Lead Chemical Blending Operator

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.

This position is with our Consumer Brands business unit - where we empower our employees to bring the best Laundry & Home Care and Hair products to people around the world.

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• Perform all aspects of blending liquid products which includes, but not limited to the following: 85%
  
• Assistance in the Sanitization Program including but not limited to:
  

+ Deliverance of steam through the system to storage tanks.

+ Maintenance and preparation of sanitization totes.

+ Coordination of sanitization between supervision and Blender Operators.

• Ensure the safe handling of all chemicals in compliance with OSHA standards.
  
• Ensure the proper and safe cleanup or reporting of spills. d) Ensure the proper operation of the hot and cold soft water system to include:
  

+ Monitoring of the salt tank.

+ Addition of salt to the salt to tank.

+ Monitoring of regeneration times start to finish.

• Operational knowledge of all quality testing to include:
  

+ pH testing.

+ Hardness testing of soft water unit and soft water storage tanks.

+ Perform analytical testing on finished product when needed.

• Maintain thorough knowledge of the fluid flow from raw material storage tanks or day tanks to mixers and premixers and fluid flow from mixers to packaging storage tanks.
  
• Maintain thorough knowledge of the waste water system to include the drains and pits associated with this system.
  
• Proper operation of all mixers and equipment.
  
• Recording and maintenance of shift forms and logbooks.
  
• Use proper methods for reporting broken or leaking equipment to management and supervision.
  
• Maintain thorough knowledge of all formulations.
  
• Maintain thorough knowledge of the non-bulk storage area.
  
• Maintain the stock level and record lot numbers of non-bulk and bulk raw materials in the process.
  
• Perform troubleshooting for equipment and batches.
  

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• High school education or equivalent.
  
• High school chemistry and math
  
• Six months experience as Liquids Blending Operator or equivalent experience as Lead or Supervisor in other blending operation.
  
• Follow verbal and written instructions.
  
• Elementary mechanical aptitude.
  
• High School chemistry and math.
  
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time.
  
• Must be able to enter confined spaces.
  
• Must be able to climb ladders/stairs safely to heights of roof - up to 120 feet.
  
• Must be able to climb on and around equipment, which includes bending, stooping, standing, walking, twisting, kneeling, and reaching.
  
• Must be able to communicate with others.
  

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• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
  
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick time, vacation time and holiday time
  
• Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
  
• Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
  
• Career Growth: skill development programs, promotional opportunities and tuition reimbursement
  

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Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.