Job Description
Buckman Laboratories, a global leader in specialty chemicals, is seeking a Production Operator for its European headquarters in Ghent, Belgium. The primary goal of this role is to ensure smooth production operations, involving the manufacturing of chemicals and formulations in strict adherence to SOPs, safety, and environmental regulations. The operator will be responsible for a wide range of tasks from handling raw materials to maintaining equipment and ensuring quality standards.
Good To Have:
- 2 years of experience in chemical production.
Must Have:
- Unloading products (forklift, bulk)
- Handling empty packaging and raw materials
- Operating production equipment (manual/automatic)
- Filtering and draining products
- Finishing products (labeling, sealing)
- Taking lab samples
- Cleaning process equipment
- Operating boilers and auxiliary equipment
- Performing minor maintenance
- Participating in safety trainings
- Maintaining intervention material accessibility
- Completing shift reports
- Maintaining factory cleanliness (5S)
- Performing repackaging
- Adhering to SHERQ policies (Safety, Health, Environment, Quality)
- Complying with ISO9001 and ISO14001 standards
- Participating in internal and external audits
- Participating in HAZOP studies and risk analyses
- Participating in incident investigations
- Executing SOPs correctly
- Requesting MOC changes when needed
- Reporting unsafe situations, actions, near misses
- Managing recovery containers
- Managing finished product residues
- Managing wastewater streams
Buckman Laboratories is located in Memphis, USA. Ghent (Belgium) houses the European headquarters, which includes both production and administrative centers. Buckman operates in over 80 countries and is a global leader in “specialty chemicals” for the Pulp & Paper Industry, Industrial Water Treatment, Leather Industry, and “Performance Chemicals”. In Ghent, we are currently looking for a:
Purpose
- Ensure smooth production activities.
- Produce chemicals and formulations according to SOP, safety, and environmental regulations.
Education Level
- Secondary education diploma or general secondary education.
- A2 chemistry, electricity, or mechanics
Experience
- Two to four years of related experience and/or training.
- 2 years of experience in chemical production is a plus.
Work Results
1) Participate in routine tasks
- Unloading products, both with forklift and bulk loads.
- Loading and unloading empty packaging and auxiliary materials.
- Operating production equipment, both manually and automatically.
- Filtering and draining products and finishing them correctly (e.g., labeling, sealing).
- Taking various samples for the lab.
- Cleaning various process equipment.
- Starting and shutting down kettles and all kinds of auxiliary equipment (e.g., steam boiler, TOK, cooling towers).
- Performing minor maintenance work.
- Actively participating in safety trainings.
- Becoming proficient in the use of various intervention materials. Always keep them accessible. Know the contents and use of the intervention vehicle.
- Keeping the premises, production area, and outbuildings clean, so that the factory is always in a state of order and cleanliness. This is regardless of the cause of the contamination. Participate in 5S rounds.
- Performing repackaging.
2) Prepare detailed reports
- Assist in filling out the shift report.
3) SHERQ management
- Comply with safety, environmental, and hygiene policies.
- Comply with quality (ISO9001) and environmental (ISO14001) standards.
- Comply with customer requirements.
- Participate in audits (internal and external).
- Participate in HAZOP studies and other risk analyses.
- Participate in incident investigations.
- Correctly execute SOPs.
- If necessary, request changes via MOC regarding installations, work methods, and SOPs.
- Report unsafe situations, actions, near misses.
- Strive for minimal influent Tk. 42.
- Strive for good housekeeping through 5S.
- Ensure good management of recovery containers.
- Ensure good management of finished product residues.
- Manage the various wastewater streams.
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