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QualiChem Inc., the 2016 Roanoke Valley Small Business of the Year, is a rapidly growing company located in Salem, VA. We are currently in need of full-time entry level Production Assistants. QualiChem offers competitive pay, excellent benefits, and a number of career advancement opportunities.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Monday - Friday
6:00am - 2:45pm, 1A Shift
8:30am - 5:15pm 1B Shift
Required Overtime as assigned
45-minute lunch with two 15-minute breaks
90-Day Evaluation Period
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
-Fork Lift Operation:
Loading and unloading trucks
Staging raw materials both stacked and racked
-Material Handling:
Tip and palletize drums weighing up to 600 pounds
Lift, handle, and move bags and pails of chemicals weighing up to 60 pounds
Understands units of measure, such as pounds, gallons, quarts, etc. to ensure blends are made properly
Identify the proper raw materials as written on the batch tickets
Properly execute shipping and receiving paperwork
Follow packaging, labeling and shipping procedures
-Plant Maintenance:
Maintain a clean work environment by sweeping and general cleaning, as needed
QUALIFICATIONS:
-Ability to lift, handle and move bags and pails of chemicals weighing up to 60 lbs and ability to tip and palletize drums of chemicals weighing up to 600 lbs.
-Ability to multi-task
-Must be a team player, detail orientated and safety minded
EDUCATION:
High School Diploma or Equivalent
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, climb, stoop, knee, crouch, push, pull, reach, lift, talk, hear and use repetitive motion of wrists, hands and fingers . Specific vision abilities required by this job include visual acuity to perform an activity such as operating machines and forklifts and to perform repetitive tasks involved in blending chemicals. The employee must regularly lift and/or move bags and pails of chemicals weighing up to 60 pounds and must regularly tip and palletize drums up to 600 pounds.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee is subject to protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The employee is subject to hazards such as moving forklifts, working on high platforms and exposure to chemicals, as well as fumes, odors, and dusts. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud.
If interested, please email a reply to this posting with your resume and contact information.
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