What are the responsibilities and job description for the Blending Operator position at KIK Consumer Products and Careers?
Blender Operator
We are KIK!
We create the products and brands that people trust to clean, sanitize, and protect their homes, pools, and cars. We are one of North America’s largest independent consumer product manufacturers with 20 North American manufacturing facilities. We also operate globally in Europe, Asia, UK, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. We are known by our portfolio of over 40 brands including Spic and Span® and Comet® cleaning products, Clorox® Pool&Spa™ (under license), BioGuard®, and Natural Chemistry® pool chemicals, and Prestone® and Holts® automotive performance chemicals. We are also the #1 producer in North America for store-brand (“private label”) bleach and a leading private label provider of laundry detergent and additives, dishwashing products, general purpose cleaning and other home care products.
Our global team of over 2,500 employees drive our capabilities in product development, product formulation, strategic sourcing, manufacturing, packaging design, brand marketing, project management, quality assurance, compliance, distribution, and logistics.
Our organization is constantly evolving and is driven by a set of “One KIK” values – a dedication to following through on commitments in a customer-focused, profit-motivated way; while never compromising on safety, ethics, or integrity.
Essential Job Functions
- Assist production by adding all raw materials by weight and completing the tolling off into the IBC by weight.
- Communicate raw material levels and inventories as needed.
- Communicate preventative maintenance and complete minor repairs on blending equipment, pumps, floor cleaners and other general equipment.
- Responsible for testing and maintaining blending records.
- Follow all environmental laws and regulations of the plant.
- Must be able to work with industrial valves, chemical hoses, raw material containers, etc.
- Clean totes, cleaning of tanks, floors, measurement devices, dishes, and hoses.
- Consistently meet/exceed shift and area targets of safety, quality, and productivity.
- Complete paperwork with a high degree of accuracy regarding product changeovers, inventory levels and following batching procedures
- Complete weekly inventory counts.
- Loading and / unloading transport trucks as required.
- Additional duties as assigned to include mowing grass, weed whacking, housekeeping.
This position is a Monday-Thursday, 10 Hour Shift 4/10's, from 4:00AM-2:30PM.
The above statement describes the general nature and level off work only. They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills. Other duties may be added, or this description amended at any time.
Qualifications
- Minimum 2 years manufacturing experience with chemical blending, batching experience
- High school degree/GED required
- Must be proactive, self-starter, able to thrive in a dynamic and lean environment and deal creatively with resource constraint issues and uncertainty
- Detail oriented with a strong desire to learn and analyze processes to help drive continual improvement
- Able to communicate well both verbally and written. Must be able to work in hot, humid, and cold environment
A Career with KIK Offers: