Mixer -1st Shift

Decopa; Fife (WA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

DecoPac, Inc. is hiring a Full Time Mixer in Fife, WA to operate mixing equipment and support production. You will measure ingredients, maintain color supplies, complete batch worksheets, and perform quality checks before transferring materials to containers.

The role emphasizes meticulous labeling prep, accurate documentation, and teamwork in a fast-paced manufacturing setting with safety and efficiency as priorities.

Qualifications

• Must be able to distinguish colors and details.
• Strong organizational skills to manage ingredients and schedules.
• Able to follow verbal and written instructions precisely.
• Accurate measurement of ingredients using scales.
• Good arithmetic for measuring and estimating quantities.
• Effective teamwork in a busy production environment.

Responsibilities

• Set up, operate, or tend mixers to blend materials.
• Measure dry and liquid ingredients for batching.
• Prepare bases and pigments for production labeling where applicable.
• Complete batch worksheets and quality checks before transfer.
• Maintain adequate supplies of colors and ingredients on the floor.
• Record lot numbers and dates on the lot tracking log.
• Clean equipment and the mixing room promptly after use.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Instruction following

Written communication

Measurement skills

Problem solving

Job description

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Full Time Operative Fife, WA, US

12 days ago Requisition ID: 1340

Salary Range: $19.00 To $22.00 Hourly

Now hiring 1st shift: Monday - Friday 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM

Mixer

Set up, operate, or tend machines to mix or blend materials, such as, liquids, color pigments, or ingredients.

• Measures dry & liquid ingredients
• Prepares ink for production floor labels with ink name and PMS color (if necessary), date ink mixed
• Completes ink worksheets
• Completes quality checks prior to moving colors from kettles
• Prepares base for production floor labels with base name.
• Completes batch worksheets
• Completes quality checks prior to transferring to a container.

• Responsible for maintaining adequate supplies of colors for production needs
• References production schedules & pulls mixing batch cards
• Calculates the amount of each colors & needed ingredients
• Locates & obtains each color on the production floor

• Cleans all equipment as needed and as soon as practically possible
• Cleans mixing room including floors, doors, and pipes as needed and as soon as practically possible
• Keeps drums and powder bins full
• Records lot number and dates ingredients used on the lot tracking log

Qualifications:

• Must demonstrate good visual acuity to distinguish between details and colors
• Demonstrate good organization skills to collect and assemble ingredients, coordinate timetables and schedule work assignments with co-workers. Will also need to organize and maintain product files
• Must be able to accurately follow verbal and written instructions
• Written communications to make entries on production lists, mixing sheets and ink worksheets
• Accurate computation skills to measure ingredients using scales. Will be required to calculate ingredient amounts and estimate quantities as needed
• Good problem-solving skills to determine appropriate action for resolution
• Able to work with a team

Physical Activities:

Ability to stand for long periods of time. Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds. Must be able to stoop, pull, push twist, bend, and reach. Must also be able to maintain balance when lifting and demonstrate manual dexterity when adjusting machines.

All full time employees working an average of thirty (30) hours or more will be eligible to enroll in a comprehensive benefit package.

DecoPac, Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees according to all applicable laws, directives and regulations of federal, state, and local governing bodies and agencies. In keeping with this commitment, DecoPac, Inc. will recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including factors related to pregnancy or child birth), national origin, age, marital status, familial status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity status with regard to public assistance, employment status, local human rights commission activity, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, or any other protected category.