Operator 1 - 3rd Shift - Waukegan

AkzoNobel; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Gateshead is seeking a production operator to execute assigned tasks ensuring safety and quality. The role involves maintaining raw material storage and reporting issues to supervisors. The ideal candidate should have prior manufacturing experience and the ability to work in challenging environments. Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, including medical insurance and bonuses, are offered.

Benefits

K retirement savings with 6% company match

Annual bonus

Medical insurance with HSA

Generous vacation and sick pay

Tuition Reimbursement after 1 year

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of prior manufacturing experience preferred.
• Ability to work in a heavy manufacturing environment.
• Must be able to stand or walk for long periods of time.

Responsibilities

• Execute production tasks to ensure safety and quality.
• Maintain storage of raw materials and finished goods.
• Report safety or quality issues to Team Leader.

Skills

Ability to work independently

Ability to multi-task

Dedicated safety leadership

Prior manufacturing experience

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AkzoNobel

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Posted:

12.08.2025

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26.09.2025

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About AkzoNobel

Since , we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

Executes assigned production tasks in accordance with procedures, to ensure right levels of HSE, Quality, Service and costs.

Key Responsibilities

• Takes ownership of production assets and ensures they are operated safely and as per established procedures, guidelines and industry good practice
• Reports safety, quality or other issues related to products or production processes to Team Leader / Shift Supervisor.
• Maintain storage of raw materials, intermediates and finished goods while obtaining materials needed for batch makers, adjusters, tinters and fill off as needed by production while following all safety guidelines and procedures
• Batch makers will order materials needed to make batch from material coordinator or the warehouse
• Materials are delivered to a designated area for the batch maker
• Remaining material is put back where it came from, or the empty containers are taken to designated areas for proper disposal or reconditioning.
• Hazardous waste containers are to be taken to the accumulation area as soon as they are full, labeled and dated
• Keep yards and storage areas in a neat and clean state
• Remove all trash and rags from the building at the end of the shift
• Must move to other production tasks operator has been trained to perform as needed
• Other duties as needed to complete production process
• Measure the amount of product into the correct container for proper yield, by weighing and/or measuring the weight of the material in the containers with the tools provided
• Properly complete the batch ticket as instructed, label all containers, and number them in the sequence they were filled off
• Weighs/measures all materials used in the process for yield and accuracy of completed batches

Job Requirements

• Ability to work independently
• Ability to multi-task and balance priorities
• Dedicated and committed safety leadership and presence
• Ability to climb stairs wearing steel-toed footwear
• Ability to work in hot and cold environments and inclement weather
• Ability to work in a heavy manufacturing environment with exposure to chemical agents
• Must be able to stand or walk for long periods of time
• Near vision- ability to read labels and see details up close
• Prior experience working in a paint manufacturing facility preferred
• Prior manufacturing experience – 1 -2 years
• Pay: $25.00 per hour + $1.50per hour Shift Differential
• K retirement savings with 6% company match
• Annual bonus
• Medical insurance with HSA
• Generous vacation, sick and holiday pay
• Progression (pay-for-skill) pay plans
• Short- & Long-term disability
• Paid Parental leave after 1 year
• Active Diversity & Inclusion Networks
• Employee referral bonus
• Employee Appreciation Day
• Tuition Reimbursement after 1 year

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.