Technician, Material Handling - Mooretown, Canada - NOVA Chemicals Corporation

NOVA Chemicals Corporation

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Mooretown, Canada

2 days ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Job ID: 2839

Closing Dat

e:
04/02/2024

This position could be located in the following location(s): Moore Site - Mooretown, ON

Who We Ar

e:
NOVA Chemicals develops and manufactures plastic resins and other petrochemical products that make everyday life safer, healthier and easier.

Our employees take pride in our focus on safety and social responsibility by working together to ensure health, safety, security and environmental stewardship through our commitment to sustainability, ESG, and Responsible Care.

NOVA Chemicals, headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is wholly-owned by Mubadala Investment Company of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

NOVA Chemicals helps shape a world where products vital to our health and happiness are even better tomorrow than they are today.

We are seeking talented and passionate people who enjoy working in a collaborative, innovative environment to join our dynamic team.

Reporting to the Moore Site Shift Supervisor, the Material Handling Technicians will work in the Material Handling & Raw Material support areas of the Moore Site.

Material Handling encompasses the blending, classifying, loading, and shipping of polyethylene product in rail cars, boxes, and trucks. The safe operation of the rail yard and the cleaning of hopper cars is included in this role.

You Will Use Your Expertise to:
Safely, efficiently, and reliably operate the pneumatic equipment including operation of a diesel locomotive
Prepare equipment for maintenance and safe work permitting
Ensure NOVA Chemical's safe work practices and policies are maintained at all times
Complete area safety checks and respond to hazards in the area

Conduct preventative maintenance of equipment (i

e:
rounds and checks)
Monitor unit conditions on an ongoing basis and carry out troubleshooting steps to address identified issues
Implement changes to operating parameters to optimize unit performance
Maintain housekeeping standards within the Operating unit
Participate in team safety meetings, safety audits and follow-ups
Participate in procedure reviews
Support and participate in on-site and regional Emergency Response Teams

Additional Duties in the Following Areas Includ

e:
Packaging Operations (Boxing)
Knowledge of Standard Operating Procedures and equipment troubleshooting throughout packaging
Manual preparation of corrugated boxes, fill operation, monitoring and final capping/stenciling of boxes
Complete sampling of packaging production for QC Lab analysis
Operating fork trucks for movement of packaged product to warehouse storage
Documentation of reports/logs (Packaged Production, Operating Logs)
Computer SAP and SAP-OSEM entries of packaging production data

Truck Loading and Warehouse Operations
Knowledge of Standard Operating Procedures and equipment troubleshooting
Inspection / equipment checks on fork trucks, door hydraulic ramps/controls, product storage safety
Fork truck loading of highway vans and containers for shipment of packaged product
Fork truck off-loading, inspection, and storage of incoming Raw Materials and supplies. Inputting material, which passes the C of A, into SAP Inventory
Verification and documentation of packaging volumes to external customers, incoming product to NOVA, and conduct periodic inventory of warehouse product
Maintain communications with Transportation Scheduling group on priorities and driver representatives
Documentation of reports/logs (Operating Logs)

Material Flow Outside Area Duties
Maintain the cleanliness of the Material Flow units (washing, sweeping, garbages, etc.)
Cleansing of all process waterways, ditches, ponds, etc.
Semi-Annual washing down of production and packaging bins to maintain ISO quality standards
Quality sampling of finished goods in the railcars as required
Emptying trash
ecycle luggers throughout both areas
Managing of full lab "scrap" ton packs (weighing, storage, and shipping.)
Ensuring loading barn is stocked up with cable seals and additives
Spill response for Resin/ Powder
Documentation of reports/logs (Operating Logs)

Locomotive Operations
Knowledge of Railyard layout, switches, derails
Knowledge of Standard Operating Procedures and equipment troubleshooting capabilities
Equipment checks, start-up, operating and shutdown of Diesel Locomotive(s)
Documentation of various reports (equipment checklists, car movements)

Locomotive Operator
Operates locomotive and maintains safe operating speed throughout Railyard while being guided by Brakeman through radio communications on car movements (start/stop movements)

Brakeman Operator
Responsible for radio communication and instruction to locomotive operator on safe distances/speeds to reach and couple to stationary rail cars
Applies or sets air and/or hand brakes on hopper cars
Operates/sets derails and rail switches for all car movements throughout the Railyard

Shunt Crew Operations
Performs all technical functions/duties outlined for Locomotive Operations note