Blending Operator

Westlake offers you the potential to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment. We work together to enhance peoples' lives through our products and presence in the communities in which we operate.​

Job Summary:

This position is responsible for setting up, operating, or tending machines to mix or blend materials, such as chemicals, or color pigments following production plan.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Core duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Observes production or monitors equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation.
• Fills in for the Compound Machine Operator during their absence, including performing machine start-up /shutdown, quality checks, and become familiar with material changeovers
• Weighs, measures, and loads ingredients and checks mixture for specified consistency
• Adds or mixes chemicals or ingredients for processing. Check product quality on extruder. Completed PM as necessary.
• Maintains a safe and clean work environment, while adhering to the principles of First in First Out (FIFO) and Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO)

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES  

• Excellent Safety and Attendance Record 
• Know and be able to follow OSHA safety standards related to job​
• Basic reading, writing and numerical ability 
• Ability to communicate with proper personnel when changes or problems occur 
• Flexible to work overtime as needed
• Ability to follow directions and perform tasks with minimum supervision ​​
• Ability to work as a team player 

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS:

• Production experience preferred
• Ability to work a flexible schedule to include weekends and holidays

OUR BENEFITS INCLUDE:

• Paid vacation and paid holidays beginning day one of employment
• 401(k) with company match up to 4%
• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance beginning day one of employment
• Short Term and Long-Term Disability Benefits
• Safety Shoes and prescription safety glasses allowance
• Free Basic Life Insurance (2x your salary)

This is not necessarily an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities or may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.  This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.

If you are an active Westlake employee (or an employee of any Westlake affiliates), please do not apply here. You will apply via the Jobs Hub application in Workday.