Operation Technician - Day Shift

The Sherwin-Williams Company; Bowling Green (KY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sherwin-Williams Company is seeking a manufacturing operator to set up, run, and maintain paint production equipment in a high-demand plant in the United States. You will handle heavy machinery, load materials, ensure quality, and maintain clean, organized work areas.

Responsibilities include operating HSDs, pumps, robotics, filling machines, packaging lines, forklifts, and related equipment, while collaborating with other departments to meet production schedules.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Operate paint-making control systems and manufacturing equipment in an efficient and safe manner.
• Load and unload trucks with raw materials and finished goods.
• Perform assigned manufacturing tasks.
• Monitor raw materials and finished goods for quality.
• Comply with policies and standard operating procedures.
• Keep equipment logs, perform minor repairs, and report breakdowns in a timely manner.
• Maintain production records and reporting as required.
• Collaborate with other departments to complete production orders on time.
• Monitor and replenish inventory of parts and supplies.
• Provide technical support and training to other team members.
• Contribute ideas to improve or optimize manufacturing procedures.
• Keep tools, equipment, and the work environment clean and organized daily.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Equipment monitoring

Quality monitoring

Material handling

Packaging equipment operation

Forklift operation

Industrial batching

Tools

High-speed dispersers (HSDs)

Pumps

Valves

Robotics

Filling machines

Case packers

Labelers

Forklifts

Job description

This position is an essential part of Sherwin's manufacturing team. This position is responsible for setting up, running, and maintaining manufacturing equipment to produce paint and coating products consistent with customer requirements. This position performs various manufacturing tasks as assigned and is responsible for maintaining a safe, clean, and productive working environment.

Additional Information

Schedule: Shift Structure: Continuous Operation Schedule (COS), 6:30am to 7:00pm

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

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.

• Operate paint-making control systems and manufacturing equipment such as High-speed dispersers (HSDs), pumps, valves, robotics, filling machines, case packers, labelers, and forklifts, etc., in an efficient and safe manner
• Load and unload trucks with raw materials and finished goods
• Perform assigned manufacturing tasks
• Monitor raw materials and finished goods for quality
• Comply with policies and standard operating procedures
• Keep equipment logs, perform minor repairs, and report breakdowns in a timely manner
• Maintain production records and reporting as required
• Collaborate with other departments to complete production orders on time
• Monitor and replenish inventory of parts and supplies
• Provide technical support and training to other team members
• Contribute ideas to improve or optimize manufacturing procedures
• Keep tools, equipment, and the work environment clean and organized daily

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 one (1) year of experience working in a manufacturing and/or distribution facility
• Have at least one (1) year of work experience monitoring gauges, dials, or other machinery indicators to ensure proper operation of machinery
• Have at least one (1) year of work experience operating machinery in a manufacturing and/or distribution environment
• Have at least one (1) year of work experience monitoring the quality of raw materials and/or finished goods
• Have at least one (1) year of work experience operating packaging equipment such as robotics, filling machines, case packers, or labelers, etc.
• Have at least one (1) year of work experience using material handling equipment (for example: forklifts (stand and sit), pallet jacks, hand trucks, order pickers, vacu-hoists, drum dollies, conveyor belts, etc.)
• Have at least one (1) year of work experience mixing or blending raw materials and making a product in an industrial batch process