Lead Chemical Blending Operator

Chemical Blending Operator

Founded over 35 years ago, First Quality is a family-owned company that has grown from a small business in McElhattan, Pennsylvania into a group of companies, employing over 5,000 team members, while maintaining our family values and entrepreneurial spirit. With corporate offices in New York and Pennsylvania and 8 manufacturing campuses across the U.S. and Canada, the companies within the First Quality group produce high-quality personal care and household products for large retailers and healthcare organizations. Our personal care and household product portfolio includes baby diapers, wipes, feminine pads, paper towels, bath tissue, adult incontinence products, laundry detergents, fabric finishers, and dishwash solutions. In addition, we manufacture certain raw materials and components used in the manufacturing of these products, including flexible print and packaging solutions.

Guided by our values of humility, unity, and integrity, we leverage advanced technology and innovation to drive growth and create new opportunities. At First Quality, you’ll find a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning, professional development, and our mission to Make Things Better®.

We are seeking a Lead Chemical Blending Operator for our First Quality Home Care Products facility located in Salt Lake City, UT. This position is responsible for organizing and maintaining the liquid blending operations.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Train and assist all blending personnel to ensure that all batch making operations are functioning properly

• Troubleshoot problems with equipment and batches

• Assign tasks to blenders to maintain and improve housekeeping

• Ensure that all blending equipment is maintained and functioning properly

• Fill in for absent or vacationing blenders

• Communicate with all related departments as needed to ensure a problem free process operation

• Organize and maintain raw material storage area including verification of inventories of chemicals

• Hold daily shift change meetings and ensure logs are completed and accurate.

• Other duties as assigned.

The ideal candidate should possess the following:

• High school diploma or equivalent

• Chemistry background preferred

• 2 - 3 years of experience in blending

• Must attend hazardous chemicals seminars provided by the company.

• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing at all levels of the organization. well as be able to receive communication from others

• Must be well organized

• Ability to learn quickly

• Must be able to read and follow verbal and written instructions

• Must have good communication skills including reading, writing and communicating to others

What We Offer You

We believe that by continuously improving the quality of our benefits, we can help to raise the quality of life for our team members and their families. At First Quality you will receive:

• Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities
• Paid time off (three-week minimum)
• Medical, dental and vision starting day one
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500)
• Bundle of joy benefit (years’ worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)
• Tuition assistance
• Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums
• ...and more!

First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations. As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data.

First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.