Production Operator - Blender

The Sherwin-Williams Company; Lowell (MA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sherwin-Williams Company in Lowell, MA is seeking a Production Operator - Blender to blend customer orders and prepare batches to meet exact specifications. You will operate tinting and mixing equipment, maintain production records, and ensure safety and quality standards on a 1st shift, Monday–Friday.

Ideal candidates have hands-on experience in industrial batching, material handling, and a commitment to clean, organized work areas, with the ability to lift up to 100 lbs and work in a

Qualifications

• Must be at least eighteen (18) years old.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.
• Must be able to read, write, comprehend and communicate in English.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs frequently and up to 100 lbs on occasion.

Responsibilities

• Prepare customer orders, including blending, adjusting, filling, and labeling batches
• Operate tinting and mixing equipment and material handling equipment in an efficient and safe manner
• Make shade and gloss adjustments to meet customer requirements
• Ensure customers' quality and service expectations are met
• Perform inventory controls and keep quality standards high
• Keep tools, equipment, and work environment clean and organized daily
• Maintain production records and reporting as required
• Communicate and cooperate with supervisors and coworkers
• Ensure compliance with policies and procedures including safety, loss prevention, and security
• Follow quality service standards and comply with procedures, rules and regulations

Skills

Heavy machinery operation

Tinting equipment

Quality control

Inventory management

Tools

Forklifts

Pallet jacks

Conveyor belts

Job description

The Production Operator - Blender is responsible for conducting paint drawdowns, preparing and blending customer orders to meet their specifications, documenting work orders and formulas, and maintaining all color-matching and mixing equipment.

Location: 1 Foundry Street, Lowell, MA 01852

Compensation: $23.72 - $30.83 hourly

Schedule: Full-time, Monday - Friday, 1st shift

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.

• Prepare customer orders, including blending, adjusting, filling, and labeling batches
• Operate tinting and mixing equipment and material handling equipment in an efficient and safe manner
• Make shade and gloss adjustments to meet customer requirements
• Ensure customers' quality and service expectations are met
• Perform inventory controls and keep quality standards high
• Keep tools, equipment, and work environment clean and organized daily
• Maintain production records and reporting as required
• Communicate and cooperate with supervisors and coworkers
• Ensure compliance with policies and procedures including safety, loss prevention, and security
• Follow quality service standards and comply with procedures, rules and regulations

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
• Must be able to read, write, comprehend and communicate in English
• Must be able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to retrieve material from shelves and floor stacks and lift and carry up to 50 lbs. frequently and up to 100 lbs. on occasion

Preferred Qualifications:

• Have at least one (1) year of work experience mixing or blending raw materials and making a product in an industrial batch process
• 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 monitoring gauges, dials, or other machinery indicators to ensure proper operation of machinery
• 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 machinery in a manufacturing and/or distribution environment
• Have at least one (1) year experience working in a manufacturing and/or distribution facility
• Have prior work experience operating tinting or color matching equipment

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