Batchmaker - Day Shift

Sherwin-Williams • Lawrenceville, GA

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About The Position

The Batchmaker pre-batches, incorporates, and blends raw materials according to detailed processing instructions to create batches of industrial or architectural caulk. The role is responsible for the compositional correctness of each batch and safely operates mixing and grinding equipment in designated production areas.

The position works a day schedule from 5:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on a rotating two-week pattern: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday in Week One (48 hours), then Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday in Week Two (36 hours). The role is eligible for a performance-based bonus, subject to the terms of the applicable company plans. Duties involve contact with other employees, operation of heavy machinery, and access to proprietary information and company materials or merchandise. The company states that a criminal-history review is necessary for business and workplace safety purposes.

Sherwin-Williams describes a broad benefits program and directs candidates to its benefits website for details on offerings for which they may be eligible. Compensation depends on individual and business factors, and the posted wage range may be adjusted for geographic differences; no specific wage range is included in the supplied posting.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without requiring employment work-visa sponsorship now or in the future.
• Must have at least one year of work experience mixing or blending raw materials and making a product in an industrial batch process.

Nice To Haves

• At least one year of experience working in a manufacturing and/or distribution facility.
• At least one year of experience monitoring gauges, dials, or other machinery indicators to ensure machinery operates properly.
• At least one year of experience operating machinery in a manufacturing and/or distribution environment.
• At least one year of experience monitoring the quality of raw materials and/or finished goods.
• At least one year of experience using material-handling equipment, such as forklifts, pallet jacks, hand trucks, order pickers, vacu-hoists, drum dollies, or conveyor belts.

Responsibilities

• Safely operate mixing and grinding equipment, including high-speed dispersers, chemical mixers, Schold, and Meyers equipment, on upper and lower mezzanines and the color/clear mixing floor.
• Follow all manufacturing instructions on batch slips and meet the first-mix approval percentage.
• Accurately measure, weigh, and add raw materials to mixing and grinding equipment.
• Check pre-batched raw materials for availability and accuracy before starting a batch.
• Communicate pre-batch status to the next-shift mixer or mixers.
• Record raw material lot numbers and check off materials as they are added.
• Recognize unusual or improper conditions and notify the supervisor.
• Record accurate mix and grind times.
• Train new and current employees.
• Write and update job procedures in ISO 9000 format.
• Maintain housekeeping in mixing areas, including restocking raw materials in proper locations according to planned maximum and minimum quantities.
• Perform color mixing and document and track color-batch rework to build a history for future process corrections.
• Participate in continuous improvement teams.

Benefits

• The company describes a wide range of benefits covering retirement, health care, well-being, and commuting; specific offerings and eligibility are available through the company benefits website.
• The position is eligible for a performance-based bonus, subject to applicable company plan terms.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed