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Material Handler - Hopewell
full-time•Richmond, Hopewell
About this role
AdvanSix plays a critical role in global supply chains, innovating and delivering essential products for our customers in a wide variety of end markets and applications that touch people’s lives, such as building and construction, fertilizers, plastics, solvents, packaging, paints, coatings, adhesives, and electronics. Our reliable and sustainable supply of quality products emerges from the vertically integrated value chain of our three U.S. based manufacturing facilities. AdvanSix strives to deliver best-in-class customer experiences and differentiated products in the industries of nylon solutions, chemical intermediates, and plant nutrients, guided by our core values of Safety, Integrity, Accountability and Respect.
Please view a short video about our company here, AdvanSix Video. For more information on AdvanSix, please visit our website at http://www.advansix.com
Why work at AdvanSix?
• We provide benefits that are industry competitive and focused on employee well-being
• Total Rewards program includes a competitive compensation, health, dental, vision & wellness programs, paid vacation, 401K with company matching, health savings programs, disability & life insurance, employee assistance program
• Tuition reimbursement for continued education, certifications, training, and development
• Work within a fast paced and innovative company, meeting passionate colleagues and partners with diverse backgrounds and experiences
Position Summary: The Material Handler receives work assignments from the area chief and/or FLS (First Line Supervisor) who is responsible for the direction and assignments of job tasks associated with the cleaning and loading of Ammonium Sulfate trucks, and hopper cars. In addition, individuals assigned to Building 12 may be re-assigned to other sections within the facility.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Hopper car dry cleaning and inspection
- Hopper car washing and inspection
- Silo hopper car loading
- Hopper car loading operation (cage operator) Utilizing EL-8 elevator
- Hopper car placement utilizing payloaders
- Ammonium sulfate cleaning and housekeeping in BD-12 and B-12A and related areas
- Rejected hopper car unloading
- Overweight and underweight hopper car weight adjustments
- Payloader, bobcat and forklift inspections and general equipment operation
- Pneumatic and manual hopper gate opener operation
- Snow removal (Plant wide) including the use of pay loaders, shovels, and other equipment
- Customer truck and North side truck loading
- Silo truck loading
- Safety operates all vehicles and other job-related equipment
- Support and enforce all corporate, facility and department policies
- Subject to 12-hour rotating shifts
- Must be flexible to changing priorities and willing to handle emergencies
Required Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or equivalent required
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Must have a valid driver’s license
Additional Qualifications:
- To be successful in this position you must rate highly in the following capabilities or traits: Interpersonal skills, attention to detail, follow directions, comprehension, reading, writing, speaking, mathematics, organizing and innovation
- Able to perform duties wearing required PPE
- Computer Competency
The hourly rate for this position is $20.91
We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include periodic pay rate adjustments based on market competitiveness. Hired applicants will be eligible for paid holidays, paid time off including vacation, eligibility to purchase company stock, tuition reimbursement, and a 401K with a competitive company match. Certain roles may be eligible for discretionary financial benefits such as incentive pay, equity awards, and participation in a deferred compensation plan.
Hired applicants will be eligible for medical, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending and health savings account eligibility, employer-provided short term disability benefits, eligibility to purchase long term disability benefits, employer-provided basic life insurance and eligibility to purchase voluntary life coverages.
The pay range, incentives and benefits listed above are general guidelines only and not a guarantee of total compensation or benefits. The final offer will depend on multiple factors, including but not limited to, the responsibilities of the job, experience, education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as the job location, applicability of a collective bargaining agreement, length of service, internal equity, and alignment with market data. The incentive pay is dependent on your role, business results and individual performance. All aspects of total rewards offered are subject to the terms and conditions of the specific plans.
At AdvanSix, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past work experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification in the job posting, we encourage you to still apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.
AdvanSix is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, veteran status, or any other protected classification.
To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of AdvanSix about this opening. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at AdvanSix via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of AdvanSix, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by AdvanSix for this position and a valid agreement with AdvanSix is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the AdvanSix agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.
What you'll do
- The Material Handler is responsible for cleaning and loading Ammonium Sulfate trucks and hopper cars, as well as performing inspections and general equipment operation. Additional duties include snow removal and supporting corporate policies.
About AdvanSix
Every day, AdvanSix employees create chemistries that turn possibilities into solutions. Together with our customers, we touch the lives of millions around the world, in ways both big and small.
AdvanSix is a diversified chemistry company that produces essential materials for our customers in a wide variety of end markets and applications that touch people’s lives. Our integrated value chain of five U.S.-based manufacturing facilities plays a critical role in global supply chains and enables us to innovate and deliver essential products for our customers across building and construction, fertilizers, agrochemicals, plastics, solvents, packaging, paints, coatings, adhesives, electronics and other end markets.
Guided by our core values of Safety, Integrity, Accountability and Respect, AdvanSix strives to deliver best-in-class customer experiences and differentiated products in the industries of nylon solutions, chemical intermediates and plant nutrients.
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What does a Material Handler - Hopewell do at AdvanSix?
As a Material Handler - Hopewell at AdvanSix, you will: the Material Handler is responsible for cleaning and loading Ammonium Sulfate trucks and hopper cars, as well as performing inspections and general equipment operation. Additional duties include snow removal and supporting corporate policies..
Is the Material Handler - Hopewell position at AdvanSix remote?
The Material Handler - Hopewell position at AdvanSix is based in Richmond, Virginia, United States and Hopewell, Virginia, United States. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.
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