Mill Operator - 3rd Shift

The Sherwin-Williams Company; South Holland (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental and vision coverage

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Paid time off

Job summary

The Sherwin-Williams Company is seeking a Mill Operator to operate and maintain horizontal processing mills for architectural and industrial colorants. You will clean, set up, and monitor equipment, record batch data, and troubleshoot mill issues to ensure products meet exact customer specifications.

This 3rd shift runs Sunday night to Friday morning, 11:00pm to 7:30am, with a $1.58 per hour shift differential.

Qualifications

• Must be at least eighteen (18) years old.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain horizontal processing mills.
• Clean and prepare mills and components.
• Record batch parameters and maintain mill logs.
• Troubleshoot mill issues and ensure safety procedures are followed.
• Perform tank cleaning and material handling as required.
• Follow EPA and RCRA guidelines and participate in safety programs.

Skills

Heavy machinery operation

EHS compliance

Logbook/documentation

Tools

Lift trucks

Pallet handling equipment

High-speed mixers

Job description

The position of Mill Operator is required to operate and maintain the horizontal processing mills used in the manufacturing of architectural and industrial colorants. Mill Operators ensure products are processed to meet customer specifications, by cleaning, maintaining, and monitoring equipment.

Additional Information:

Schedule: 3rd Shift: Sunday night to Friday morning, 11:00pm to 7:30am

Shift Differential: $1.58/Per Hour

This position is also eligible for a bonus based on performance and subject to the terms of the Company's applicable plans.

• This position is eligible for health benefits, such as medical, dental and vision coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), disability coverage, security, retirement and saving benefits.
• Additional benefits include a generous time away from work package, including personal leave, paid parental leave, medical leave, vacation, and holidays.

Job duties include contact with other employees, operating heavy machinery, and access to proprietary information, raw materials, finished merchandise, and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's staff, employees, and vendors.

• Manually clean mill and all component parts related to breakdown and assembly
• Manually start assigned batch on mill, monitor and record designated parameters following batch specific requirements
• Troubleshoot issues/problems with horizontal mill if/when necessary
• Tank cleaning and selection appropriate to batch size
• Maintaining cleanliness of assigned areas
• Maintain all related mill log sheets for individual batches
• Maintain mill maintenance records for daily inspections
• Perform mill displacement and media check. Complete documentation
• Operate high-speed mixers for the purpose of mixing batches
• Follow all EHS regulations and guidelines, including active participation in Behavioral Observations and other safety programs
• RCRA Hazardous Waste Management Duties:
  • Inspects and maintains site-generated hazardous waste satellite and 90-day areas to ensure
  • compliance with EPA standards and in accordance with provided training
  • Ensures proper management and labeling of containers
  • Assists the transfer of site-generated hazardous waste to on-site staging areas
  • Receives annual hazardous waste training and universal waste training

Minimum Requirements

• Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age
• Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future

Preferred Qualifications

• Have at least two (2) years of work experience in a manufacturing and/or distribution facility or in an operations environment
• Have at least one (1) year of work experience operating mobile power equipment such as lift trucks, two motors or pallet handling equipment, order pickers, high lift, or cherry pickers