Chemical Process Operator

This position is an essential part of Sherwin’s manufacturing team. This position is responsible for setting up, running, and maintaining manufacturing equipment to produce paint and coating products consistent with customer requirements. This position performs various manufacturing tasks as assigned and is responsible for maintaining a safe, clean, and productive working environment.

Additional Information:

Day Shift: 5:45 AM - 6:00 PM, 2 days on, 2 days off, then working every other Friday, Saturday, Sunday

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


• Filter and screen reactor and process tank batches


• Operate manufacturing equipment such as HSD’s, pumps and valves


• Operate packaging equipment such as robotics, filling machines, case packers, labelers, etc.


• Monitor quality or product in manufacturing and packaging areas to include OTMIS (off the mill in spec), cycles, fill levels, package appearance, fill weights, and raw material certificate of analysis


• Read and follow instructions in all areas of the production floor, manufacturing, packaging, shipping, receiving, etc.


• Complete paperwork involved in the course of the manufacturing process.


• Operate forklifts


• Reporting unsafe conditions


• Participate in housekeeping activities that are indicative of a safe and clutter free work environment


• Participate with training of new manufacturing techs