Manufacturing Associate - Mixer; Night Shift

About Grimco

Grimco is a national wholesale sign supply manufacturer and distributor with over 50 locations across North America. We focus on distributing quality products and providing excellent service to the sign industry. Our offering of sign supplies includes traffic signs, blanks, substrates, boards, digital print media, wrap films, sign vinyl, application tape, banner material and supplies, sign frames, banner stands, LEDs and electrical accessories, grand format solvent/UV/latex printers, inks, software and more.

The Manufacturing Associate – Mixer is responsible for preparing, blending, and supplying raw materials to extrusion lines according to job specifications. This role operates mixers, blenders, vacuums, augers, grinders, forklifts, and transfer equipment to ensure continuous material flow. Mixers reprocess scrap, close jobs, maintain clean work areas, and support safe, efficient production with a high level of accountability and ownership.

• Experience in manufacturing
• Willing to work night shift (6pm to 6am)
• Ability to operate a forklift or willingness to train
• Basic math skills for measurement and mixing formulas
• Ability to read job specifications and production documents
• Experience in plastics, extrusion, mixing, or compounding
• Familiarity with grinders, vacuums, mixers, or transfer systems

• Attention to Detail:
  Ensures correct materials and contamination-free mixes.
• Extreme Ownership:
  Takes responsibility for material flow, spills, equipment issues, and regrind accuracy.
• Safety Awareness:
  Works in a manner that protects people, equipment, and product.
• Communication:
  Keeps operators and supervisors informed proactively.
• Organization:
  Maintains clean, efficient, well-labeled material areas.
• Reliability:
  Provides steady, uninterrupted material supply to production lines.

• Manufacturing floor environment with heat, noise, airborne dust, and moving equipment.
• Frequent interaction with operators, supervisors, maintenance, and QC.
• Work performed around extruders, grinders, vacuums, forklifts, and material transfer systems.
• Required use of PPE such as cut gloves as needed, safety glasses, and hearing protection.

• Lift, push, and pull up to 50 lbs regularly
• Stand and walk for long periods (8–12 hour shifts).
• Climb stairs and ladders to access mixers, vacuums, and bins.
• Bend, kneel, crouch, and reach while replacing hoses or clearing jams.
• Operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and box tippers requiring full range of motion.
• Work in warm, noisy environments near running extrusion lines and grinders.
• Perform repetitive lifting, twisting, and hose-handling motions.
• Stand on concrete flooring for extended periods.
• Perform silo pit cleaning, requiring sweeping, bending, shoveling, and moderate physical exertion.

• Weigh, blend, and prepare polystyrene resin, regrind, colorants, and additives accurately.
• Operate mixers, blenders, bins, vacuum loaders, and transfer stations.
• Confirm correct materials and amounts before sending to extrusion lines.
• Keep bins filled and staged to support upcoming production runs.

• Provide material to the line consistently and without interruption.
• Monitor line material levels and replenish proactively.
• Communicate with line operators regarding changes, delays, or low material status.
• Troubleshoot flow issues such as blocked hoses, vacuum loss, auger jams, and tipper malfunctions.

• Operate and maintain all mixing equipment.
• Daily visual checks on equipment functionality.
• Replacing broken hoses when maintenance is unavailable.
• Ensuring material paths are clear and unobstructed.
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