Operator

Carlisle · United States

Job Summary
The Operator will be responsible for set up, operate, or tend machines to proportionately mix and blend emulsion materials containing chemicals, powders, liquids, pigments, etc. Adding and/or or mixing chemicals or ingredients for processing using steam, air, and hydraulics. Maintaining and cleaning the equipment. Tending and operating accessory equipment, such as pumps or conveyors, to move materials or ingredients through production processes. Transfer materials, supplies, or products between work areas, using moving equipment or hand tools. Add or mix chemicals or ingredients for processing, using forklift, hand tools, or other devices.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Weigh or measure materials, ingredients, or products to ensure conformance to requirements.
Compound or process ingredients or dyes, according to formulas.
Read work orders to determine production specifications or information.
Observe production or monitor equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation.
Mix or blend ingredients by starting machines and mixing for specified times.
Dump or pour specified amounts of materials into machinery or equipment.
Collect samples of materials or products for laboratory testing.
Operate or tend machines to mix or blend any of a wide variety of materials.
Add or mix chemicals or ingredients for processing, using hand tools or other devices.
Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Reliable with proven record of attendance
Good verbal and written communication skills
Mechanical/Technical aptitude preferred.
Education and Experience:
Prior manufacturing experience in a team-based industrial work environment
High school diploma or GED equivalent
Working Conditions:
Activities occur inside a building materials manufacturing facility
Temperatures exposed to both ambient/outside temperatures
Nuisance dust, use of chemicals, working with mechanical parts, pinch points
Noise of industrial machinery
Typically 40 hour per week with overtime as required
Fast paced operation