Pasting Operator - Level 2

Trojan Battery Company; Santa Fe Springs (CA); On-site; USD 27,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Trojan Battery Company in Santa Fe Springs, CA is hiring a Machine Operator for the Pasting Machine Department. You will load materials, apply paste to grids, and help monitors and maintain machine operations to ensure batteries hold charge.

You must have basic English and math, be able to lift 50–80 lbs, and work in extreme temperatures while following strict safety rules. The role emphasizes teamwork and reliable attendance.

Qualifications

• Must be committed to safety excellence and wear PPE including respirator
• Must be clean shaven
• All employees follow hygiene rules on site
• Able to lift 50–80 lbs and stand for long periods
• Basic English proficiency to interpret work and safety instructions
• Basic math (add/sub/mul/div) is required

Responsibilities

• Applies the appropriate paste to grids to create plates
• Loads raw materials into machines
• Manually handle materials to/from machines
• Assists operator in monitoring paste machine function
• Performs visual inspections for quality and quantity
• Enters data into Data collector
• Use of hand tools and learning machine controls
• Strong team skills and problem-solving to improve processes
• Complete required documentation

Skills

Teamwork

Stamina

Safety mindset

Basic English

Basic math

Heavy lifting

Problem solving

Tools

Hand tools

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-

We are searching for the next great Machine Operator. It’s a great opportunity to jump start your Career in a new and exciting direction.

Your Day-to-Day task in the Pasting Machine Operator Department will be the following:

• 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


• 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!