Utility Operator

The Sherwin-Williams Company; South Carolina; On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility

Job summary

The Sherwin-Williams Company is seeking a plant operator to support minor raw material weighing and staging, glue production, and tank farm operations. You will work with supervisors and reactor operators to execute tasks safely and efficiently on a night shift schedule.

Responsibilities include weighing raw materials, unloading/loading materials, maintaining storage areas, and performing shipping/receiving duties while adhering to safety policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
• At least 1 year in manufacturing or distribution.
• At least 2 years in chemical manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Advocate and practice safety program principles.
• Participate in plant safety committee meetings.
• Report unsafe conditions.
• Maintain a clean, safe workplace; may perform janitorial tasks.
• Ensure compliance with safety policies; wear required PPE.
• Understand equipment and processing tools.
• Follow batch instructions; weigh and mix raw materials.
• Assist with raw material inventory.
• Stock and organize raw material racks.
• Maintain Load Back, Scale areas and hot room.
• Unload/load raw material vehicles.
• Clean and dispose of empty containers per policy.
• Assist Reactor Operators with batch starts and cleanup.
• Complete manufacturing paperwork daily.
• Perform shipping and receiving duties.

Skills

Safety adherence

Heavy machinery

Inventory management

Shipping receiving

Batch handling

Job description

This position is responsible for minor raw material weighing and staging, glue production, and operation of the tank farm including offloading rail cars and trucks into the tank farm. Operators are expected to work with supervisors and reactor operators to complete tasks in an organized and safe manner.

Additional Information:

Schedule: Night Shift: 5:45pm to 6:00am, 2 days on, 2 days off, then working every other Friday, Saturday, Sunday

This position is also eligible for bonus based on performance and subject to the terms of the Company's applicable plans.

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.

• Advocate and practice the principals of the Safety program
• Participate in plant safety committee meetings and activities
• Reporting unsafe conditions
• Assists with maintaining a clean and safe working environment and may perform various janitorial or housekeeping tasks.
• Ensures compliance with operating policies and procedures to maintain a safe environment and efficient operations; requires the employee to wear safety equipment or gear.
• Understand the use and function of all equipment/processing tools to manufacture our products.
• Follow batch instructions to prepare raw materials needed for batches including weighing and mixing.
• Assist with inventory of raw materials.
• Stock and organize raw material racks and storage locations daily.
• Organize and perform general upkeep of Load Back and Scale areas, Hot Room, Receiving Dock Ramp and all raw material areas.
• Unloading and loading raw material trucks, railcars, tank wagons, etc.
• Clean and dispose of empty containers in the proper manner as stipulated by Sherwin Williams/EPS.
• Assist other Reactor Operators in starting batches and help with clean up.
• Complete computer and paperwork involved with in the manufacturing process daily.
• Perform all shipping and receiving duties.

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 have at least one (1) year of work experience working in a manufacturing or distribution facility
• Must have at least two (2) years of work experience working in a chemical manufacturing environment
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Have at least two (2) years of work experience in a manufacturing and/or distribution facility or in an operations environment
• Have at least two (2) years of work experience monitoring the quality of raw materials and/or finished goods
• Have at least one (1) year of work experience operating mobile power equipment such as lift trucks, tow motors or pallet handling equipment, order pickers, high lifts, forklifts, or cherry pickers