Chemical Operator

Port Allen
Cobalt & Specialty Materials
Production

Posted on 04-08-2025

About Umicore 

Powering the cars of today and tomorrow. Reducing harmful emissions. Giving unique properties to high-end applications. Giving new life to used metals. As a global advanced materials and recycling group, we develop, produce, and recycle materials for a better life.

About Cobalt & Speciality Materials

Mastering the cobalt value chain. Umicore’s expertise covers the sourcing, production and distribution of cobalt and nickel products. Umicore’s materials are at the heart of products we use every day such as rechargeable batteries, tools, paints and tyres. Our recycling and refining processes give new life to cobalt and other metals and reduce environmental impacts. To meet the demands of our customers we cannot stand still. We need to find new ways to do things, discover new solutions and develop new ideas. Which is where you come in.

What you will be doing 

As our Chemical Operator at the Umicore Specialty Materials Louisiana facility, you will be responsible for manufacturing, packaging, and labelling Naphthenic chemical products.  Specifically, this will include:

• Preparing chemicals for manufacturing and initiating the manufacturing process;
• Sampling and performing quality control tests;
• Packaging, labelling, and preparing products for shipment;
• Performing routine maintenance tasks; and,
• Other duties as needed.

Who we are looking for 

Our success is based on individuals who are ready to make the most of their skills and prepared to tackle any challenge they face.  As well as your verifiable high school diploma or GED, you should have strong math skills, the ability to periodically lift 70 lbs, and the ability to wear a respirator.  Experience working in an industrial settling or with chemicals, driving a forklift, and an Associate Process Technology degree is preferred, although comparable training and experience will be accepted.

What we offer 

We aim to lead the way. Not just for our customers, but for our employees too. That is why we strive to create a collaborative environment in which we can all succeed, and a culture through which we can all share ideas, develop our expertise and advance our careers. We engage in building an inclusive work culture that offers equal opportunities for all employees irrespective of their diverse backgrounds. As you would expect from a world-leading organisation, we will also reward your contribution with a competitive salary and benefits. With all this and more, imagine what you could do?

Additional Information

Two rotating shifts 5AM-1PM, 1PM-9PM five days a week.  Weekends and holidays off work.

We offer an excellent benefits package, including several health insurance options, vision insurance, dental insurance, company paid life insurance and short/long term disability insurance, voluntary critical illness and accident insurance, and a 401K Plan with employer matching and profit-sharing eligibility.  Employees are also eligible for regular bonuses.  We recognize 12 paid holidays per year and provide three weeks’ vacation plus paid sick time.

Our company is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status, pregnancy status, or other status protected by law.

If you need assistance applying for this position, please email [email protected].

IF MY SKILLS CAN HELP PRODUCE SPECIALTY CHEMICALS FOR CORROSION INHIBITION, IMAGINE WHAT YOU COULD DO?