needed

• Monitor and continually improve quality control in all aspects of biodiesel plant shipping and receiving operations

• Acquire label and store retained product samples

• Visually inspect retained samples for product quality before releasing the shipment

• Inspect and test the quality of incoming raw material shipments before their release for use in the plant; follow established testing procedures and accurately report the results.

• Perform load-out functions and train plant operators on safe performance of load-out functions including:

• Preparing railcars and trucks for shipment (chocking and grounding)

• Safely loading product for shipment into railcars and trucks

• Inspecting the product for quality indicators while loading

• Sample loaded product as necessary for retention and quality purposes

• For each shipped received or produced item fill out the appropriate paperwork to ensure correct inventories are maintained and forward said paperwork to required parties while keeping copies of the paperwork for on-site filing

• Perform general facility maintenance and housekeeping at the load-out facilities

• Help to verify the load-out instrumentation to ensure its proper function

• Generate daily shipment reports

• Follow all safety regulations for any work area and encourage others to do the same

• Follow all safety guidelines regulated by REG OSHA or other regulatory agencies

• Assist with manufacturing packaging and load-out of specialty oil products

• Perform other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• High school education or equivalent.

• 5 years experience in load-out operations. Several years of experience in shipping and receiving.

• Basic computer skills accounting skills good written and oral communication and organizational skills. Forklift Operator Certificate.

• Ability to operate plant computer systems

• Ability to operate a forklift pallet jack pallet wrapper and rail switches

• Working knowledge of soy oil and biodiesel processing as well as BQ-9000 requirements

• Knowledge of arithmetic and its application

• Ability to distinguish colors

• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing

• Ability to work independently or as part of a team

• Ability to organize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously to meet deadlines

• Be available for work and overtime as required

• Provide personal contact information to customers on an as-needed basis for official business purposes

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to operate forklift boom lift pallet jack and rail switches

• Working knowledge of soy cottonseed rapeseed oil and biodiesel processing as well as BQ-9000 requirements

• Tank gauging/Inventory reconciliation

• Tank sampling

• Truck and Rail loading/offloading

• Over the water vessel transfers operations

Relocation Options:

Relocationwill notbeconsidered.

International Considerations:
Expatriate assignmentswill not beconsidered

IMPORTANT NOTE:

As part of the application process you will be required to take an assessment that measures aptitude and work styles. We recommend you allow approx. 45 minutes to complete the assessment in one sitting. If you need to exit your progress will be saved.

You will be immediately directed to the testing portal upon submittal of your application at which point you will have72 hours (about 3 days)to complete the online assessment.

Once complete your assessment score will be valid for 180 days. Should you reapply for another Job Requisition within this timeframe that includes the Operations Assessment you will be required to complete the application process and then click on the assessment link. This will resubmit your previous results.

Physical Considerations
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job requires mental alertness at all times to assure safety and accuracy in all functions. There is stress related to meeting production deadlines.

Standing Continuous (67% to 100%)

Sitting Occasional (1% to 33%)

Walking Continuous (67% to 100%)

Bending/Stooping Occasional (1% to 33%)

Reaching above the shoulders Frequent (34% to 66%)

Kneeling Occasional (1% to 33%)

Pushing/Pulling Frequent (34% to 66%)

Climbing Occasional (1% to 33%)

Weight carried lifted or moved 1-100 lbs. unassisted (frequent) 100-250 lbs. assisted. Maneuver of up to 600 lbs. with a handcart

Repetitive hand movements consist of firm grasping with the right and/or left handfine manipulation (computer).

This job also requires the following: working at heights being around moving machinery and vehicles driving automotive equipment and wearing personal protective equipment (respiratory protective equipment mask face shield hard hat gloves acid/base resistant clothing ability to lift at least 40lbs. Goggles safety glasses earplugs etc.) and ability to tolerate extended period of physical effort.

Exposures

Exposures may include methanol sodium methylate soybean oil hydrochloric acid citric acid caustic soda methyl esters fatty acid glycerin surfactants dyes scents dust water dirt weather temperature extremes and medium to high noise levels.

Work Environment
This position requires some flexibility in working hours to ensure effective product shipment. The employee will have the ability to move freely throughout the facilities to direct and conduct a variety of activities. The employee will be subject to continuous exposure to marked changes in temperature humidity soybean meal oil dust and high noise levels.

Loader position tasks are 95-100% outdoors. We do have shacks for temporary shelter at all loadout stations.

In Aberdeen the summers are comfortable and partly cloudy and the winters are very cold wet and overcast. Over the course of the year the temperature typically varies from37Fto70Fand is rarely below28For above79F.

Aberdeen Washington gets 76 inches of rain on average per year.(149 days per year) The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Aberdeen averages 1 inch of snow per US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average there are 127 sunny days per year in US average is 205 sunny days. Aberdeen gets some kind of precipitation on average 193 days per year.

Regulatory Disclosure for US Positions:

• The compensation and reference to benefits for this role are listed on this posting in compliance with applicable law.

• Please note that the compensation and benefits listed below are only applicable to U.S. payroll offers.

• The anticipated salary range for this position is $25.99. The selected candidates compensation will be determined based on their skills experience and qualifications.

• Chevron offers competitive compensation and benefits programs which include but are not limited to variable pay health care coverage retirement plan protection coverage time off and leave programs training and development opportunities and a range of allowances connected to specific work situations.

• Details are available at http://hr2

U.S. Regulatory notice:

Chevron is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religious creed sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation gender identity gender expression national origin or ancestry age mental or physical disability medical condition reproductive health decision-making military or veteran status political preference marital status citizenship genetic information or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

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