Pasting Operator - Level 1

Trojan Battery Company; United States; On-site; USD 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Trojan Battery Company is a leading global manufacturer of deep-cycle batteries. This role supports production processes on the shop floor, ensuring materials and components flow smoothly while maintaining high safety and quality standards.

Employees are expected to handle heavy materials, operate hand tools, and follow strict hygiene and PPE rules. The company emphasizes teamwork, reliability, and safety as part of daily operations.

Qualifications

• Must be able to lift 50-80 lbs and stand for long periods.
• Must wear all required PPE including a respirator.
• Basic English proficiency to interpret work and safety instructions.
• Basic math proficiency (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division).

Responsibilities

• Applies paste to grids to create plates that help the battery hold its charge.
• Loads raw materials into machines.
• Loads and unloads materials from/to machines.
• Assists operator in monitoring paste machine function.
• Performs visual inspections for quality and quantity.
• Enters data into Data Collector.

Skills

Teamwork

Safety-minded

English proficiency

Job description

It\'s fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they\'re doing! We\'re committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. *Trojan Battery Company* Founded in 1925, Trojan Battery Company is the world’s leading manufacturer of deep-cycle batteries and has shaped the industry over the past 95 years. How? You may ask…by focusing on innovative, environmentally friendly energy storage solutions and the people who work hard everyday to deliver them to our customers around the world. Here, we value the quality and reliability of our products and the integrity with which they’re delivered to our customers; But the most important thing to us is the professional development of our team members…possibly you, so please… read on-

Day-to-Day Tasks

• Applies the appropriate paste to grids, creating plates that help the battery to hold its charge
• Loads raw materials into machines
• Manually on and off bears materials from/to machines
• Assists operator in monitoring pasting machine function
• Performs visual inspections for quality and quantity
• Enters data into Data collector

Additional Requirements

• Ability to work in extreme temperatures and heavy environment is a plus.
• Must be committed to safety excellence and have ability to wear all required PPE (including a respirator).
• Must be clean shaven.
• All employees must follow strict hygiene rules including mandatory showering and lunch periods on site.
• You must be able to lift 50 - 80 lbs. and stand for long periods of time.
• Ability to use hand tools and learn specific machine controls, gauges, etc.
• Strong team skills.
• Ability to solve problems and recommend solutions.
• Ability to complete any required documentation.
• Highly dedicated with a proven record of excellent attendance.
• Basic English proficiency to interpret work and apply safety instructions.
• Basic math proficiency (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division)

What we’d like you to know

It gets hot sometimes, really hot But…It gets cold sometimes also Our people mean everything to us, so we look after, teach, promote, and make them leaders We\'re going to tell you to be safe, wear the right gear (which we give you), use the correct hand tools and teach you to operate the machinery…. But, when you care about each other as a team, we all succeed.

Salary Range

$19.50 - $20.00/hr

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location if you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you\'ll enjoy your career with us! Powering the world is rapidly changing. C&D / Trojan (C&D Technologies, Inc., and Trojan Battery Company, LLC) is a leading global producer of energy storage solutions driven by technology and innovation. We share a common vision and work as one team supporting each other across a collaborative and dynamic organization.