Extrusion Operator

Balchem Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets specialty ingredients that improve and enhance the health and well-being of life on the planet. With headquarters in Montvale, New Jersey, Balchem operates sales offices, manufacturing sites, and R&D centers primarily in the US and Europe. Founded in 1967, the company is publicly traded (NASDAQ: “BCPC”) with annual revenues over $900 million and a market cap exceeding $4.0 billion, employing over 1,400 people worldwide.

About the Role

Maintain the continual operation of the Extruder while adhering to all OSHA standards, safety standards, and quality standards according to Balchem Corporation’s policies.

Responsibilities

• Lift 55 lbs. several times during shift.
• Participate in Safety programs and work safely at all times.
• Tend to assigned extruder machine that produces food products.
• Start, stop, adjust, and troubleshoot assigned machines to maximize uptime.
• Accurately record running parameters of machine and product.
• Communicate with team members on machine status.
• Clean and sanitize all food processing equipment and areas to ensure readiness for the following shift’s production.
• Maintain appropriate records for all phases of production/sanitation, ensuring accuracy.
• Adhere to all company policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Must be 18 years or older.
• Knowledge of food manufacturing operations and equipment is preferable.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Working Conditions

• Continually required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, talk, and hear.
• Utilize specific vision abilities including close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Regularly required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl using proper ergonomic principles.
• Regularly lift up to 25 pounds; periodically lift up to and above 55 pounds using safe and proper lift techniques and equipment.
• Rarely required to sit.
• Operate equipment including computers, drafting equipment, and scientific meters/measuring devices.
• Ability to distinguish colors is required.
• Adhere to personal protective equipment (PPE) policies and procedures; all furnished PPE must be worn when required.
• May rarely be exposed to wet or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, extreme heat (non-weather), high noise levels, and vibration.
• May periodically work in high or precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outdoor weather conditions, and extreme cold (non-weather).

Schedule

• 8-hour shifts available: 1st shift (6:00 AM – 2:30 PM) and 3rd shift (10:00 PM – 6:30 AM).
• Currently hiring for both 1st and 3rd shifts.

Pay

$19.00 base pay per hour plus $1.50 night differential for 3rd shift, totaling $20.50 per hour to start.

Benefits

• 401k with 100% match up to 6% and immediate vesting.
• Paid Time Off: 80 hours vacation, 56 hours paid sick leave.
• Holiday pay.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Limited Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Dependent Care Account.
• Regular pay increases and skill assessments.
• Opportunities for advancement.