Chemical Plant Operator

Job Description

Parwan Protein & Tallow Pty Ltd  is seeking an experienced and reliable Chemical Plant Operator to join our rendering and processing operations.

This is a full-time position suited to a candidate with practical experience operating industrial processing equipment, monitoring plant performance and maintaining safe and efficient production processes.

Position details

Employment type: Full-time
Salary: AUD $79,500 per annum before tax
Superannuation: Paid in addition to the annual salary
Experience required: At least 1 year of relevant work experience

Skills and experience

Applicants must have:

• At least 1 year of relevant experience as a chemical plant operator, rendering plant operator, process plant operator or in a comparable industrial-processing role.
• Experience operating and monitoring industrial production or processing equipment.
• The ability to understand plant readings, process conditions and operating procedures.
• The ability to identify equipment faults, blockages and abnormal process conditions.
• Strong workplace health and safety awareness.
• Good record-keeping and communication skills.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a production team.
• The physical capacity to work in an industrial plant environment and perform operational duties safely.

Key Responsibilities

Key duties and responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Operating and controlling continuous and batch rendering processes.
• Operating plant equipment, including cookers, presses, decanters, polishers, hydrolysers, meal-processing systems and blood-processing systems.
• Monitoring plant performance through SCADA and PLC control systems.
• Monitoring production conditions, including temperature, pressure, flow rates, discharge conditions and material separation.
• Adjusting process parameters and equipment controls to maintain stable, safe and efficient plant operations.
• Monitoring decanter and polisher processes to ensure effective separation of water, solids and tallow.
• Controlling the intake and processing of raw materials.
• Monitoring the transfer, handling and load-out of meal, tallow and other rendered products.
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Skill & Experience

• Inspecting plant equipment for blockages, abnormal operating conditions, faults or malfunctions.
• Taking appropriate corrective action and reporting equipment issues to supervisors or maintenance personnel.
• Recording production quantities, intake data, temperature readings, equipment conditions and other process-related information.
• Participating in plant start-up, shutdown and production-change procedures.
• Performing routine operational checks and minor process-related maintenance within the employee’s level of competency and authority.
• Operating a forklift and other machinery when required to support plant operations.
• Supporting wastewater-processing activities, including polymer top-up, sludge-bin changes and wastewater-area monitoring.
• Carrying out cleaning, washdown and housekeeping duties to maintain hygiene and workplace safety standards.
• Complying with workplace health and safety, environmental, hygiene and company operating procedures.
• Working collaboratively with supervisors, senior operators, maintenance staff and production employees.