• Measures and cuts insulation for covering surfaces, using tape measures, handsaws, knives, and scissors.
• Fits insulation around obstructions, and shapes insulating materials and protective coverings as required.
• Determines the amounts and types of insulation needed, and methods of installation, based on factors such as location, surface shape, and equipment use.
• Installs sheet metal around insulated pipes with screws in order to protect the insulation from weather conditions or physical damage.
• Apply, remove, and repair insulation on industrial equipment, pipes, ductwork, or other mechanical systems such as heat exchangers, tanks, and vessels, to help control noise and maintain temperatures.
• Reads blueprints and specifications to determine job requirements.
• Covers, seals, or finishes insulated surfaces or access holes with plastic covers, canvas strips, sealants, tape, cement or asphalt mastic.
• Prepares surfaces for insulation application by brushing or spreading on adhesives, cement, or asphalt, or by attaching metal pins to surfaces.
• Prepares surfaces for painting by brushing, scraping, cleaning, filling, sanding, or pressure washing.
• Selects the appropriate painting and coatings based on application, physical conditions, and usage needs.
• Covers surfaces with drop cloths or tape to protect surfaces during painting.
• Applies primer, paint, and sealers to cover surfaces as necessary.
• Communicates effectively in order to perform essential functions of the job.
• Performs other job duties as assigned as assigned by supervision.
• Works inside and outside in varying degrees of weather and temperature conditions.
• Completes required safety training as directed.

For this position candidates must have successfully completed the FFCC pre-employment requirements including filling out a FutureFuel application and having a GED/school diploma. Must have experience with general construction techniques required. Have specific experience with insulation and painting techniques and procedures. Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.  Must have the ability to determine the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. Must be strong in initiative, self-directed and committed to follow-through.

FutureFuel Chemical Company (FFCC) is a specialty and fine chemical manufacturing producer with an over forty-year successful plant history. FFCC has three business segments: custom/toll manufacturing, performance chemicals, and biodiesel. FFCC serves a wide variety of markets including pharmaceutical intermediates and products, nylon and polyester fibers, cleaning products, agricultural products, paints and coating, and fuels and energy.

FFCC is a small publicly traded company with approximately 500 employees that has a rich history of complex organic chemistry innovation, excellent environmental stewardship, and excellent health and safety compliance. We are a growing U.S. manufacturer of specialty organic chemicals and premium biofuels. Our company is headquartered in Clayton, St Louis and publicly listed on the NYSE under "FF". We have a world class integrated biofuels and specialty chemicals manufacturing facility in Batesville, Arkansas.

Batesville, Arkansas is a small rural town of about 10,000 on the foothills of the Ozark Mountains with excellent area schools, a University of Arkansas 2-year college and Lyon College, a highly rated Liberal Arts College. We are a strong outdoor community with the White River, nearby lakes, parks, bike trails, dog park, walking trails, excellent soccer and baseball/softball facilities, a thriving community and aquatics center and Historic Main Street, and close access to Blanchard Springs Caverns, The Ozark Folk Center, and the Buffalo River, one of the longest undammed rivers west of the Mississippi and the nation’s first National River designated by Congress in 1972 to preserve its clean water and other outstanding values. Batesville has a regional health care center, Community Theatre and Arts Council, a strong Chamber of Commerce, Mark Martin NASCAR Museum, and a regional historic. Visit Batesville at cityofbatesville.com.