Process Operations & Chemical Handling Specialist

JOSE ORTEGA 832-***-**** Houston, TX ***** *********@*****.***

Objective

Experienced chemical handler and operator looking to move into process operator role and be a valuable team member.

EXPERIENCE

Altivia Specialty Chemicals

01/2023 – Present – Shipping Operator

Bi-daily rounds to ensure safety and integrity of brine/refrigeration units, air-pak fresh air bottles, eyewash and safety shower stations, caustic scrubber operation and isotainer pressure tests

Work together with production personnel to make daily adjustments for production schedule changes.

Daily logbook entries keeping inventory of work ticket completion, process inventory ingoing and outgoing shipments, maintenance projects inside plant and more

Loading/Unloading Isocontainers, 407 trailers, railcars, steel and poly drums. Including nitrogen purges, ventilation systems and safe sampling of products before and after loading

Daily operation of chemical plant tank farm system

UNIVAR CORPORATION

06/2018 – 01/2023 - Batch Operator -Lead

Making of chemical batches corrosive, flammable and oxidizer

Blend calculations and operations per SOP’s

Assisted in formation of critical safety SOP’s and incorporation of new products and blends

Design and instruct safety meetings to keep group engaged in safety culture

Promoted to Lead Operator in June 2020

JACOBS/NALCO

7/2014- 6/2018 -Relief Chemical Loader

Walking of chemical lineups.

Chemical loading into tankers/storage tanks.

Using SAP to check availability and arrival of material.

Creating T.O.’s for material to be pulled for production and packaging dept.

Pulling of samples for receiving material for inventory.

Education / Skills

Diesel and Welding tech / HAZWOPER / CPR + AED / Chemical Safety

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