Batchmaker - Waupun

BroadBean; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 36,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

401(k) after 3 months

Paid holidays and vacation

Job summary

Rust-Oleum Corporation is seeking a Batch Maker to join the production team. The role involves setting up, operating, and tending machines to mix materials, read batch tickets, and ensure batches meet quality standards. You will lift 50–100 pounds, use high-speed dispersers, and support adjacent departments as needed.

We offer comprehensive benefits after probation, a safety-focused work environment, and opportunities to grow within a global leader in protective paints and coatings.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One year of production experience.
• Able to read batch tickets and prepare labels; basic math.
• 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

• Stage and charge necessary raw materials into process flow tanks following batch work instructions.
• Prepare disperser and letdown tank for production and perform equipment cleanup.
• Monitor and control high-speed disperser, mixer, pumps and flow meters to ensure batches meet work instructions.
• Adjust batch under QC guidance until approved.
• Discuss batch tickets with floor supervisor to determine raw material needs.
• Maintain 5S standards and participate in cycle counts and inventory.
• Support other departments such as filling and material handling when needed.
• Ensure a safe, clean work area and report spills or hazards to supervision.
• Responsible for dust collector cleanouts when required.

Skills

Batch tickets

Basic math

Heavy lifting

Scales/flow meters

Forklift operation

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

High-speed disperser

Process equipment

Job description

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 2,000 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.

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.
• One year of production experience.
• Able to read batch tickets and prepare labels for products; basic math.
• 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.

Benefits

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 two weeks of vacation on an annualized basis.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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.