Chemical Plant Operator SAFETY - Keeps working area clean and orderly, follows all company procedures and safety policies.  - Inspects manufacturing equipment on a daily basis to ensure the safe operation of the chemical process. - Keeps leak detection equipment, if required, in good working order.  PRODUCTION - Sets up and/or operates manufacturing process in accord with published Work Instructions.  Changes reactants, operates valves, controls, and related items to obtain specified flow rates, temperatures and pressures. - Fills finished product into cylinders or correlates filling with the Gas Filling Department. - Performs general, preventative maintenance on gas or chemical manufacturing equipment. - Notifies supervisor when maintenance of equipment requires greater expertise than he/she possesses. - Recommends process and equipment changes as needed. - Maintains daily inventory production records. - Controls inventory of raw material. - Performs all other tasks as assigned by local plant management.  QUALITY - Adheres to all quality assurance policies and standards. - Recommends process changes to improve the quality/purity of the products manufactured. - Performs scale and instrument calibration checks as required by Matheson’s quality system. - Maintains run charts for performance of scales. - Notifies Supervisor of quality assurance problems - Collect samples for quality assurance testing and perform various routine chemical analysis. REQUIREMENTS - High school diploma or equivalent.  Must be able to perform mathematical exercises of moderate complexity.