Operator

Walker•Portland, OR

12d•Onsite

About The Position

You may be a good fit as an Operator if you are organized, have situational awareness, and take special care to do a good job. You have the capacity to follow directives and fulfill requests while proactively anticipating actions to meet needs. Your primary goal will be performing a variety of plant operations and quality control duties to assist in the effective and efficient operations of the plant while maintaining a focus on safety. We are looking for an Operator at our Walker Emulsions Division Production Facility at our location in Portland. The wage for this role is $25/hour.

Requirements

2-3 years of experience in industrial manufacturing.
Minimum of high school graduation or equivalent.
A valid G Registration Ontario driver’s license.
Ability to lift and carry moderately heavy objects like raw material bags and hoses.
Ability to occasionally kneel, reach, stoop, bend, and stretch.
Ability to use heavy equipment such as loaders, trucks, and production machinery
Ability to work in a plant environment with frequent exposure to dust, fumes, heat, etc.
Work in a moderately noisy workplace.
Knowledge of WHMIS practices.

Nice To Haves

Post-Secondary education, specializing in manufacturing is an asset but not required.
Lift truck training is an asset.

Responsibilities

Operating process equipment including pumps, tanks, homogenizers, mixers, PLCs, and control panels to prepare batches of emulsions and/or other formulated products.
Using specialized software, prints batch sheets, prepares batches according to set formulations.
Collecting product samples in accordance with quality control procedures.
Recording all process data in accordance with the requirements according to specifications and quality assurance/quality control processes.
Operating equipment such as forklifts, plant loaders, and trucks.
Adhering to preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs and guidelines for all plant equipment.
Loading and offloading trucks containing raw materials, ranging from raw wax and other bulk liquids to totes, drums, and pails.