Industrial Compounding Blender Technician

A night on the blending line

When your shift starts at 10:45PM, you’ll dive into the production schedule, pull the correct batch cards, and stage raw materials so every compound is mixed exactly to customer requirements. You’ll verify TA item code numbers, check lot numbers and weights, and prepare the blender—clean, inspected, and ready—before charging the next mix. Hand‑add ingredients go in precisely as directed by the batch card, and any deviation is reported to supervision and documented immediately.

You’ll coordinate blender activity with upstream and downstream operations to keep product moving. During packaging, you’ll follow customer packaging instructions so every order is packed, labelled, weighed, and sealed correctly—and you’ll raise any scheduling or instruction concerns to the Bagger Leadman. You’ll generate labels, align and affix them neatly, and complete timely, clean changeovers on packaging equipment using all required safety gear.

After each changeover, you’ll communicate with mill‑area operators to confirm a smooth restart.

Looking ahead to the next crew, you’ll stage packaging materials (Gaylords, Supersacks, etc.) to cover upcoming needs, and you’ll scan/enter finished goods into the computer system for accurate inventory. Throughout the night, you’ll practice good housekeeping, wear required PPE, meet or exceed plant KPIs, and help sustain our Lean Manufacturing initiatives.

3rd Shift: 10:45PM – 7:00AM

• Ability to read and understand English with solid basic math skills.
• Capable of operating—or willing to learn—forklifts and electric hand trucks.
• Willingness to learn the Line 4 Blending area and flexibility to fill in on other jobs as needed.
• Detail focus for verifying TA item code numbers, lot numbers, and weights; accurate batch card documentation.
• Ownership of equipment readiness: cleaning, inspection, and preparation before each compound charge.

• Precisely charge all hand‑adds per the blender batch card.
• Record all lot numbers of staged materials on the batch card.
• Coordinate blender production with other operating areas to maintain flow.
• Review the production schedule daily; follow customer packaging instructions.
• Generate, align, and affix labels properly to each container.
• Execute packaging changeovers efficiently and cleanly with required safety equipment; inform mill‑area operators once complete.
• Stage packaging materials for future shift requirements (e.g., Gaylords, Supersacks).
• Scan/enter finished product into the computer system promptly.
• Report any variation from procedure to supervision and document it on the batch card.

Teknor Apex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any protected status under state or federal laws. Must be 18 years of age to work at Teknor Apex.