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PQ's products are used in a wide variety of industrial processes and many customer products, from decorative paints to green cement, from clean drinking water to green tires and from toothpaste to biofuels and beer.\nIdeal candidates resonate with PQ's Core Values of Integrity, Sustainability, People, Customer Focus and Safety. Successful employees embrace and model these values in their behaviors and actions.\n This position is responsible for producing and packaging finished silica gel products per customer specifications from incoming raw materials. Operate the process in compliance with all health, safety and environmental rules and regulations.\nEssential Duties & Responsibilities\nMonitor the process through manual and/or automated control panel adjustments\nMake necessary adjustments (physical and mathematical) to the process to maintain quality product and output.\nPerform lab testing for in-process and finished products\nDocument all test results, process parameters and adjustments and environmental regulatory requirements\nPerform all packaging requirements including filling, palletizing and warehousing of finished product.\nOperation of forktruck to include loading and unloading of trucks.\nComply with all federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety regulations and requirements.\nComply with company policies and site work rules.\nPerform needed housekeeping functions\nComplete environmental data gathering, as needed\nOther duties as assigned or required.\n Ability to learn and comprehend manufacturing processes.\nAbility to work as a member of a 3 person team.\nWillingness to learn new skills, as needed.\nAbility to assist others in completing required tasks.\nWork safely and abide by all safety rules and requirements.\nKnowledge, Skills & Experience\nHigh school diploma or equivalent. Basic mathematical abilities and skills.\nMust be proficient with Microsoft Office Products (Excel, Outlook, and Word). SAP and PLC experience is desired but not essential.\nExperience with lab testing equipment and general lab safety. \nPrevious manufacturing/warehousing experience (2 years).\nBehavioral & Job Competencies (including leadership competencies)\nExceptional communication skills, both verbal and written.\nEssential\nSound analytical and problem-solving skills\n Special Factors\nManufacturing plant that operates 24/7/365\nAbility to work 12 hour/rotating shifts (monthly)\nAbility to work OT, as required\nAbility to work in non-temperature controlled environment\nAbility to lift 50 lbs\nEHS Responsibilities\nCommunicates, promotes and personally demonstrates Safety/Health (including PQP Principles) as #1 priority\nParticipation in risk assessment audits as applicable\nUnderstand PQ Principles (PQP) and how they are implemented in the site organization, rules and procedures\nCompletes HSE training requirements identified for the job in a timely manner\nPQ is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics. Click on the link to read Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal (eeoc.gov). 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