Loadout Operator - Shipping

Company Overview

Grounded by a history that is deeply rooted in innovation, Hexion is a global employer committed to building and protecting the future by producing innovative performance materials.  Our materials are the building blocks for critical industries, including construction, agriculture, energy, automotive, and infrastructure protection. Everywhere you look, you will find our materials and people at work to help customers make products that are stronger, safer, and cleaner. When you work for Hexion, you’ll join a team that is committed to operating safely and with integrity to build a more sustainable future for all, our associates, our customers, and the communities where we live and work.  
 

Position Overview

• Function as part of a safe and environmentally sound manufacturing team.  
• Comply with all policies, procedures, and rules.  
• Participate in safety committees.  
• Complete timely SAP entries for production and product control.  
• Monitor and record process run data and monitor QC data to ensure product runs within specification.  
• Plan, organize and direct the Shipping and Receiving activities including responsibilities for inbound and outbound traffic including all rail and truck movements.
• Coordinate activities with the Production. /Lab Departments.
• Investigate and resolve all day-to-day production distributions within the unit. Elevate to Logistics Supervisor only if resolution cannot be found. 
• Ensure that equipment needing maintenance attention is properly identified using the work order system. Perform routine maintenance as required
• Daily activities will be from the “Bunker/Shipping area”

Job Responsibilities

• Ensure that equipment needing maintenance attention is properly identified using the work order system.  
• Lead/facilitate minor and major unit shutdowns.
• Ensure that all standard operating procedures are clearly understood and followed. 
• Work with EH&S coordinator to verify all operators are trained and qualified to safely perform all duties.
• Always maintain working area in clean and safe conditions, which will include housekeeping audits and assignment of tasks.
• Manage out of spec material by coordinating w/author and Supervisor along with appropriate documentation (T-changes/T-blends).
• Ensure proper completion of shift SAP movements for each shift which includes MES, PI sheets, open process orders, settlements, failed message errors.
• Attend and actively participate in daily Morning Production Meeting

Quality

• Run routine analytical tests on finished product samples.
• Generation of certificates of analysis for outbound shipments.
• Preparation of reagents for analytical testing.
• Maintain housekeeping.
• Ensures that product is shipped to meet customer needs
• Use structured problem-solving techniques, analytical tools, and teamwork to improve quality and unit performance. 
• Ensure ISO standards are adhered to and met, and audit findings are completed with root cause and proper closure. 
• Participate in quality improvement teams.
• Perform routine maintenance and calibration on testing equipment.

EH&S

• Serves as process steward for the shipping/receiving department. 
• Keeps Operating Guides current and up-to-date and improves its contents. 
• Investigates leads incidents as directed and takes action to prevent recurrence. 
• Follow Hexion and customer safety rules, including resin spill prevention, spill reporting, safety equipment requirements and spill cleanup procedure.
• Ensures monthly MMCC audit components are completed and submitted.  
• Complete and follow-up with housekeeping audits to ensure open items are completed and proper reporting is done.
• Elevate major concerns to EHS Leaders and Logistics Supervisor 
• Ensure safety standards are met.
• Active member on the site EH&S committee.
• Participate in safety training and audits, including Alberta Transportation Rail Compliance
• Initiate safety incident investigations.  Be prepared to participate on investigation team.
• Review adjust/modify confined space hazard evaluations.
• Ensure all operator PM are completed and closed prior to being overdue or month end whichever is first.
• Participate in monthly Tailgate/Toolbox meetings – follow-up and investigate issues and safety concerns.

Leadership

• Lead by example and demonstrate a positive attitude and willingness to lead change.
• Demonstrate a “can do” attitude.
• Lead/Own 5S initiatives for the unit and support 5S initiatives for the site.
• Create an atmosphere of progressive thinking and actions versus an environment of reaction.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS: Report directly to Logistics Supervisor

Competencies

Personal Leadership

• Works individually and as a team member to identify needs and opportunities for improvement and champions efforts to implement solutions.
• Knows where, when, and how to ask questions and challenge
• Makes decisions and accepts responsibility for own mistakes; helps others to do the same.
• Recognized as a leader by peers & associates.
• Actively demonstrates the initiative and desire to learn and grow.
• Sets high expectations for self & others.

