Chemical Process Operator
Synthomer
Date: 18 hours ago
City: Harlow
Contract type: Full time

Synthomer plc is a leading supplier of high-performance, highly specialised polymers and ingredients that play vital roles in key sectors such as coatings, construction, adhesives, and health and protection – growing markets that serve billions of end users worldwide. Headquartered in London, UK and publicly listed there since 1971, we employ c.3,900 employees across our 5 innovation centres of excellence and more than 29 manufacturing sites across Europe, North America and Asia. Around 20% of our sales volumes are from new and patent protected products. At our innovation centres of excellence in the UK, Germany, China, Malaysia and Ohio, USA we collaborate closely with our customers to develop new products and enhance existing ones tailored to their needs, with an increasing range of sustainability benefits.
Purpose of the Job:
Main Accountabilities
We are ambitious!
We have grown significantly – both organically and inorganically. We are a FTSE 250 listed company, 22% of our revenue comes from newly commercialized products, and we’re recognized in the top-quartile for chemicals manufacturing safety.
We believe in high challenge, high support!
We are keen to let you contribute in real roles from day 1. We expect a lot, but offer a lot, too. This includes onboarding, induction and learning events, networking opportunities, mentoring and personal development planning. So, be up for an inspiring long-term career adventure.
We personalize our approach to development!
At Synthomer, you won't find generic career tracks or development programs but rather a one-size-fits-one approach to employee development. We'll partner with you to ensure you have the right experiences that build your capabilities and accelerate your career growth.
Purpose of the Job:
Main Accountabilities
- Run the Plant in a safe and efficient way
- Propose improvements in manufacturing and safety systems
- Communicate within the shift and handover to other shifts in accordance with site standard
- Assist Engineering during the annual maintenance shutdown and during other times where possible
- Assist Factory Services in certain duties, like tanker off-loading and loading bring to the attention of the Shift Manager or Team Leader any deficiencies/non-compliances
- Report any shift problems to the Shift Manager or Team Lead
- Carry out any plant duties and work as organised by the Team Leader (these include, but are not limited to, housekeeping and remediation or deep cleaning)
- Enter daily data for OEE and GLA to identify improvement opportunities
- Work to the shift production rota
- Compile and maintain batch documentation
- Ensure raw materials, products and energies are handled efficiently to minimise losses
- A minimum of 5 GCSE grade C or above
- Experience in an industrial or process manufacturing environment
- Lean manufacturing would be an advantage
- Good listening, verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and to work to deadlines to business demands.
- NVQ Level 3 in Process Operations (Gold Standard) would be desirable
- Counter Balance Fork Lift Truck Licence is also desirable
We are ambitious!
We have grown significantly – both organically and inorganically. We are a FTSE 250 listed company, 22% of our revenue comes from newly commercialized products, and we’re recognized in the top-quartile for chemicals manufacturing safety.
We believe in high challenge, high support!
We are keen to let you contribute in real roles from day 1. We expect a lot, but offer a lot, too. This includes onboarding, induction and learning events, networking opportunities, mentoring and personal development planning. So, be up for an inspiring long-term career adventure.
We personalize our approach to development!
At Synthomer, you won't find generic career tracks or development programs but rather a one-size-fits-one approach to employee development. We'll partner with you to ensure you have the right experiences that build your capabilities and accelerate your career growth.
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