Production Technician

Synthomer • Mogadore, OH

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About The Position

The Production Technician safely operates and monitors multiple polymer reaction processes without direct supervision. The role includes loading and unloading tank trucks and railcars, filtering products, and transferring materials into drums, totes, or bulk storage. The technician is responsible for safe material handling, housekeeping, accurate processing, and communication with operators, material handlers, and supervisors.

Requirements

• Ability to lift and carry 50-pound bags of raw materials.

Responsibilities

• Transfer products and raw materials through the correct lines, making proper connections and checking lines, connections, and bleed-off valves before, during, and after transfers.
• Operate scales, meters, pumps, filters, homogenizers, heat exchangers, hoists, hose connections, and transfer stations as needed.
• Operate forklifts to move materials safely and transfer pallets of raw-material bags to the mezzanine.
• Know work-area tank capacities and raw-material incompatibilities to prevent contamination.
• Monitor degassing processes on computer screens, determine sampling times, and record basic data.
• Take quart samples from blow-down tanks and reactors and deliver them to the lab.
• Load tank trucks and railcars, including spotting vehicles, making hose connections, opening manway hatches, operating valves, taking meter readings, and monitoring loading.
• Weigh trucks and operate the computerized weight-ticket system.
• Prepare tank solutions by adding water and raw materials to specification.
• Measure storage tanks, railcars, reactors, and blow-down tanks as needed.
• Unload bulk raw materials.
• Filter latex using AZO equipment, including disconnecting and connecting electrical cords under LOTO, adjusting valves, removing and cleaning screens and base plates, reinstalling equipment, and connecting hoses.
• Change RP filters and clean the work area with water spray.
• Support QS 9000 compliance efforts.
• Manage time to complete multiple tasks safely and accurately, and immediately notify the supervisor of problems.
• Communicate with operators, material handlers, and supervisors to process batches correctly; perform shift turnover by speaking with the incoming or outgoing operator, checking valves and equipment, and consulting the schedule.
• Proofread and comment on batch guides as needed.
• Attend required meetings, including quarterly communication meetings, monthly safety meetings, and town halls.
• Maintain safe material handling and housekeeping.

Benefits

• Competitive, market-aligned compensation
• Discretionary global bonus scheme
• Discretionary Long-Term Incentive Plan for senior positions
• Company car or car allowance, varying by region and role
• Healthcare tailored to regional locations
• Parental leave and family support, including maternity, paternity, and adoption policies aligned with regional policies
• Working flexibility based on role and business needs
• Learning and development opportunities, including training, online platforms, buddy and mentorship programs, and Synthomer University
• Employee assistance program, mental health resources, and wellbeing initiatives
• Retirement or pension contributions, varying by country
• Culture of inclusion
• Global reward and recognition programmes

What This Job Offers

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