Liquidless Machine Operator-3rd Shift

Description

Full-time

Lacey, WA

Description

At ECOS®, we are a women-led company with a mission to create plant-powered laundry detergents and cleaners that are safer for people, pets and the planet. As a Climate Positive company, we restore more than 100% of its carbon, water, and energy use back to the earth, in our four manufacturing facilities right here in the USA.

We have an immediate opening for a Liquidless Machine Operator for our 3rd Shift to operate drum dryer, cutting table and packaging equipment to ensure efficient operation and produce liquidless laundry sheets while ensuring safety, quality and efficiency by performing the following duties:

Key Job Functions:

· Prepare drum dryer for operation each day, performing visual inspections to ensure efficient and safe production

· Coordinate transfer of batch from mixer to drum dryer to begin dehydration process

· Troubleshoot mixing process to ensure successful transfer to drying process

· Closely observe dehydration process, troubleshooting and fixing machine issues as needed to ensure quality product

· Adjust machine settings as needed to achieve correct thickness of sheet and minimize spills

· Fill out fill line verification sheets to record quality and throughput data

· Transfer completed sheet roller to cutting table

· Ensure desired sheet length and speed is set correctly on cutting table in order to properly cut sheets

· Cut sheets into desired size

· Place sheets in packaging and follow instructions for palletizing product, if needed

· Clean work area and all equipment at the end of shift and/or during work hours, as necessary

· Operate scanner to input production including correct number of cases

· Handles other special projects and requests, as needed

Requirements

In order to be successful, you will need:

· High school diploma or GED

· At least one year of experience in a production environment preferred

· Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

· Ability to operate scanner to input production

· Strong attention to detail, especially when observing dehydration process on dryer

· Ability to safely lift materials, boxes, tools, equipment, and other necessary items

· Ability to manage time effectively and multitask

· Ability to read, comprehend, and follow instructions

· Equipment maintenance experience and ability to use tools to adjust equipment

· Basic math skills including addition, subtraction, division, percentages, averages, multiplication

· Safety First! – Always practice safe behaviors, compliance with job-specific and ECOS safety programs/guidelines, “Accident Prevention” and “Lead-By-Example” approach to safety, wear required PPE, etc.

· Follows sustainability guidelines as communicated by sustainability department and participates in programs and training as needed to support sustainability goals of ECOS

***Starting Pay $23/hr

Why join the ECOS family:

• Comprehensive group insurance including medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, and supplemental insurance plans including accident and critical illness
• 401k with company match
• Weekly pay
• Paid vacation and sick pay
• Eleven paid holidays per year including your birthday
• Paid parental bonding leave
• Sustainability incentives for purchasing eco-friendly car
• Wellness programs and incentives
• Equal Opportunity Employer/minority/female/disability/veteran