Chemical Plant Operator jobs in Kearney, NE

Our Job

Koch Fertilizer Beatrice, LLC is seeking a Plant Operator to join our team in Beatrice, NE.

Our Benefits Package Includes :

• Pay rates from $27 $38 / hour depending on skills and experience
• Bonus eligible
• Immediate Vacation Available 120-hour annual allotment
• Automatic 401K company contribution along with competitive matching program
• Excellent Health benefits

This is a 4 on / 4 off 12-hour shift alternating days & nights with occasional on-call schedule.

What You Will Do

• Inspecting equipment, processing, and collecting data
• Performing reliability-based equipment care tasks
• Collecting samples and quality testing product
• Providing technical expertise to ensure optimized operations of the plant to safely produce, store, and ship product
• Completing safety focused check sheets and environmental data collection sheets
• Fostering a culture of personal and collective safety, accountability, and environmental compliance
• Working with maintenance and engineering to troubleshoot or repair equipment or plant issues
• Driving company vehicle to collect data regularly
• Travel up to 10% of the time to support activities or outages at other sites

Experience using computers / mobile devices for use of Microsoft office or other software programs

Physical Requirements

• Climb stairs, ladders, ladders on vessels and columns, ladders associated with scaffolds in excess of 100 feet
• Lift and carry up to 50 lbs. and push and pull up to 150 lbs.
• Work in hot, cold, and inclement climate conditions
• Required to wear any or all of the following PPE : safety glasses, hearing protection, goggles, hard hats, FRC, acid suits, breathing air, gloves, safety boots, respirators, ACR Flash suits, and encapsulated suits.

PPE use is in accordance with the Job Safety Analysis (JSA) for a given task

Work in confined spaces with supplied breathing air and congested areas

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience working in an ammonia, chemical, or refinery environment or comparable military experience
• Experience with water treatment, boiler operations, and basic mechanical equipment repair
• Experience and application of safe work practices Lock Out, Tag Out (LOTO); Job Safety Analysis (JSA)

This role is subject to a pre-hire medical test. This role is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.

For this role, we anticipate paying $27 - $38 / hr.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall well-being so you can focus on what matters most.

Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation / time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance.

Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.

If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Last updated : 2024-04-23