chemical operator

process operator

site lead

senior safety engineer

shipping and receiving clerk

Hexion Inc.

Maintained dual responsibility for the following positions:
Senior Account Service Representative / Business Improvement Process Coordinator
•	Selected to provide leadership support to 6 customer service specialists, with hands-on responsibility for the proper processing and delivery of orders ranging from $70,000 to $500M liquid and solid resins (epoxy resin, precursors and allyics)
•	Handled all complaints generated through the Customer Service Department
•	Coordinated domestic and international shipments by truck, railcar, barge, and containers according to the client’s requirements and negotiate changes 
•	Reported weekly to upper management on accuracy of customer accounts
•	Communicated with purchasing agents and managers representing a group of major accounts, including PPG (15 locations), Valspar (20 locations), Solvay (2 locations), SABIC (formerly GE with 2 locations), and Sherwin Williams (5 locations)
•	Worked with import / export experts and freight forwarders with Brenntag, Brenntag Brazil, and Brenntag Italy to ensure proper shipping to Owens Corning (Brazil), Vetrotex (Brazil), and Hexion warehouses in Germany, Pernis, and Asia
•	Communicated with logistics to ensure availability of trucks
•	Job moved to Ohio and chose to remain in Houston

SAP Team Lead – Subject Matter Expert (SME)
•	Participated on a conversion and implementation project for SAP (R/3) accounting module
•	Assisted in vendor management setup, system testing; ensured correct processing of orders
•	In March 2007, selected for the U.S. portion of a global conversion and implementation project for SAP 770 (go-live July 2007)
•	Participated on the global team of 50 employees to test the customer service module
•	Supported the IT team to improve efficiency and dependability
•	Served as a resource and translated technical data to all team members


Typical day at work is shift change, then work on your batches. You learn a lot about processes here, it's very interesting work. It's outside in the heat, working with hazardous materials and substances, high pressure and heat. It's definitely worth working there for the high pay and if you are able to work fast and safely and follow direction well.
Management is distant from the operations crew. They see and care about their numbers. It's very easy to get reprimanded for even a minor mistake such as a paperwork error or stating opinion. It's definitely a product and customer focused environment.
Workplace culture, the operators are stressed and on edge about management lot of joking about being fired over mistakes, and are constantly upset about the amount of overtime they have to put in. The amiability of your coworkers will vary greatly from person to person and how well they cope with stress.
The job isn't difficult. It's not very demanding if you are in good physical condition and you are okay with working in the heat in fire resistant long pants and sleeves lifting 50-100 pounds.
The most enjoyable part of the job is probably learning new things all the time.

Good people to work with.Family oriented.If someone had any kind of a problem,It was everyones problem until the problem was solved.No matter whether or not it had to do with the business at hand.We were the fast food of the chemcal industry,quality product at anytime.I learned time management efficency from not only the management,but also my co-workers who i deeply respected for 
not only their work ethics,but also their caring and devotion.The hard part of the job was having to make last minute changes with just a minutes notice.That was when you were susceptible to making which could be a costly mistake.Management and everyone on down the line looked out for everyone else because we considered ourselves to be the best plant in the corporation and we tried to prove it every day.what i really enjoyed most about the job were the people.We were one giant family and grew to respect and care about each other a great deal.I miss those folks.

Hexion was the "one that got away", to think I started with such minimal job duties and ended up having people hinge on what I would say is the greatest feeling in the world.  Unfortunately I knew an upcoming lay-off was coming and it would be a permanent one.  I miss Hexion and my role there as I felt very important and also, most importantly, I felt heard.  I was shown so many things and given so many opportunities.  I learned all about Six Sigma and became Greenbelt certified, I learned about proper use of a fire extinguisher, also a hear defibulator and I was a safety team member with some first-responder training.  I did inventory and was in charge of writing up and writing off any adjustments.  I was familiar with SOX 404 (Sarbanes Oxley) rules and compliances and I wrote many Standard Operating Procedures.  I learned all about MSDS and knew SAP like the back of my hand,

What is the best part of working at the company?
Co workers are easy to get along with and willing to help eachother as needed. Plant is small so it feels like family. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Management is the most stressful.  They will pile on work for some and allow others to do nothing. The HR rep makes up policies and site leader only enforces policies on those he is not friendly with. They have surveys and ask for employee opinions but when they are criticized they say the person is a complainer or they make that person a target.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Extremely toxic and stressful. Site leader is not friendly or approachable. Some managers are talk down to their subordinates and yell at them as if they are children.  Site leader and HR allow it because they are friendly with them.

or more, safe operation of multiple batch process resole reactors using Fisher Provox and delta v, process distribute control systems (DCS) and related SAP functions. responsible for process monitoring of the formaldehyde unit when the formaldehyde operator is out of the control room, storage tank farm transfers, perform in -process and final product testing, loading of finished product to tank trucks totes and drums from reactor, perform inventory and cycle counting activities. perform simple mechanical troubleshooting, maintain safe and clean work environment. perform weekly safety shower inspections, perform other tasks as required. Hazmat Certified, good communication skills, work well with other and independently, can lift 50 pounds

At first this was a great job. Wonderful work life balance great managers, but as the market downturn got worse so did my experience with the company. After my first boss left the company everything changed for me. The work life balance changed and it seemed like I was there just to punch my time clock. Hexion corporate is willing to build massive RND facilities around the world, but when the oilfield market was struggling they resulted to layoffs rather than finding a way to keep good people on board. I loved the people that I worked with on a day to day basis and it was a fun environment, but the downturn changed the culture and not for the better. Until the market picks up I would say Hexion OTG is going to be a difficult place to work.

This company was good to work for while it lasted, I worked with some great individuals and developed some lasting relationships over my 11+ yrs as an operator here.  My typical work day was 12 hr rotating shift from nights to days, it consisted of me running my section monitoring the operations from a computer and making adjustments as needed, made tank movements as needed, recorded temps, levels and other variables pertinent to the safe and proper operation of the section.  Hardest part of the job was the amount of overtime sometimes, but overall is was fine.  The most enjoyable part was the people, it was great for that and that is something I will miss the most.

Hexion has become more about the numbers than the customer! There was so much unnecessary work added to the customer service department to where we could not focus on the customers need 100%. Meetings to put on a show on how CS will be given more authority to make decisions yet management did not and would not let CS do their job! The job has become a joke! Constant fear of losing your job because you are not perfect (being human is not a good fit) management is constantly to busy pointing out errors than what you accomplish and that was the only time you would see your managers

Great place to work with very personable, dedicated and talented employees and contractors who support each other as a team. The position was very engaging, challenging, and pleasing while it lasted, but job security turned out to be poor due to an executive decision requiring reduction in work force head count company-wide.  I still highly recommend the company as a very desirable and great place to work.  The most enjoyable part of the job was interaction and collaboration with the affable, helpful and caring leadership and employees at the local and corporate facilities. The hardest part of the job was having to leave it.

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