Assistant Operator - Washington Penn

About Washington Penn:

Washington Penn was founded in 1954 by Albert Andy and his three brothers with the desire to do great things...and do good. Together, they were determined to expand and grow, focusing on manufacturing polyolefin-based products and diversifying our plastics portfolio.

Today, Washington Penn continues to grow while still maintaining the strong culture of family and innovation we've always been known for. As a leading provider of polypropylene and polyethylene compounds, decades of expertise and dedicated customer service has helped us realize one thing: our greatest successes come when our customers achieve theirs.

What began as a small company has now grown into a global operation. Take a journey through our historical milestones and learn how we continue to build upon our legacy.

An Opportunity as an Assistant Operator with WPP means:

Industry Leading Benefits (Full-time):

• Health, dental, and vision insurance that starts DAY ONE!
• Company paid life, accidental death, short term disability, and long-term disability insurance.
• Holiday parties
• Company sponsored outings
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 9 paid holidays per year
• 401k with employer match
• Profit sharing bonuses, semi-annual incentive bonuses

Summary:

The Assistant Operator is responsible for all packaging, labeling, blending, and placement of materials. Other duties include assisting Operator with machine tasks to ensure production operations run safely and efficiently.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Understand and comply with Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) policies to assure that environment, health and safety are the first priority of the business. Actively support key safety initiatives at the facility and assist the department as needed to improve EHS performance and results.
• Actively participate in Monthly Safety Meetings and perform safety audits.
• Completes work in accordance with quality standards and policies.
• Individual has responsibility for product quality and is authorized to stop production in order to correct quality or safety concerns.
• Knowledge of material locations in the warehouse and pulling/staging materials.
• Responsible for finishing material labeling, handling, and packaging.
• Covering team members for breaks, vacations, and absences.
• Responsible for labeling pelletized and unpelletized scrap.
• Responsible for housekeeping in work area.
• Scan raw materials to tally sheet and look for red flagged materials.
• Understand Safety Data Sheets for products being used and utilize specified PPE.
• Properly and accurately weigh materials, and record amounts being used.
• Charge blender with specified materials and blend materials.
• Handle supersacks on 3rd level.
• Conduct proper shift changes with oncoming shift.
• Perform all duties in accordance with work instructions.
• Performs other duties and assignments as directed by Production leadership.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to stand/walk for up to 12 hours per shift.
• Must be able to lift/carry up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to bend/stoop repeatedly during a shift.
• Must be able to push/pull up to 25 lbs. repeatedly during a shift.
• Must be able to walk up/down flights of stairs repeatedly during a shift.

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent required

Schedule:

• 12 hour rotating shift, day shift & night shift

Payrate:

• $21.77/hr - $24.34/hr