Operator - Burlington, Canada - Walker

Walker

Verified Company

Burlington, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

About Walker

Walker Industries, a fifth-generation, family-owned company founded in 1887, operates from its base in the Niagara Region with facilities across Canada and the United States.

We employ more than 1,200 people in environmental waste management and recovery, renewable energy, paving and construction, aggregates, and emulsions chemistries.

Growth and transformation are a natural part of our business and our employees evolve with us.

We are looking for an
Operator at our Walker Emulsions Division Production Facility -
Burlington location.

OPERATOR

You may be a good fit as an Operator if you are organized, have situational awareness, and take special care to do a good job.

You have the capacity to follow directives and fulfill requests while proactively anticipating actions to meet needs.

Your primary goal will be performing a variety of plant operations and quality control duties to assist in the effective and efficient operations of the plant while maintaining a focus on safety.

As an Operator, you will be

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.

Qualifications:

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Experience: 2-3 years of experience in industrial manufacturing.
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Education: Minimum of high school graduation or equivalent.

Post-Secondary education, specializing in manufacturing is an asset but not required.

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License: A valid G Registration Ontario driver's license.
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Equipment: Lift truck training an asset.

Job requirements
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Physical requirements:Ability to lift and carry moderately heavy objects like raw material bags and hoses. Ability to occasionally kneel, reach, stoop, bend, and stretch.
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Equipment:Ability to use heavy equipment such as loaders, trucks, and production machinery
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Environment: Ability to work in plant environment with frequent exposure to dust, fumes, heat, etc. Work in a moderately noisy workplace.
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Schedule: Flexibility to change work schedule or work additional hours as needed to meet customer demands and production schedule.