Grinder II

TekniPlex; Clinton (IL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

TekniPlex in Clinton, Illinois, is seeking a motivated production operator to join a global team and help safely run manufacturing processes on a fast-paced line, ensuring accurate labels and proper material handling.

You will follow ISO, GMP, HACCP standards; perform basic troubleshooting; complete paperwork; assist monthly inventory; and train teammates, contributing to patient safety and quality products.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Fluent in English; read and interpret safety documents.
• Ability to lift up to 75 pounds with help; stand for long periods.

Responsibilities

• Follow safety rules and procedures.
• Operate forklift and palletizing equipment.
• Ensure correct materials and labeling.
• Complete required ISO/GMP/HACCP paperwork.
• Participate in monthly inventory.

Skills

English fluency

Education

High School diploma

Job description

Imagine: A Career With Purpose and Possibility

Picture this: You are part of a global team of problem-solvers whose innovations in materials science can make life better. Every day, you help turn ideas into impact using science, technology, and creativity to tackle real-world challenges. You’re part of a company whose work helps improve patient outcomes in healthcare and protects essential consumer goods that people around the world rely on every day.

At TekniPlex , you’ll join more than 8,000 colleagues across 12 countries, all united by one purpose: creating safer, smarter solutions that touch daily life. Through our two divisions, TekniPlex Healthcare and TekniPlex Consumer Products, you’ll help shape industries that matter: healthcare, pharmaceutical, food & beverage, beauty, and personal care.

Here, your ideas count and your work matters. You’ll be encouraged to think boldly, collaborate across cultures, and keep growing every step of the way. You will help protect the integrity of essential products, support patient safety and comfort, and contribute to innovations that make everyday life better, all while building a career that makes an impact.

Because at TekniPlex , you don’t just deliver products – you help shape what’s next.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Following all safety rules and procedures.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work without close supervision.
• Understand the process of unloading rail cars while following all following safety rules.
• Understand the pelletizing line.
• Operate cardboard baler machine.
• Accurately complete all paperwork as required by ISO, GMP, HACCP.
• Inspect work for accuracy, completeness, and professional look.
• Ensuring correct material, packaging supplies and quality control tools are being used.
• Producing labels for gaylords.
• Proper and Safe forklift operation
• Change over grinder and cleaning out blower.
• Knowledge of correct screen for different materials and or sizes.
• Moving and stacking of gaylords or plastic crates in the proper manner.
• Authorized LOTO (Lock-out/Tag-Out) procedures.
• Keeping scrap sorted and keeping scrap area orderly.
• Basic trouble-shooting.
• Participation in monthly inventory.
• Provide training when needed or as needed to team members.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. *

Education and/or Experience

High School diploma or equivalent.

Language Skills

Fluent in English, both verbal and written. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, work orders, operating instructions and procedure manuals and manufacturing terminology. Ability to print simple sentences and legibly complete reports. Ability to follow and understand verbal instructions. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations, to other employees of the organization and respond to questions.

Mathematics Skills:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratios, and percentages to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. *

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is regularly required to hear and talk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move 25 pounds and occasionally lift/move 75 pounds or more with help from others. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to mechanical moving parts and vibration, airborne particles, risk of electrical shock, and loud noise levels that require hearing protection. Occasional exposure to hot/humid conditions, outside environments of extreme heat, cold and wet conditions are possible.

*The job duties, physical demands and work environment characteristics described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Where possible, reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions where it does not cause undue hardship or safety risks to the company and/or the employee.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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