Resin Technician - Night Shift

Sherwin-Williams•Richmond, KY

About The Position

The Resin Technician manufactures resin products, including solvent acrylics and alkyds, and latex products. The role consists of process control, filtering, process-floor and loading work, and in-process and finished-product testing. The technician also participates individually and as part of a group in team activities, employee training, presentations, and other work that supports team, plant, and site goals. This is a night-shift position scheduled from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. on a Pitman schedule. The position is eligible for a performance-based bonus, subject to the terms of the Company’s applicable plans. The work involves contact with other employees, operation of heavy machinery, and access to proprietary information, raw materials, finished merchandise, and other items of value. The company states that it conducts a criminal-history review to protect its business, operations, reputation, and the safety of staff, employees, and vendors.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without requiring employment-visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Prior work experience in the paint or chemical processing industry.
Experience with batch manufacturing processes.
Experience working with hazardous materials.
Forklift certification or willingness to obtain certification.
At least one year of work experience using material-handling equipment, such as forklifts, pallet jacks, hand trucks, order pickers, vacu-hoists, drum dollies, or conveyor belts.

Responsibilities

Manually clean reactors and related component parts during breakdown and assembly.
Monitor and control resin batches through a computer system.
Troubleshoot issues or problems when necessary.
Filter resin batches.
Pre-batch and verify that raw materials, quantities, and SKUs are correct.
Load raw materials manually or through the control-room computer system.
Clean and select tanks appropriate to batch size.
Maintain cleanliness of assigned areas.
Maintain batch log sheets and other paperwork for individual batches.
Follow health and safety regulations and guidelines, including active participation in SMART and other safety programs.
Read and understand written processing instructions for various products.
Perform batch adjustments as directed by Quality Control (QC).
Pull samples for testing as required while batches are in process.
Wash tanks after batches are completed.
Pump completed resins to the tank farm.
Remove hazardous waste from latex batches and dispose of it in appropriate drums.
Perform and participate in general housekeeping activities.
Perform requirements related to Batch Tracking functions.
Off-load and load tank wagons of bulk materials.
Participate in other related tasks and duties as directed or needed.