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; maintains raw-material and color supplies for machines; grinds and labels regrind; and helps purge machines and clean hopper-throat magnets. The role connects vacuum systems to supply machines, documents material movement, completes required paperwork, gathers lot-control information for Quality Control, monitors inventory and reports low volumes, checks equipment, and unloads bulk resin trailers. The technician maintains housekeeping, sanitation, and departmental safety and may perform other warehousing and related tasks. The role supports food safety and quality by monitoring and verifying that products entering and leaving the facility meet applicable standards, following company food safety and quality procedures, documenting data accurately, restoring product-contact surfaces to sanitary condition after work, and reporting failures that may affect food safety to Quality and/or Line or Maintenance Supervision. The position is in a manufacturing work environment, typically with moderate-to-high noise levels; ear protection is required. The listed shift is 6:00 AM–6:30 PM.

Requirements

Forklift experience is required.
Thorough knowledge of the facility's 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.
Close vision is required.
Regularly sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear.
Frequently stand and walk on concrete.
Occasionally reach with hands and arms; stoop, bend, or twist; and push, pull, and/or move materials.
Use required ear protection in the work environment.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED preferred.
One to two years of related experience and/or training preferred.

Responsibilities

Gather, weigh, and blend materials.
Maintain supplies of raw materials and colors for 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 of low volumes.
Check equipment, including blenders, dye feeders, and grinders.
Unload bulk resin trailers.
Maintain a clean work area and proper housekeeping and sanitation.
Maintain safety in the department and contribute to site safety.
Perform other warehousing and related tasks as needed.
Monitor and verify that products entering and leaving the facility meet food safety and quality standards.
Follow company 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 or Maintenance Supervision.