Distillation & Utilities Operator

Location: Georgetown South Carolina
Pay Range: $24.00$32.00 per hour based on experience
Schedule: Rotating swing shifts consisting of 8- or 12-hour shifts. Applicants must be available to work days evenings overnights weekends and weekend overnights as scheduled.

Position Overview

We are seeking a safety-focused Distillation & Utilities Operator to support solvent recovery and chemical manufacturing operations at our Georgetown facility. This position operates distillation systems manages plant utility equipment and monitors environmental-control systems including the thermal oxidizer (TOX) ground flare and related solvent-recovery equipment.

The ideal candidate will have industrial process experience strong mechanical aptitude and the ability to safely monitor and adjust multiple operating systems.

What Youll Do

• Operate distillation units used to recover solvents from chemical manufacturing processes.
• Connect feed product and sludge tanks and adjust heat supplied by plant boilers to maintain safe and efficient operation.
• Operate and monitor three distillation columns and associated process equipment.
• Charge and discharge pot stills according to batch requirements and product specifications.
• Monitor plant utilities including steam and condensate cooling water chilled water nitrogen process water air dryers and compressors.
• Operate and monitor environmental-control equipment including the thermal oxidizer ground flare steam stripper and cryogenic condenser.
• Monitor temperatures pressures flow rates tank levels and other process conditions making operating adjustments when necessary.
• Complete hourly operating logs batch sheets logbooks and other required production records.
• Collect representative liquid samples from process operations for testing.
• Enter work orders into the companys ERP system and coordinate equipment repairs with the Maintenance Department.
• Perform basic mechanical tasks including breaking piping or process lines apart installing gaskets or packing bolting flanges and using common hand tools.
• Follow established procedures for safe work permits hot work line breaks lockout/tagout and confined-space entry.
• Identify and report equipment problems process deviations environmental concerns and unsafe conditions.

What Were Looking For

• Previous experience in chemical manufacturing distillation solvent recovery plant utilities wastewater treatment refining or a similar industrial process environment.
• General knowledge of pumps valves heat exchangers condensers rupture discs pressure-relief devices and other common process equipment.
• Ability to read gauges follow operating procedures maintain accurate records and respond appropriately to changing process conditions.
• Mechanical aptitude and the ability to safely use basic hand tools.
• Strong commitment to workplace safety environmental compliance and established operating procedures.
• Ability to communicate and coordinate effectively with Production Maintenance Environmental and other plant departments.
• Ability to work rotating days evenings overnight shifts weekends and holidays as scheduled.

Preferred Experience

• Hands-on experience operating distillation columns or solvent-recovery systems.
• Experience with thermal oxidizers flares steam strippers cryogenic condensers or wastewater-treatment systems.
• Familiarity with industrial utility systems including steam cooling water chilled water nitrogen and compressed air.
• Experience using an ERP or maintenance-management system such as JD Edwards SAP or Oracle.
• Experience working under safe work permit hot work line-break lockout/tagout and confined-space-entry procedures.