Resin Handler

PETOSKEY PLASTICS•Petoskey, MI

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Resin Handler retrieves resin and additives from storage to meet the daily production schedule, using approved containers such as daybins and gaylords. The role supports Line Operators by accurately supplying resin and additives to silos, daybins, gaylords, and other approved containers according to work-order resin recipes. The Resin Handler monitors resin levels at each line to prevent extrusion shortages and coordinates with Line Operators to time resin changes during job transitions. The position works to minimize resin waste and maintain clean, organized resin storage and connection areas, including silo pads, in accordance with 6S standards. It also safely delivers materials to various departments as directed by plant management. The role includes handling and inspecting raw materials, maintaining inventory records and paperwork, operating and inspecting a forklift, and providing break relief for material handlers and packers. This is a full-time night-shift position at the Petoskey Plant in Petoskey, Michigan. The job requires regular and reliable attendance and involves standing for 12 hours, walking, bending, twisting, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting and carrying up to 30 pounds (higher weights require a two-person lift), and ascending and descending stairways and platforms at heights up to 50 feet or more.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
1–3 years of experience in a fast-paced warehouse setting.
Data-entry and keyboarding skills.
Ability to read work instructions in English.
Commitment to safety and quality.
Proven track record of excellent attendance.
Proficient with weights and measures.
Forklift certification.
Regular and reliable attendance.
Ability to read and write.
Visual acuity.
Ability to ascend and descend stairways and platforms at heights of up to 50 feet or more.
Ability to stand for 12 hours and to walk, bend, twist, reach, push, and pull.
Ability to lift and carry up to 30 pounds; higher weights require a two-person lift.
Ability to concentrate.

Responsibilities

Work in accordance with safety rules and actively support the safety team.
Maintain a clean and debris-free work area.
Conduct required daily inspections and cleanup of silo pads.
Use the Silo tracker to monitor resin levels and validate levels with drivers before offloads.
Adhere to Quality Management System procedures.
Inspect and validate raw material (scrap).
Remove contamination from raw material.
Transport materials to appropriate locations.
Complete paperwork accurately and keep it organized for processing.
Enter data for raw-material scrap and finished-goods resin into the computerized inventory system.
Maintain paperwork and print required labels.
Transport weighed materials to appropriate locations.
Keep production lines supplied with raw materials according to work orders.
Measure fallout.
Complete resin changes and purges.
Manage resin floor sweepings; keep the resin alley clean and ensure resin is filtered and placed in the correct recycling bin.
Help manage resin inventory and participate in physical counts.
Perform daily forklift maintenance and inspections.
Provide break relief for material handlers and packers.
Perform additional duties as assigned by management.

Benefits

Medical, prescription, dental, and vision benefits valued at $4 per hour over base pay.
Paid time off that begins accruing two weeks after the start date.
$500 bonus for maintaining full-time status for the first 90 days of employment with good attendance.
Employer contribution of 3% of annual earnings to a 401(k), regardless of employee contribution.
Profit sharing.
Birthday pay.
Call-in bonus.
Safety shoe and safety glasses reimbursement.
Tuition reimbursement.
Wellness reimbursement up to $400 annually.
Life insurance.
Short-term and long-term disability.