Operator- $19.10 per hour-Nights

Westlake Pipe & Fittings; Greensboro (GA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Incentive plans

Fitness reimbursement

Educational assistance

Employee assistance programs

Job summary

Westlake Pipe & Fittings in Greensboro, Georgia, seeks an entry-level operator responsible for operating and maintaining extrusion equipment. Candidates do not require prior experience but should demonstrate basic mathematical skills and the ability to follow instructions.

The job involves physical demands including lifting and standing, and the work environment may be hazardous with exposure to chemicals and loud noise. A supporting culture promotes individual achievement and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and multiply/divide with 10's and 100's.
• Common sense understanding for detailed instructions.
• Ability to deal with concrete variables in standardized situations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe and clean work environment.
• Startup and adjust the extruder and auxiliary equipment.
• Perform detailed and accurate record-keeping.

Job description

Benefits: day 1, 4% 401k match plus 3% annual employer contribution, quarterly incentive plans up to 8%, plus programs for fitness reimbursement, educational assistance, and employee assistance.

Westlake Pipe & Fittings is a leading manufacturer of PVC pipe and fittings, serving municipal water, sewer, plumbing, and irrigation markets across North America.

We believe in creating a supportive and inclusive culture that empowers associates to succeed through individual achievement and teamwork. A career at Westlake is enriched with an innovative spirit, high work ethic, and rewarding experiences. We foster a culture that supports professional development, personal growth, and opportunities for advancement.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Must work safely and maintain a safe, clean work environment, and perform available work as required by the supervisor.
• Responsible for startup, adjustment, and shut down of the extruder, haul off, saw, die, oil heater, steam tank, water tank, and auxiliary equipment.
• Perform the primary thinking encompassed by this job description.
• Must be able to read, operate and understand all controls and warning devices along with making die, motor RPM, temperature, and pipe wall adjustments for producing products according to manufacturing standards with minimum supervision.
• Must perform detailed and accurate record-keeping in computer data system.
• Must be familiar with product standards and specifications.
• Must inspect pipe on-line as required and each finished pack or reel before adding it to finished inventory.
• Comply with all Company policies and procedures.
• Start up and shut down an extrusion line.
• Prepare production reports and maintain records of machine settings.
• Monitor and make proper machine adjustments as required to ensure product quality, safe operation and optimal output of assigned production lines.
• Demonstrated ability to make die changes.
• Other duties as required

Qualifications

No prior experience or training. Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Education and/or Experience

No prior experience or training.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US markets. The pay range is based on relevant market data in our lowest and highest geographic markets. Pay is based on several factors including market location and may vary depending on job‑related knowledge, experience, and skillset. Westlake is a total compensation company. Depending on the position offered, sign‑on payments, and other forms of compensation may be offered as part of a total compensation package (also to include a full range of medical and other benefits).

Westlake offers you the potential to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment. We work together to enhance people’s lives through our products and presence in the communities in which we operate.

Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.