Company Overview for Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A.

Founded in 1978, Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. (Formosa Plastics) is a growing, vertically-integrated supplier of plastic resins and petrochemicals. With annual revenues of more than $5 billion, we employ over 2,800 people who operate 20 production units in six business divisions - Olefins, Polyolefins, Vinyl, Specialty Polyvinyl Chloride, Chlor-Alkali, and Oil & Gas.

Formosa Plastics offers a full line of polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene and polypropylene resins, caustic soda and other petrochemicals that deliver the consistency, performance and quality that customers demand. We market our polypropylene and polyethylene resins under the Formolene® tradename; we market our suspension PVC and specialty (dispersion) PVC resins under the Formolon® tradename. We also produce and sell caustic soda, ethylene dichloride, commercial bleach and hydrochloric acid.

We are committed to supplying the highest quality products and services to our customers, providing a safe and healthy workplace for our employees and contributing to the quality of life in the communities where we operate. This commitment is made possible through our dedicated people, consistent products, continued protection of the environment and ongoing investments in new product development, quality control systems and safe, modern and energy-efficient production facilities.

Formosa Plastics is a privately held company headquartered in Livingston, New Jersey. Our core business, producing plastic resins and petrochemicals, takes place at three wholly-owned chemical manufacturing subsidiaries located in Delaware City, Delaware, Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Point Comfort, Texas.

I.         POSITION OBJECTIVE

            To perform the duties of a Rail Car Loading Operator within the LDPE Department

II.        QUALIFICATIONS

1. High School graduate or equivalent
2. Valid Driver’s License
3. 1-3 years Rail Car Loading experience preferred but not required.

III.      TRAINING

Policy, Procedure and Safety training available after hire.

IV.         DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1.  Relieve shift properly
2. Check silo levels
3. Inspect Loading stations
4. Inspect Hopper cars for defects
5. Operate Locomotive
6. Weigh Hopper cars
7. Perform minor Hopper car repairs
8. Switching knowledge
9. Perform Loading Operator Round Inspections
10. Perform minor repairs to loading equipment
11. Perform magnet and screen inspections
12. Maintain log book
13. Provide samples to the lab
14. Clean work area per THM
15. Will abide by the Quality Policy in regards to ISO 9000 and will abide by the Environmental, Health and Safety requirements as they pertain to ISO 14001.
16. Work outside normal shift hours as needed.
17. Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
18. Wash and dry rail cars.
19. Unload heel cars.
20. Load Rail cars.
21. Other duties as assigned.

V.         MACHINES, TOOLS, AND ELECTRICAL DEVICES

1. Locomotive
2. Vehicle, Forklift
3. Numerous hand tools
4. Equipment Rigging
5. Intercom
6. Computer
7. Monitoring and safety equipment
8. Track mobile

VI.        PHYSICAL ACTIVITY 

1. Climbing, ascending or descending ladder, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.  Body agility is emphasized.
2. Balancing, maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces.
3. Stooping, bending body downward and forward by bending spine and waist. Example: Catching Samples.
4. Kneeling: bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
5. Crouching bends the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
6. Crawling, moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
7. Reaching, extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
8. Standing, particularly for sustained periods of time.
9. Walking, moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.
10. Pushing, using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
11. Pulling, using upper extremities to exert force in order to drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.

DEGREE OF LIFTING ON A REGULAR BASIS:  75lbs

12. Lifting, raising objects from a lower to higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.
13. Fingering, picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather that the whole hand or arm as in handling.   
14. Grasping, applying pressure to an object with fingers and palm.
15. Feeling, perceiving attributes of objects such as size, shape, temperature of texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
16. Talking, expressing, or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words.
17. Hearing, perceiving the nature of sounds with no more than a 40 Db loss @ 500 Hz, 1,000 Hz, and 2,000 Hz with or without correction, Ability to receive verbal communication and to make fine discriminations in sound such as when making fine adjustments on machined parts.
18. Repetitive motions, substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands and/ or fingers.

VII.      VISUAL ACTIVITY REQUIRED

1. Loading operation, inspection, close assembly, clerical and administrative duties.
2. Mobile equipment operations, operate cars, trucks, forklifts, locomotives
3. Other criteria based on accuracy and neatness of work.
4. Position requires individual to differentiate colors, depth and perception.

8. CONDITIONS SUBJECTED TO THIS POSITION

1. Inside environmental conditions protected from weather conditions not necessarily room temperature conditions.
2. Outside environmental conditions, no effective protection from weather.
3. Inside and outside conditions, no effective protection from weather.
4. Subject to extreme cold, temperatures below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour.
5. Subject to extreme heat, temperatures above 100 degrees for periods more than one hour.
6. Subject to noise, causing reason to shout in order to he heard above the noise.
7. Subject to vibration, exposure fluctuating movements of the body
8. Subject to hazards such as moving machinery, electrical currents, falling debris, exposure to chemicals, gases, high heat or explosives.
9. Subject to unregulated atmospheric conditions caused by odors, fumes, gases, poor ventilation, and dust.
10. Subject to oils and other cutting fluids via touch or air.
11. Air density conditions causing the use of a respirator.

Check Out Our Benefits

Health Coverage and Perks

Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance plans

Flexible spending accounts for health, dependent care  

Short-term Disability 

Long-term Disability 

Group Term Life, Dependent and
Supplemental Life Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement 
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Work/Life Balance

10 Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off for a balanced life
(Vacation, Sick and Personal Time) 

FlexTime Available 

 Competitive Compensation

Competitive salary, incentive/bonus, 401(k) plan with company match, 
Cash Balance, Pension Plan