Batchmaker - Waupun

Rust-Oleum Corporation; Waupun (WI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Floating holidays

Vacation/sick days

Parental leave

Stock purchases

EAP

Job summary

Rust-Oleum Corporation seeks a Batch Maker to operate high-speed dispersers and associated equipment to produce paint and related materials. You will stage materials, run the process according to SOPs, monitor equipment, and adjust batches under QC guidance while maintaining clean, safe work areas.

Daily duties include preparing dispersers and tanks, supporting material handling, and assisting other departments as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Able to read SOPs
• Able to operate high-speed dispersers and other operating equipment
• Ability to lift 50-100 pounds, read digital scales and flow meters
• Experienced forklift operator

Responsibilities

• Operate high-speed dispersers and related equipment to produce paint and related products
• Stage and charge raw materials into process flow tanks
• Prepare disperser and letdown tank; assist in cleaning as needed
• Monitor equipment and ensure batch is produced per work instructions
• Adjust batch under QC guidance until approved
• Maintain 5S housekeeping; participate in cycle count and inventory
• Assist in other departments such as filling or material handling as needed
• Ensure work area is safe and free of hazards; report spills to supervisor
• Support dust collector cleanouts when required

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Disperser

Flow meters

Pumps

Job description

Solving challenges is the very foundation of who we are. After all, in the beginning, our founder, sea captain Robert Fergusson, didn't particularly care about paint. When he founded our company in 1921, he just wanted to keep his ship intact and stumbled upon a valuable solution. Today, that discovery is Rust-Oleum Corporation. The same passion that drove the Captain to spend his next few years creating the world's first rust-preventative paint still drives us today. When we see a problem, we work diligently until we've perfected a solution, which has led to some of the most cutting edge, durable and innovative products in the industry. Our creative and talented team of over 2000 people across every corner of the world, help us remain the global leader in protective paints and coatings for both home and industry.

As our Batch Maker is to produce paint and related products by setting up, operating, or tending machines to mix or blend materials, such as chemicals, liquids, color pigments, explosive ingredients, or rust-proofing materials.

Here’s what you can expect every day:

• Stages and charges necessary raw materials into process flow tanks.
• Follows batch work instructions in order to manufacture quality products.
• Prepares disperser and letdown tank for production, including any necessary equipment clean up.
• Monitors and controls high-speed disperser, mixer, pumps, flow meters and other instruments in order to make sure that a batch is produced according to work instructions.
• Adjust a batch, under QC guidance, until it is approved.
• Get batch tickets from floor supervisor and discuss with floor supervisor the best order. Determine raw materials needed.
• Housekeeping - Clean up work area to 5S standards, takes out trash, participate in cycle count and inventory program.
• May assist in other departments such as filling, and material handling or help make sample batches
• Ensure work area is safe, clean and free of recognizable hazards, communicating all spills or other hazards to the shift supervisor.
• Responsible for Dust collector cleanouts when required.

Required Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Able to read SOP's
• Able to operate high-speed dispersers and other operating equipment
• Ability to lift 50-100 pounds, read digital scales and flow meters
• Experienced forklift operator

Shift: Monday-Friday, 7am-3:30pm

From big benefits to small, we take care of our associates!

• After 30 days of employment, you will be eligible for a benefits package that includes medical, dental, life, disability and business travel insurance, flexible spending accounts, EAP, stock purchases and vacation/sick days/parental leave.
• We also offer a 401(k) plan after three months of employment.
• Associates are vested in the RPM Pension plan after completing five years of service.
• Rust-Oleum offers (9.5) paid holidays and (2) floating holidays per year.
• You are also eligible to earn (2) weeks of vacation on an annualized basis.

Rust-Oleum is an equal opportunity employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color, or any other protected class.