Shipping Operator

Hexion; Sheboygan (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Hexion, located in Sheboygan, WI, seeks a shipping operator to run the shipping department safely and efficiently. You will load, package, and ship bulk outbound material into trucks and totes, receive inbound materials, and move trailers around the plant using a capacity spotter.

Schedule includes 8-hour shifts with overtime as needed. Responsibilities span EH&S, quality, and production tasks: ensure safety standards, perform lab-related testing, manage production orders in SAP, and complete

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills and ability to perform mathematical operations quickly and accurately.
• Troubleshooting skills and mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to use a computer effectively with knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Operate loading, packaging and shipping in the shipping department.
• Move trailers and manage yard operations with yard trucks.
• Follow shipping schedules in SAP and print BOLs.
• Perform production orders and process orders for packaged goods.

Skills

Communication skills

Mathematical aptitude

Troubleshooting

Computer literacy

Safety awareness

Forklift operation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

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At Hexion, we push boundaries, rethink possibilities, and create real impact. We activate science to deliver progress—developing breakthrough solutions that strengthen industries, protect communities, and drive a more sustainable future.

This is where bold thinkers, problem-solvers, and innovators come together to shape what’s next. Whether you're engineering advanced materials, transforming manufacturing technologies, or leading strategic innovation, your ideas and actions leave a lasting mark. We cultivate an inclusive culture of growth, collaboration, and accountability, ensuring every contribution propels us forward.

We don’t follow the status quo—we challenge it, disrupt it, and improve it.Every role at Hexion is part of something bigger.

We invest in innovation, sustainability, and continuous development—equipping you with the tools, training, and opportunities to excel. With an unwavering commitment to safety, partnership, belonging, and impact, we empower you to lead change and strengthen industries worldwide.

Your Future Starts Here.

If you’re ready to push limits, reimagine what’s possible, and create the extraordinary, Hexion is where you belong.

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Position Overview

Execute safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the shipping department at the Sheboygan site. The operator must safely load and ship bulk outbound material into tank trucks, totes and drums, receive and transport to storage inbound material from both internal and external customers. This includes relocation of trailers around the plant using a capacity spotter. The shipper must also clean their work are and make minor repairs or adjustments.

Schedule:8-hour shifts, including Overtime as required to include days/nights/weekends

Job Responsibilities

EH&S

• Proactively seek to identify and eliminate hazards in the workplace.
• Understand and ensure safety standards are met.
• Participate in safety training and audits.
• Always maintain working area in clean and safe conditions.
• Issue and monitor Safe Work, Hot Work, and Confined Space Permits for maintenance and contractors.

Quality

• Ensure lab safety practices adhered to.
• Perform analytical testing of in-process samples and finished products.
• Support troubleshooting of lab equipment, as needed.
• Perform final QC inspections on all shipments.
• Complete Certificate of Analysis documents
• Participate in safety and quality incident investigations.

Production

• Responsible for day-to-day operation of loading, packaging and shipping.
• Movement of empty and full trailers around site using yard trucks.
• Maintain certification to the shipping department operating manual.
• Load product into trucks and unload raw materials.
• Receive raw materials in SAP.
• Follow shipping schedule in SAP, print BOL’s, pick and post goods issue.
• Create, maintain and confirm production orders for packaged goods.
• Create, maintain and complete process orders for formaldehyde blends.
• Fill drums, totes and pails and prepare for shipment.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• 2 years’ work experience – industrial environment preferred
• Strong communication skills and ability to perform mathematical operations quickly and accurately.
• Troubleshooting skills and mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to use a computer effectively with knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of applications.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, manufacturer’s literature, diagrams, or schematics.
• Safety focus in prior jobs
• High School Diploma or GED required

Aptitudes: Must possess the ability to understand the meaning of words and their ideas, as well as instructions and their underlying principles. Perform some arithmetic operations, possess eye-hand motor coordination and be able to operate a forklift.

Temperament: Must have the ability to accept responsibility, perform duties under stress, adapt to situations requiring preciseness and adapt to changing duties and responsibilities. Must be able to adapt to situations involving the interpretation of feelings, ideas, or facts; be able to influence people in the opinions, attitudes or judgments; and be able to generalize, evaluate, make decisions and perform repetitive work.

Preferred Qualifications

Education

High School Diploma

GED

Physical Requirements

Frequent standing/walking

Frequently Lift/Carry up to 50lbs

Frequently working from heights, including stairs, and climbing ladders.

Constantly use far visual acuity

Constantly use near visual acuity

Constantly use fine manipulation

Constantly use gross manipulation

Frequently wear full and half face respirators.

Ability to enter confined spaces Frequently

Other

We are an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, pregnancy, race, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or military status, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law.

To be considered for this position candidates are required to submit an application for employment through our career site and, be at least 18 years of age. Any offer of employment will be conditioned upon successful completion of a drug test and background investigation, as well as authorization for the Company to conduct additional periodic background checks as required by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) or regulations adopted by the department of Homeland Security or other regulatory agencies. A prior criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment, and the Company will conduct an individualized assessment and reassessment, consistent with applicable law, prior to making any final employment decision.