BATCHING LEAD at TIGER DRYLAC USA INC – St. Charles, Illinois

Are you looking for a great place to work where you can make a difference? TIGER Drylac is the perfect place for you.

TIGER Drylac is a professionally managed and family–owned business with over 80 years of experience in the powder coating industry.

At TIGER, we don't just hire to fill a position, we hire to expand our family. Join to our TIGER Family!! #joinTIGER

Work Practices:

Supply all Raw Materials and batched containers to the production lines as required

Manage line priorities in accordance with CM25 and CO lead time

Manage and prioritize all batching operations

Collaborate with warehouse to maintain raw material management in accordance with usage and frequency analysis

Lead cycle counts /year-end stock takes

Maintain PSA raw material needs

Manage all mixing priorities

Prioritize and review all cleaning requirements

Work with the batching team to ensure containers are ready to avoid stopping a production line

Lead necessary audits to ensure process compliance

Collaborate with EHS to improve safety

Collaborate with production technical to help develop standard work

Organize and support all training needs of new employees

Support the CIP manager with all continuous improvement needs and participate in Kaizen

events

Help batch containers and provide coverage during break and lunch and fill in for unplanned

absenteeism or as needed

Maintain a clean and organized work area following housekeeping responsibilities and 7s

standards

Execution of running PPL process

Manage and maintain VLM operation

Operate and Maintain VLM system

Perform Daily/shift inspections

Load and operate the machine safely according to procedure

Provide Notifications to Maintenance of any repairs required

Pre-Batch Support

Replenish raw materials in the pre-batch bins as requested by the Batchers.

Transact material moved from WH to PSA as well as all material that is expensed.

Production support

Dispense purge resin as needed

Collaborate with machine operator to ensure all nonconforming material is properly managed

Other duties as assigned

Participate in shift/team meetings

Forklift certified

Basic SAP knowledge required for Material Handling

Interact with co-workers, peers, and supervisor in a constructive, productive, and cooperative manner to meet production needs

Participate in Liberated Organization activities

Participate in joint health and safety meetings

Follow the requirements for AITF, ISO 14001 and 9001 systems

Working Conditions/Qualifications:

High School Diploma or GED or equivalent work experience at minimum 1 year in manufacturing production setting

Powder coating experience preferred

Must be able to read, write, and speak basic English. Spanish is a plus not required.

An aptitude for working with factory machinery

Experience working with extruders, mills, sieves, bonders, mixers, preferred.

Basic computer-controlled machinery experience preferred

Standing for periods of up to 9 hours

Repetitive lifting of up to 55lbs

Exposure to dust, powder coating paint, and noise

Wearing of PPE (personal protective equipment) required through entire shift

Climbing repetitively throughout the shift of stairs or ladders

Mondays through Fridays, 6 am - 2:30 pm, overtime as needed
40 hours weekly overtime as needed