Production - Industrial Cleaning Tech 1st shift

Royal Plastics Inc; Mentor (OH); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Plastics Inc. in Mentor, OH is seeking a Production - Industrial Cleaning Tech for 1st shift (Mon-Fri, 7:30 am to 4 pm). You will clean floors, machines, and surrounding areas, manage spills, and support safety and housekeeping in a plastic injection molding facility.

This role emphasizes safe handling of oil and hydraulic fluids, PPE adherence, and hazard reporting. Teamwork with production and maintenance ensures a clean, efficient workplace.

Qualifications

• Understanding of general manufacturing safety practices.
• Ability to work around injection molding equipment safely.
• Ability to recognize and report hazards and safety concerns.

Responsibilities

• Clean and maintain production floors, machine areas, workstations, aisles, and surrounding manufacturing spaces.
• Remove oil, hydraulic fluid, grease, and other contaminants from floors and equipment surfaces using approved cleaning methods.
• Sweep, vacuum, and collect plastic pellets, regrind, flash, scrap material, and other manufacturing debris.
• Clean areas surrounding plastic injection molding machines while following all safety procedures.
• Dispose of waste materials according to company procedures and environmental guidelines.
• Maintain housekeeping supplies, cleaning equipment, and spill response materials.
• Respond promptly to spills and potential slip, trip, and fall hazards.
• Support production and maintenance teams by maintaining a clean and organized work environment.
• Identify and report unsafe conditions, equipment leaks, damaged guards, or other workplace hazards.
• Follow established lockout/tagout awareness practices and avoid interfering with machinery operation.
• Ensure walkways, emergency exits, electrical panels, and fire safety equipment remain unobstructed.
• Perform routine inspections of assigned areas and document cleaning activities as required.
• Adhere to all company safety, quality, and environmental policies.

Skills

Manufacturing safety awareness

Lift up to 50 pounds

Job description

Production - Industrial Cleaning Tech 1st shift

Monday - Friday 7:30 am to 4 pm

Role Objective: The Production Area Cleaning Technician is responsible for maintaining a clean, safe, and organized manufacturing environment within a plastic injection molding facility. This role focuses on cleaning and removing oil, hydraulic fluid, plastic resin, scrap material, and production debris from manufacturing areas. The position requires an understanding of manufacturing safety practices and the ability to work around injection molding equipment without causing damage to machinery or creating safety hazards.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Clean and maintain production floors, machine areas, workstations, aisles, and surrounding manufacturing spaces.
• Remove oil, hydraulic fluid, grease, and other contaminants from floors and equipment surfaces using approved cleaning methods.
• Sweep, vacuum, and collect plastic pellets, regrind, flash, scrap material, and other manufacturing debris.
• Clean areas surrounding plastic injection molding machines while following all safety procedures.
• Dispose of waste materials according to company procedures and environmental guidelines.
• Maintain housekeeping supplies, cleaning equipment, and spill response materials.
• Respond promptly to spills and potential slip, trip, and fall hazards.
• Support production and maintenance teams by maintaining a clean and organized work environment.
• Identify and report unsafe conditions, equipment leaks, damaged guards, or other workplace hazards.
• Follow established lockout/tagout awareness practices and avoid interfering with machinery operation.
• Ensure walkways, emergency exits, electrical panels, and fire safety equipment remain unobstructed.
• Perform routine inspections of assigned areas and document cleaning activities as required.
• Adhere to all company safety, quality, and environmental policies.

Safety Requirements

• Understanding of general manufacturing safety practices.
• Awareness of machinery hazards and moving equipment.
• Basic understanding of electrical safety and restricted access areas.
• Ability to recognize and respond appropriately to oil, hydraulic fluid, and material spills.
• Knowledge of proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) requirements.
• Commitment to maintaining a safe workplace for self and others.
• Ability to work safely around operating injection molding machines without disrupting production or damaging equipment.

Physical Requirements

• Frequently stand, walk, bend, stoop, kneel, and reach throughout the shift.
• Lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
• Push, pull, and move cleaning equipment and waste containers.
• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with noise, machinery, and varying temperatures.

Ability to wear required PPE, including safety glasses, hearing protection, gloves, and safety shoes

Employees must have adequate communication skills to read and understand instructions and safety procedures, to understand and comply with supervisory instructions, and to communicate problems or difficulties.