Production Operator - Blender
Sherwin Williams, Minneapolis, MN, United States
Production Operator - Blender
The Production Operator - Blender is responsible for conducting paint drawdowns, preparing and blending customer orders to meet their specifications, documenting work orders and formulas, and maintaining all color-matching and mixing equipment.
Location: 10695 Winnetka Avenue, Brooklyn Park, MN 55445
Schedule: Full-time, Monday - Friday, 10:00am - 6:30pm
Compensation: $20.59 - $26.71 hourly
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.
Responsibilities
Prepare customer orders, including blending, adjusting, filling, and labeling batches
Operate tinting and mixing equipment and material handling equipment in an efficient and safe manner
Make shade and gloss adjustments to meet customer requirements
Ensure customers' quality and service expectations are met
Perform inventory controls and keep quality standards high
Keep tools, equipment, and work environment clean and organized daily
Maintain production records and reporting as required
Communicate and cooperate with supervisors and coworkers
Ensure compliance with policies and procedures including safety, loss prevention, and security
Follow quality service standards and comply with procedures, rules and regulations
Qualifications
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 be able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to retrieve material from shelves and floor stacks and lift and carry up to 50 lbs. frequently and up to 100 lbs. on occasion
Preferred Qualifications:
Have at least one (1) year of work experience mixing or blending raw materials and making a product in an industrial batch process
Have at least one (1) year of work experience using material handling equipment (for example: forklifts (stand and sit), pallet jacks, hand trucks, order pickers, vacu-hoists, drum dollies, conveyor belts, etc.)
Have at least one (1) year of work experience monitoring gauges, dials, or other machinery indicators to ensure proper operation of machinery
Have at least one (1) year of work experience monitoring the quality of raw materials and/or finished goods
Have at least one (1) year of work experience operating machinery in a manufacturing and/or distribution environment
Have at least one (1) year experience working in a manufacturing and/or distribution facility
Have prior work experience operating tinting or color matching equipment
About Us
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
It's all here for you... let's Create Your Possible
The Production Operator - Blender is responsible for conducting paint drawdowns, preparing and blending customer orders to meet their specifications, documenting work orders and formulas, and maintaining all color-matching and mixing equipment.
Location: 10695 Winnetka Avenue, Brooklyn Park, MN 55445
Schedule: Full-time, Monday - Friday, 10:00am - 6:30pm
Compensation: $20.59 - $26.71 hourly
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.
Responsibilities
Prepare customer orders, including blending, adjusting, filling, and labeling batches
Operate tinting and mixing equipment and material handling equipment in an efficient and safe manner
Make shade and gloss adjustments to meet customer requirements
Ensure customers' quality and service expectations are met
Perform inventory controls and keep quality standards high
Keep tools, equipment, and work environment clean and organized daily
Maintain production records and reporting as required
Communicate and cooperate with supervisors and coworkers
Ensure compliance with policies and procedures including safety, loss prevention, and security
Follow quality service standards and comply with procedures, rules and regulations
Qualifications
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 be able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to retrieve material from shelves and floor stacks and lift and carry up to 50 lbs. frequently and up to 100 lbs. on occasion
Preferred Qualifications:
Have at least one (1) year of work experience mixing or blending raw materials and making a product in an industrial batch process
Have at least one (1) year of work experience using material handling equipment (for example: forklifts (stand and sit), pallet jacks, hand trucks, order pickers, vacu-hoists, drum dollies, conveyor belts, etc.)
Have at least one (1) year of work experience monitoring gauges, dials, or other machinery indicators to ensure proper operation of machinery
Have at least one (1) year of work experience monitoring the quality of raw materials and/or finished goods
Have at least one (1) year of work experience operating machinery in a manufacturing and/or distribution environment
Have at least one (1) year experience working in a manufacturing and/or distribution facility
Have prior work experience operating tinting or color matching equipment
About Us
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
It's all here for you... let's Create Your Possible