Batch Maker & Compounder: Precision in Personal Care

ADP, Inc.; Broadview (IL); On-site; USD 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

ADP, Inc. is seeking a Batch Maker/Compounder in Broadview, IL to prepare, mix, and process raw materials into bulk batches for liquid personal care products in accordance with batch records and GMP.

The role ensures quality and compliance through precise material handling and documentation. The position involves operating mixing equipment, verifying materials, and maintaining a clean manufacturing environment, with opportunities to work with various batch processes and improve production

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Prior manufacturing or production experience preferred (personal care, cosmetics, food, or chemical manufacturing a plus).
• Ability to read, understand, and follow written instructions in English.
• Basic math skills (weights, measures, conversions).
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow standardized procedures.
• Technical aptitude and mechanical curiosity preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Experience as a batch maker, compounder, mixer, blender operator, chemical operator, or similar role preferred.
• Pallet jack or forklift experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and stage raw materials according to batch records and production schedules.
• Execute compounding operations including weighing, measuring, sequencing, mixing, and phase additions.
• Operate and monitor blending/compounding equipment per established procedures.
• Perform in-process checks and sampling as required.
• Weigh and dispense raw materials using calibrated scales and balances.
• Charge (load) raw materials into mixing tanks, kettles, or vessels in the specified order.
• Monitor and adjust process parameters such as temperature, mixing speed, and mixing time.
• Heat and cool batches as required by formulation instructions.
• Operate equipment such as mixers, agitators, homogenizers, and transfer pumps.
• Transfer completed bulk to holding tanks, totes, or containers for filling.
• Pull raw materials from inventory using work orders or pick lists.
• Follow FIFO (first in, first out) inventory practices.
• Properly label materials, intermediates, and bulk product.
• Read and understand Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
• Accurately complete batch records and production documentation in real time.

Skills

Attention to detail

Reading English

Basic math

Mechanical aptitude

Fast-paced environment

Following procedures

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Pallet jack

Forklift experience

Job description

ADP, Inc. is seeking a Batch Maker/Compounder in Broadview, IL to prepare, mix, and process raw materials into bulk batches for liquid personal care products in accordance with batch records and GMP.

The role ensures quality and compliance through precise material handling and documentation. The position involves operating mixing equipment, verifying materials, and maintaining a clean manufacturing environment, with opportunities to work with various batch processes and improve production