Chroma Color in Leominster, MA is hiring directly! Chroma Color Corporation is a technology-leading specialty color concentrate and color master batch supplier. Chroma Color delivers critical aesthetics, technical innovations, and sustainable solutions to plastics processors and brand owners. Having made nine acquisitions Chroma Color’s growth strategy includes robust organic and inorganic growth. Chroma Color’s extensive technical leadership and manufacturing expertise, coupled with its game-changing colorant and light management technologies, have delighted customers for over 50 years.
The Associate Extrusion Operator is responsible to set up, clean, and operate an extruder and a variety of related equipment that are part of a plastic extrusion production line. They carefully follow safety and cleaning protocols, and ensure that product is made accurately, according to specifications, avoiding waste of time and resources. This is an entry-level position that performs duties with some oversight, direction and assistance, particularly when situations depart from the norm.
Why you want to work for us!
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Competitive Wages
- Company Paid uniforms
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On the Job Training and Promotional Opportunities
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Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance from Day 1
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401K & Company Match
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Employer Paid Basic Life Insurance, Short Term Disability and Long Term Disability
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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Paid Holidays
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Paid Time off
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Perfect attendance bonuses
What’s the work schedule?
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1st Shift - Monday through Friday 6:00AM-2:00PM
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40 hours per week plus overtime as needed
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Pay: $20.00 per hour
What’s the Job?
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Carefully follow safety and cleaning protocols, and ensure that product is made accurately, according to specifications, avoiding waste of time and resources.
- Able to understand and follow written work instructions to extrude material per specifications meeting production targets and quality requirements.
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Complete required paperwork and ensures process consistency.
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Keep work area organized and safe at all times.
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Comply with all EHS requirements.
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Ability to frequently: lift or move up to 50 pounds; bend and scoop from drums and gaylords; and roll drums up to 300 pounds, stand for entire shift.
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Additional duties as assigned, including housekeeping and assisting in other areas.
You and your experience:
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High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred
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Reliability in attendance is a must and occasional overtime is required
What puts you ahead:
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Previous Manufacturing Experience
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Stable work history
Minimum Requirements:
- Education and/or Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and 6 months' experience in a manufacturing or warehouse environment; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write basic, routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak team members and supervisors.
- Mathematical Skills: Basic arithmetic skills in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute weight, volume, ratios, percentage, and unit conversion.
- Reasoning Skills: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Computer Skills: Basic keyboarding, computer navigation, and data entry skills; ability to use training (LMS) and safety compliance software/mobile apps and email.
- Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: N/A
- Physical Demands: The employee is constantly required to hear in work environments up to 80-100< dB; stand; walk; and use hands to finger, handle, grasp and/or feel. They are frequently required to speak; reach with hands and arms, including overhead; push and pull up to < 300 lbs. and over short distances; climb or balance; bend and lift and/or move up to 55 pounds. They are occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- Work Environment: The employee may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes, airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is frequently exposed to high heat (seasonal), wet and/or humid conditions, and outside weather conditions (work areas are not climate controlled). The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
- Safety: Follows all Chroma Color Corporation rules, safety practices, housekeeping, wearing of personal protective equipment while in manufacturing areas. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties of a job.
- Code of Conduct: Employees are expected to comply with our Code of Conduct and policies at all times and demonstrate high levels of teamwork.
- Substance Use: Chroma is a zero-tolerance workplace for substance use of any type that may cause impairment. Employees are required to adhere to the Substance Abuse policy while on company premises or when representing the company off-site.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 6am - 2:00 pm; overtime is worked on Saturday as needed.
Chroma Color Corporation provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to employees and applicants without regard to age, color, disability, genetic characteristics, national origin, race, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, parental status, or any other protected classification under applicable law.
Essential Duties:
- Follow written work instructions to extrude material per specifications, meeting production targets and quality requirements.
- Complete required paperwork and ensure process consistency.
- Keep work area organized and safe at all times.
- Comply with all EHS requirements.
- Additional duties as assigned, including housekeeping and assisting in other areas.
