Production Operator (Manufacturing)

Job Description:

Job Title: Production Operator (Manufacturing)

Industry: Paint & Coatings Manufacturing

Job #: 2024-9320

Location: Mt. Clemens, MI

Salary: $23.00 hourly to start

Benefits: FULL BENEFITS AND 4% 401 MATCHING AT DATE OF HIRE, NO 90 DAY WAITING PERIOD!

Schedule: (3:00pm to 11:30pm or 11:00pm to 7:30am) (We need flexible candidates who can work either shift. If you cannot work either shift, please do not apply.)

Education: Must have a High School Diploma or GED (No Exceptions)

IMPORTANT: For this position, you will be required to take and pass an assessment to be considered eligible for employment. This position will also require a Background, Drug and Health Screen.  A Respirator Fit Test is also required.

Overview:

The Production Operator is the key role in producing paint for our OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturing) customers. Operators follow batch card instructions using our equipment and raw materials to create a finished liquid coating product for customer consumption.

Job Description & Duties:

• Run all required equipment in a safe and efficient manner:
• Pumps
• Scales
• Hoists
• Transporters
• Hilo
• pH meter
• Wet Color Wheel
• CAP2000 meter
• Washing equipment (tanks, pumps, piping and loading chutes)
• Loading (charging) various size tanks from 50 to 4500-gallon capacity
• Performing specified in-process quality tests – dirt checks, wet color, viscosity, or pH
• Must be able to follow established process instructions and documentation (monitoring equipment)
• Adjustment of in-process material per lab instructions
• Filtration of product (loading / charging FSI filter and traps)
• Filling off semi-finished and finished product (drums, totes, bulk storage, or pails)
• Labeling of containers, following established process, customer, and DOT requirements
• Operating power material handling equipment (transporter license required)
• Housekeeping (participate in area cleanup)
• Auditing (safety showers / eye washes / fire extinguishers / housekeeping / equipment / training / safety / TS16949)
• Lean manufacturing (cell participation, “At Line” test and certification, visual display board updates, etc.…)
• Perform selective maintenance tasks / equipment switch-outs to keep the process running.
• Operator must be able to operate computer-controlled equipment
• Operator must be able to follow all site and area guidelines pertaining to all functions within the plant and assigned tasks. (Examples: fire watch, breaks / lunch, availability for work, etc.)
• Operator must be able to follow all Area Operating Procedures (AOP’s) that pertain to his / her job functions.
• Operator must be able to use the Front-End Loading System (FEL), and SAP computerized systems.
• Train others

Minimum Requirements:

EDUCATION AND /OR EXPERIENCE: 

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• One to Three months related experience and/or training

LANGUAGE SKILS:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Our Company:

Axalta has remained at the forefront of the coatings industry by continually investing in innovative solutions. We engineer technologies that protect customers’ products – whether they are battling heat, light, corrosion, abrasion, moisture, or chemicals – and add dimension and beauty with colorful finishes. We have a vast and ever-evolving portfolio of brands primed to play an important part in everything from modernizing infrastructure around the world to enabling the next generation of electric and autonomous vehicles.  

Axalta operates its business in two segments: Performance Coatings and Mobility Coatings, which serve four end markets, including Refinish, Industrial, Light Vehicle and Commercial Vehicle, acros