Weekend Mixer 1- Day Shift

Mativ; Windsor (CT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift differential

Job summary

Mativ is seeking an adhesive mixing technician for our Windsor, CT facility. You will weigh, measure, mix adhesives with solvents and additives, and inventory materials. The role requires following exact work orders and recording results.

You will support coating operations, maintain a clean workspace, wear PPE, and communicate changes to the shift supervisor. This full-time position offers a 10% shift differential and opportunities for safety training.

Qualifications

• Requires a high school diploma or GED.
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal.
• Good mathematical skills.
• Ability to accurately use measuring devices and timers.
• Must wear PPE when handling adhesives, additives, solvents and any prescribed material.
• Keeps work area clean and orderly.
• Complies with company attendance policies.
• Assists Coater Operators as needed and as time permits.
• Removes and returns unused drums, totes and containers to storage areas.

Responsibilities

• Communicates with lead person or shift supervisor to ascertain mixing requirements for upcoming shift.
• Reads work orders and determines adhesive requirement.
• Verifies accuracy of quantity and type of materials delivered from warehouse.
• Utilizes mixing equipment to formulate, mix, and blend adhesives with solvents and additives.
• Logs tests and records of mixing in log book.
• Delivers prepared adhesives to the machines and manages drum storage.
• Labels drums and totes correctly and handles hazardous waste per policy.
• Maintains a clean, organized mixing room and follows all safety rules.

Skills

Fluent English

Mathematical skills

Measuring devices

PPE compliance

Clean & organized work area

Attendance compliance

Assists Coater Operators

Drum handling safety

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Description:

Perform required operations necessary to ensure accurate mixing of adhesives with solvents and additives. Responsible for weighing, measuring, precise mixing and the inventorying of adhesives, solvents and additives.

10% Shift differential included

Training will be completed Monday - Thursday.

Responsibilities:

• Communicates with lead person or shift supervisor to ascertain mixing requirements for upcoming shift. Determines amount of adhesive at machines and in mix room at shift’s start.
• Reads work orders and determines adhesive requirement.
• Verifies accuracy of quantity and type of materials delivered from warehouse and drum room. Ensures that materials have been staged by warehouse personnel in the proper area.
• Utilizing mixing equipment, formulates, mixes, blends adhesives with solvents, additives, pigments and/or other adhesives.
• Follows mix instructions as documented on the instructions sheet or work order. Logs tests and records of mixing in log book.
• Accurately prepares the correct quantity.
• Enters required information into computer data base, ensuring proper lot control and item number assignment.
• Responsible for correct labeling of drums and totes (both lids and sides).
• Delivers prepared adhesives to the machines. Verifies and removes empty drums from the machines. Labels and stores empty drums per company procedure. Interacts with warehouse personnel to facilitate return of unused materials.
• Maintains continuous communication during shift regarding changes and updates of adhesive requirements.
• Cleans mixers after each use. Keeps mixing room clean and organized at all times.
• Supplies the coater personnel with solvents for cleaning, following the safety rules for handling solvents.
• Pre-weighs all adhesive additives (dyes, pigments, fiberglass, etc.) and stores in assigned inventory area.
• Handles hazardous waste per company policy.
• Operates a drum crusher.
• Follows all safety rules and regulations with handling solvents and adhesives.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications:

Essential Skills / Experience / Qualifications:

• Requires a high school diploma, or equivalent GED.
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal.
• Good mathematical skills.
• Capable of accurately using various measuring devices and timers.
• Must wear require Personal Protection Equipment, as defined in MSDS, when handling adhesives, additivies, solvents and any other prescribed material.
• Keeps work area in a clean and orderly manner.
• Complies with company attendance policies.
• Assists Coater Operators as needed and as time permits.
• Removes and returns, to the drum storage area, all drums, totes and containers for which there is no need.

Desirable Skills / Experience / Qualifications:

• Knowledge of adhesives

WHAT WE OFFER

Mativ benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, competitive in the marketplace, and affordable.

ABOUT MATIV

Mativ Holdings, Inc. is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The company connects, protects, and purifies the world every day through a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We manufacture on three continents and generate sales in nearly 100 countries through our family of business-to-business and consumer product brands. The company’s two segments, Filtration & Advanced Materials and Sustainable & Adhesive Solutions, target premium applications across diversified and growing end-markets, from filtration to healthcare to sustainable packaging and more. Our broad portfolio of technologies combines polymers, fibers, and resins to optimize the performance of our customers’ products across multiple stages of the value chain. Our leading positions are a testament to our best-in-class global manufacturing, supply chain, and materials science capabilities. We drive innovation and enhance performance, finding potential in the impossible.