Trust & Teamwork

• Shares technical knowledge and makes time to promote development of others.
• Able and willing to coach others and share knowledge.
• Fosters an inclusive, collaborative, empowered work environment that values the contributions of a diverse team.
• Wins support of others by building and maintaining trust and credibility; gives effective constructive feedback.

Achieves Results

• Able to see broader trends and patterns in daily work to anticipate future departmental needs.
• Recognize when additional resources are required and act accordingly.
• Sets individual and group goals that align with site objectives and overall Hexion strategy
• Provides direction and prioritization to others as appropriate
• Effectively manages multiple tasks and priorities
• Investigates inconsistencies or errors and seeks to correct them.
• Keeps commitments and meets deadlines
• Positive, Helpful attitude (Impact, Drive, enthusiasm, dependability, flex, commitment)
• Seeks opportunities to take on additional or new responsibilities.
• Easily communicates and co-operates with other departments.
• Receives feedback positively.
• Maintains a positive energy level around commitments
• Work history/functional ability
• Demonstrates ability to learn SAP functionality
• Effectively trains others within work group in concepts and techniques.
• Can be relied upon to report accurately and honestly.
• Exhibit’s ability to take on new tasks with minimal guidance
• Makes efforts to assist other team members when own job is slow.
• Is thorough.  
• Pays attention to detail, follows direction, and does not take shortcuts.
• Performs assigned work efficiently and effectively to maximize personal productivity.
• Able to troubleshoot basic mechanical problems associated with production and perform minor maintenance repairs.
• Understand and be capable of manufacturing all three resin processes
• Understands customer requirements of products and delivery and makes decisions that improve quality.
• Uses data, root cause determination, and statistical methods as the basis for decisions and recommendations.
• Ability to function in emergency/high pressure situations
• Able to resolve or diffuse heated arguments.
• Able to quickly assess a problem, decide on course of action and execute under pressure – spills, power outage, regulatory inspections.
• Able to instantly adjust planning in the face of emergencies or changing requirements.

Safety & Environmental

• Actively promotes the importance of safety throughout the site.
• Leads by example by practicing safe work habits
• Works to build safety awareness among peers
• Personally adhere to and ensure others comply with Company policies, safety manual, fitness for duty, housekeeping, etc.
• Actively works to ensure SOPs, MES & PIs are followed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Certification Requirements: Industrial Railway Operating Regulation Training (IROR)
• OSSA Fall Protection Training
• Class 5 Alberta Driver’s License 
• Certification Assets Forklift Operating 
• Certificate Skid steer Operating 
• Certificates: TDG Training, WHMIS, Standard First Aid CPR/AED Level C Training
• Good organizational skills
• Self-starter
• 1+ years manufacturing experience
• Good communication skills
• PC understand and capability
• Understanding of industrial safety and housekeeping procedures.
• Computer literacy with Windows based program required
• Able to work in a team environment
• Follow safety and environmental regulations. 
• Be able to interpret printout data, maintain and update process specification as required
• High School Diploma or GED

SPECIAL REQUIRMENTS:

• Physical:  Report to work Fit for Duty, Requires the ability to wear full and half face respirators.  Must be able to work rotating 12-hour shifts.  Walking, sitting, climbing, lifting, balancing, kneeling, reaching, handling, fingering, talking, hearing, seeing. Requires visual acuity to distinguish colors. Must be able on occasion to work at heights or in confined spaces (ladders and access to platforms on towers).
• Aptitudes:  Must possess the ability to understand the meaning of words and their ideas, as well as instructions and their underlying principles.  Perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately and possess eye-hand coordination.  Must be able to proficiently read, write, and communicate in English. 
• Temperaments:  Must have the ability to accept responsibility, perform duties under stress, adapt to situations requiring preciseness and adapt to changing duties and responsibilities. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Mechanically inclined with basic knowledge of hand tools, air tools, etc.
• Recognize and respond to equipment potential malfunctions.
• SAP Experience is a definite asset
• Able to recognize and respond to equipment potential malfunction.   
• Requires visual acuity to read and interpret computerized graphics.

Other

If currently an employee of the Company, you must have current satisfactory work performance and in most cases, have been in your current role for 18 months.

Disclaimer: We are not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms/employment agencies for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee about this position. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee of the Company via email, the Internet, or in any other form and/or method without a valid written search firm agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of the Company; no fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by the Company as a result of the unsolicited referral or through other means.