Utility Technician / Shipping & Receiving

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: Day Shift 7:00am - 3:00pm

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 one (1) year experience working in a manufacturing or distribution facility
• Must have two (2) years' 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
   

At Sherwin-Williams, our purpose is to inspire and improve the world by coloring and protecting what matters. Our paints, coatings and innovative solutions make the places and spaces in our world brighter and stronger. Your skills, talent and passion make it possible to live this purpose, and for customers and our business to achieve great results. Sherwin-Williams is a place that takes its stability, growth and momentum and translates it to possibility for our people. Our people are behind the strength of our success, and we invest and support you in:

Life … with rewards, benefits and the flexibility to enhance your health and well-being
Career … with opportunities to learn, develop new skills and grow your contribution
Connection … with an inclusive team and commitment to our own and broader communities
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At Sherwin-Williams, part of our mission is to help our employees and their families live healthier, save smarter and feel better. This starts with a wide range of world-class benefits designed for you. From retirement to health care, from total well-being to your daily commute—it matters to us. A general description of benefits offered can be found at http://www.myswbenefits.com/. Click on “Candidates” to view benefit offerings that you may be eligible for if you are hired as a Sherwin-Williams employee.

Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case and will impact where actual compensation may fall within the stated wage range.