Entrylevel Lab Jobs in Swansea, SC (NOW HIRING)

Commodities Technician will perform all duties as assigned or apparent. A Tech will make contact and coordinate with different departments and resources to ensure resin processes are maintained. A Tech will be able to identify all types of resins, regrind, and purge. Techs will clear and separate all waste gaylords with the correct labeling. Finally, Techs will monitor all movement of said commodities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

· Perform On-the-Job (OJT), group and one-on-one trainings from department personnel.

· Contact and coordinate with different departments and resources.

· Evaluate and communicate training needs to upper management.

· Performs all other duties as assigned or apparent.

· Assist and monitor the receipt and release of railcars

· Follow up with the Quality department to ensure testing

· Maintain company equipment/tools utilized for resin transfers

· Complete understanding of how to use the HMI for resin transfer

· Check railcars for moisture levels

· Assist coordinating quality sampling with the Quality Assurance department upon resin receipt

· Monitoring and clearing “knuckle” of all regrind and purge

· Assist with movement of wet-waste gaylords from the “knuckle” to the E80 warehouse

· Monitoring of the resin regrind room, silo room, and blower house

· Maintaining cleanliness of railcar area, blower house, silo room, and resin regrind room.

· Grinding, weighing, labeling, and loading of ground resin and purge onto the outbound trailer

· Ensuring all resin transfers from start to finish are properly documented and performed using guidance SOPs

Supplemental Functions:

• Copying, filing, and scanning of documents
• Fork lift operation
• Regrind troubleshooting
• Performs other similar duties as required

Knowledge & Skills:

• MUST PASS DRUG TEST
• Must speak, write, and read English.
• A broad perspective that aligns decisions to organizational objectives and long-term consequences of day-to-day activities.
• The ability and willingness to change direction and focus to meet shifting organizational and business demands in a fast-paced environment.
• The ability to create and contribute to an environment that values safety, people, encourages trust, teamwork, open communication, and provides participation, learning, feedback and recognition.
• The ability to effectively manage one self, demonstrate integrity, be productive under pressure, and achieve development goals
• The ability to manage a multitude of resources and to be accurate and current with data and information.
• Incumbents are required to wear PPE as assigned by management.
• Incumbents are required to comply with proper gowning requirements and other non-specified protective equipment as necessary.
• Incumbents may be required to wear safety glasses, hearing protection, bouffant, and laboratory coats and other non-specified protective equipment as necessary.

Education/Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Previous training in BFS or manufacturing settings experience preferred
• Computer experience: Excel, Word

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements:

• Position requires lifting (up to 60 lbs.), vision (20/20), bending (waist to floor), climbing (floor to ceiling), reaching (floor to overhead), standing (75%), sitting (5%), walking (20%), gripping, talking, typing, and hearing.