Resin Technician B Shift 6:00AM - 6:30PM

Pretium Packaging•Salt Lake City, UT

About The Position

The Resin Technician gathers, weighs, and blends materials; supplies raw materials and colors to machines; grinds and labels regrind; assists with purging machines and cleaning hopper-throat magnets; and connects vacuum systems to supply material. The role documents material movement, gathers lot-control information for Quality Control, monitors inventory and reports low volumes, checks equipment, unloads bulk resin trailers, and performs related warehousing tasks. The technician maintains a clean, sanitary, and safe work area and is responsible for food safety, food quality, and site safety. The position monitors and verifies that products entering and leaving the facility meet food-safety and quality standards, follows company food-safety and quality-assurance procedures, accurately documents required data, restores product-contact surfaces to sanitary condition after work, and reports failures that could affect food safety to Quality and/or Line/Maintenance Supervision. The role requires forklift experience, knowledge of facility inventory movement for shipping and inventory control, and working knowledge of computer operating systems. A high school diploma or GED and 1–2 years of related experience and/or training are preferred. The work takes place in a typical manufacturing environment with moderate-to-high noise; ear protection is required. The employee frequently lifts and carries up to 50 pounds and performs a mix of sitting, standing, walking, handling materials, and occasional reaching, stooping, bending, twisting, pushing, and pulling.

Requirements

Forklift experience required.
Thorough knowledge of facility inventory movement for shipping and inventory control.
Working knowledge of computer operating systems.
Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily.
Frequently lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
Ability to meet the job's physical demands, with reasonable accommodation where applicable.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED preferred.
1–2 years of related experience and/or training preferred.

Responsibilities

Gather, weigh, and blend materials.
Maintain the supply of raw materials and colors to machines.
Grind material, label regrind, and keep the grinding area organized and clean.
Assist with purging machines and cleaning magnets in the hopper throat.
Connect the vacuum system to supply material to machines.
Document material movement and complete required paperwork.
Gather lot-control information for Quality Control.
Monitor inventory levels and advise inventory control when volumes are low.
Check equipment, including blenders, dye feeders, and grinders.
Unload bulk resin trailers.
Keep the work area clean and maintain housekeeping and sanitation.
Maintain safety in the department and contribute to a safe work environment.
Monitor and verify that products entering and leaving the facility meet food-safety and quality standards.
Comply with food-safety and quality-assurance procedures and document data correctly.
Restore product-contact surfaces to sanitary condition after completing work.
Report product or process failures that could affect food safety to Quality and/or Line/Maintenance Supervision.
Perform other warehousing and related tasks.