Adhesive Operator/Waste Treatment Operator - RR Donnelley

RRD is a leading global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions that elevate engagement across the complete customer journey. The company offers the industry’s most trusted portfolio of creative execution and world-wide business process consulting, with services designed to lower environmental impact. With 22,000 clients, including 93% of the Fortune 100, and 32,000 employees across 28 countries, RRD brings the expertise, execution, and scale designed to transform customer touchpoints into meaningful moments of impact.

• Operates and maintains all process waste equipment including: providing technical services with diversified procedures and specialized standards in hazardous materials and wastes
• Ensure that treated effluents meet all applicable safety levels before discharge
• Produce Adhesive used in the MPS department with attention given to safety, quality and overall cost.
• Conduct adhesive polymerizations.
• Follow procedure for daily start up
• Control equipment and product by computer.
• Monitor and control the reactor
• Prepare the holding tank
• Know location of quench controls
• Make PVA
• Mix Defoamer
• Control the Exotherm phase
• Transfer adhesive into tanks.
• Take samples of adhesive
• Rinse lines and clean reactor
• Prepare totes and fill with glue.
• Clean out drum and tote lines
• Take sample of extract from top of tanks for lab
• Take totes to weigh by scale and store in chemical holding area
• Make labels for totes with batch #, Tote ID, Weight, and place on tote(s)
• Put empty monomer barrels and put into truck trailer
• Unload chemical deliveries, forklift operation.
• Manage adhesive inventory for coaters and outside customers.
• Maintain process and equipment cleanliness / housekeeping / sanitation.
• Record keeping, filing, data trending and analysis.
• Manage process of Raw Material Inventory.
• Perform some minor maintenance
• Back-up Compounding / Waste-water functions.
• Perform and/or assist with Quality Control Testing.
• Perform other related duties and overtime as required.

• Requires a thorough knowledge of equipment set up, adjustment, operating procedures, and a corresponding level of skill to set up, operate, and adjust the equipment
• Able to set up, operate, and adjust the equipment, and in addition, diagnose, solve, and correct operating problems affecting the quality and timeliness of the service or product or function
• May instruct junior level operators how to complete the required corrective adjustment

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, standard operating procedures and other related documents and procedure manuals.

• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively with internal and external customers. 

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

• Ability to contribute positively to a team environment.

• Ability to understand basic liquid storage/flow concepts (pipe fittings, water flow, on/off valves, etc.). Must be detailed. Able to lift up to 60lbs which includes bags and barrels.

• Must be self-motivated.

• Previous Batch Chemical Operators and/or coating experience in manufacturing environment preferred, but not required

The pay range for this role at the noted location is $18.69 to $26.78 per hour. The actual rate of pay offered may vary based upon, but not limited to: education, skills, experience, proficiency, performance, shift, and location. In addition to base salary, depending on the role, overtime, shift differential, call-in, and stand-by pay. RRD offers benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, disability insurance, 401(k) with match, life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, plus tuition assistance, paternity leave, adoption assistance, and employer/partner discounts.

1st Shift 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM rotating schedule

RRD is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans