Production Operator; Overnight Shift; Manufacturing; Chemicals

Production Operator (Manufacturing) (Chemicals, Coatings)

Location: Houston, TX |
Industry: Manufacturing (Paint, Coatings, Chemicals) |
Schedule: 3rd Shift (11:00pm–7:30am) |
Salary: $17.00 hourly ($0.75 shift differential) |
Education: High School Diploma (Minimum)

Company: Axalta Coating Systems – a global leader in liquid and powder coatings with over 12,000 employees and $4.5B annual revenue. The company focuses on automotive, transportation, industrial, and architectural sectors, delivering paint, color matching tools, application technologies, and customer training.

• Maintain clean, safe work areas and minimize material spillage.
• Achieve all production and quality goals.
• Assist maintenance when directed by the Shift Leader.
• Communicate with employees across shifts to ensure status updates.
• Provide representative samples to Quality Control promptly and respond to their inquiries.
• Maintain accurate logs, records, and reports.
• Follow all company policies, practices, and procedures.
• Evaluate equipment for proper conditions and submit maintenance orders as needed.
• Immediately alert Shift Leader of any equipment, product, or personnel problem.
• Empty dust collectors, central vacuum systems, and maintain environmental compliance.
• Clean equipment between products to prevent cross‑contamination.
• Coordinate work schedule with systems, materials, and services for timely delivery.
• Load pre‑weighed raw materials into mixing bowls and mix per instructions.
• Maintain material feed to keep extruder running.
• In the bonding/blending area, load base material, add raw materials per batch ticket, set conditions, and monitor the process to meet specifications.
• Ensure accurate fill of finished goods and maintain inventory records.
• In the extrusion area, set batch conditions, adjust cooling belt for proper chip size, and keep spare screws ready.
• In the grinding/packaging area, monitor process, adjust particle size, and ensure accurate filling of containers.
• Ensure product clears alpine check and wrap finished goods skids.

• High school diploma (minimum).
• Ability to read, write, and speak English.
• Minimum of 2 years of manufacturing experience preferred.
• Ability to work different shifts and overtime as needed.