Walker Industries · 2 weeks ago
Operator
Portland, OR
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$22/hr - $27/hr
2+ years expWalker Industries is a fifth-generation, family-owned company operating in environmental waste management and recovery. The Operator role involves performing plant operations and quality control duties to ensure efficient operations while maintaining safety standards.
Building MaterialConstructionEnergyIndustrial ManufacturingManufacturingRenewable EnergyWaste Management
Hiring Manager
Claire Sanders, CHRP
Responsibilities
Operating process equipment including pumps, tanks, homogenizers, mixers, PLCs, and control panels to prepare batches of emulsions and/or other formulated products
Using specialized software, prints batch sheets, prepares batches according to set formulations
Collecting product samples in accordance with quality control procedures
Recording all process data in accordance with the requirements according to specifications and quality assurance/quality control processes
Operating equipment such as forklifts, plant loaders, and trucks
Adhering to preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs and guidelines for all plant equipment
Loading and offloading trucks containing raw materials, ranging from raw wax and other bulk liquids to totes, drums, and pails
Qualification
Required
2-3 years of experience in industrial manufacturing
Minimum of high school graduation or equivalent
Ability to lift and carry moderately heavy objects like raw material bags and hoses
Ability to occasionally kneel, reach, stoop, bend, and stretch
Ability to use heavy equipment such as loaders, trucks, and production machinery
Ability to work in a plant environment with frequent exposure to dust, fumes, heat, etc
Work in a moderately noisy workplace
Flexibility to change work schedule or work additional hours as needed to meet customer demands and production schedule
Knowledge of WHMIS practices
Preferred
Post-Secondary education, specializing in manufacturing is an asset but not required
Lift truck training is an asset
Benefits
A comprehensive total rewards package and benefits to support your wellbeing
Two paid volunteer days annually
Opportunities to become involved in events
Company
Walker Industries
Walker Industries offers & manufactures construction materials & services and deal with renewable energy & waste management.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Bethany Stanford, SHRM-CP
HR Business Partner
Recent News
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