Batchmaker - 2nd Shift
About The Position
The Batch Maker produces paint and related products by setting up, operating, or tending machines that mix or blend materials. The role stages and charges raw materials into process flow tanks and follows batch work instructions to manufacture quality products. It prepares dispersers and letdown tanks for production, monitors equipment and instruments, and adjusts batches under Quality Control guidance until approved. The Batch Maker also maintains a clean and safe work area, completes required dust collector cleanouts, and may assist in filling, material handling, or sample-batch production.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- One year of production experience.
- Ability to read batch tickets, prepare product labels, and perform basic math.
- Ability to operate high-speed dispersers and other operating equipment.
- Ability to lift 50–100 pounds and read digital scales and flow meters.
- Experienced forklift operator.
Responsibilities
- Stage and charge necessary raw materials into process flow tanks.
- Follow batch work instructions to manufacture quality products.
- Prepare dispersers and letdown tanks for production, including necessary equipment cleanup.
- Monitor and control high-speed dispersers, mixers, pumps, flow meters, and other instruments to ensure batches are produced according to work instructions.
- Adjust batches under Quality Control guidance until they are approved.
- Obtain batch tickets from the floor supervisor, discuss production order, and determine required raw materials.
- Maintain housekeeping to 5S standards, take out trash, and participate in cycle counts and the inventory program.
- Assist other departments, such as filling and material handling, or help make sample batches as needed.
- Keep the work area safe, clean, and free of recognizable hazards; communicate spills and other hazards to the shift supervisor.
- Clean out dust collectors when required.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Business travel insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Stock purchases
- Vacation and sick days
- Parental leave
- 401(k) plan after three months of employment
- RPM Pension plan, with vesting after five years of service
- 9.5 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays per year
- Two weeks of vacation on an annualized basis
- Bonus eligibility
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
