Blending Operator

Westlake offers you the potential to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment. We work together to enhance peoples' lives through our products and presence in the communities in which we operate.​

DaVinci Roofscapes has an opening for a Blending Operator in our Compounding Department.

Schedule for Day Shift 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM (36-48 hours per week rotating schedule).

Schedule for Night Shift 7:00PM - 7:00 AM with a $2.00 Shift Differential for every night shift hour worked. (36-48 hours per week rotating schedule).

OUR BENEFITS INCLUDE:

• Paid vacation and paid holidays beginning day one of employment
• 5 Bonuses per year based on plant performance
• 401(k) with company match up to 4%, plus an annual 2% contribution
• Safety Shoes allowance
• Prescription Safety Glasses allowance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance beginning day one of employment
• Short Term and Long-Term Disability Benefits
• Fitness Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Free Basic Life Insurance (2x your salary)

Summary:

This position is primarily responsible for setting up, operating, or tending machines to mix or blend materials, such as chemicals, or color pigments. This position will also be producing and supplying quality compound materials for the Injection Molding department by performing the following duties.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Core duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Observes production or monitors equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation
• Maintains a safe and clean work environment, while adhering to the principles of First In First Out (FIFO) and Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO)
• Fills in for the Compound Machine Operator during their absence, including performing machine start-up /shutdown, quality checks, and become familiar with material changeovers
• Weighs, measures, and loads ingredients and checks mixture for specified consistency
• Adds or mixes chemicals or ingredients for processing
• Assists the Compound Machine Operator in the start-up and shutdown of operations as needed
• Collects samples of materials or products for laboratory testing
• Conducts tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED), or one to three months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates, licenses and registrations required:  

• Valid driver license and acceptable motor vehicle record
• Forklift certification required
• Computer skills required: Spreadsheet Software (Excel)

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIORNMENT:

Continually required to stand, continually required to walk, occasionally required to sit, occasionally required to climb, balance, occasionally required to bend, stoop, kneel or crawl, occasionally work in high, precarious places.

While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually loud, the employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.

If you are an active Westlake employee (or an employee of any Westlake affiliates), please do not apply here. You will apply via the Jobs Hub application in Workday.