About Kerry

About the role

Where you'll work

Niagara Falls, NY location produces organic salts, including propionates and acetates, serving Pharmaceutical, Food, Feed and Technical Industries. With this long-standing and fully automated manufacturing site, Kerry offers world class quality products to the global market. Our products fill vital needs in a broad range of applications that are essential to everyday life including food preservation, antibiotic formulation, dialysis treatment, energy production and more.

400 47th St., Niagara Falls, NY 14304

Pay Rate/Hourly Rate/shift differential $37.48

Shift/Working Hours 2 weeks of days (Mon, Tues, Fri, Sat, Sun, then Wed Thurs), then switch to nights after a 3 day weekend and work the same schedule on nights for 2 weeks (Mon, Tues, Fri, Sat, Sun, then Wed, Thurs) before switching back to days

What you'll do

The Chemical Operator is responsible for maintaining operating control of assigned production unit including committing company resources appropriately.

Key responsibilities

• Completing assignments in a safe and orderly manner
• Completing all assignments with minimal amount of supervision or instructions.
• Handling and use of products and materials and operation of process equipment to manufacture the company’s products to specification.
• Receiving, storage and loading of product and materials, housekeeping and various miscellaneous types of work are necessary to support operations of the plant.
• Loading finished products
• Monitoring unit operations an perform standard tests to verify product compliance with specifications
• Setting up, testing or performing general service or repair to process equipment in support of plant operations.
• Analyzing problems and trouble shoot to effect resolution
• Maintaining a working knowledge of materials and processes in the workplace.
• Communicating as needed with other operators and the unit manger
• Using materials and equipment to avoid damage, lost production and waste.
• Ability to lift 50lbs on a regular basis.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and skills

Qualifications and skills

There are a few requirements you will need to be safe and successful in this job.

*** Must have Chemical Operator experience

• Education High School diploma or equivalent

• Required Knowledge Basic English and Math skills

• Experience Needed Prior chemical plant experience preferred

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

• Ability to climb mezzanine stairs to access process equipment and computer interface points, lift loads up to 50#, work in confined spaces.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, climb stairs and frequently required to reach with hands and arms and occasionally to stoop, kneel, or crouch. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus. The position frequently requires the ability to hear and to communicate verbally.

Compensation Data

The pay rate for this position is $37.48 per hour. Kerry offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, Employee Share Plan, Life, disability, and accident insurance. This job posting is anticipated to expire on 12-2026.

We may use artificial intelligence tools to support the review and assessment of applications and assist with scheduling interviews. We do not use AI to make decisions during the interview process. All candidate assessments and hiring decisions are made by our recruitment and leadership teams.