Batch Operator

carlislecompanies; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Carlisle Companies is seeking a Mixing and Blending Operator in Pennsylvania to set up, operate, and tend machines used to mix emulsions and blends of powders, liquids, and pigments. You will read work orders and transfer materials through production stages with safety as a priority.

Requirements include a high school diploma or GED, reliable attendance, and forklift operation. The role is indoors in a manufacturing facility with potential overtime in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Must have a consistent attendance record.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Mechanical/technical aptitude preferred for machinery handling.

Responsibilities

• Weigh or measure materials to ensure conformance to requirements.
• Compound or process ingredients or dyes, according to formulas.
• Read work orders to determine production specifications or information.
• Observe production or monitor equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation.
• Mix or blend ingredients by starting machines and mixing for specified times.
• Dump or pour specified amounts of materials into machinery or equipment.
• Collect samples of materials or products for laboratory testing.
• Operate or tend machines to mix or blend any of a wide variety of materials.
• Add or mix chemicals or ingredients for processing, using hand tools or other devices.
• Stop mixing or blending machines when specified product qualities are obtained and transfer mixtures as needed.

Skills

Reliable attendance

Verbal and written communication

Mechanical/Technical aptitude

Propane forklift operation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Propane forklift

Job description

Job Summary

The Mixing and Blending Operator will be responsible for set up, operate, or tend machines to proportionately mix and blend emulsion materials containing chemicals, powders, liquids, pigments, etc. Adding and/or or mixing chemicals or ingredients for processing using steam, air, and hydraulics. Maintaining and cleaning the equipment. Tending and operating accessory equipment, such as pumps or conveyors, to move materials or ingredients through production processes. Transfer materials, supplies, or products between work areas, using moving equipment or hand tools. Add or mix chemicals or ingredients for processing, using forklift, hand tools, or other devices.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Weigh or measure materials, ingredients, or products to ensure conformance to requirements.
• Compound or process ingredients or dyes, according to formulas.
• Read work orders to determine production specifications or information.
• Observe production or monitor equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation.
• Mix or blend ingredients by starting machines and mixing for specified times.
• Dump or pour specified amounts of materials into machinery or equipment.
• Collect samples of materials or products for laboratory testing.
• Operate or tend machines to mix or blend any of a wide variety of materials.
• Add or mix chemicals or ingredients for processing, using hand tools or other devices.
• Stop mixing or blending machines when specified product qualities are obtained and open valves and start pumps to transfer mixtures.

Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Reliable with proven record of attendance
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Mechanical/Technical aptitude preferred
• Propane forklift operation

Education and Experience

• Prior manufacturing experience in a team-based industrial work environment
• High school diploma or GED equivalent

Working Conditions

• Activities occur inside a building materials manufacturing facility
• Temperatures exposed to both ambient/outside temperatures
• Nuisance dust, use of chemicals, working with mechanical parts, pinch points
• Noise of industrial machinery
• Typically 40 hour per week with overtime as required
• Fast paced operation