Packer at Westlake Chemical Corporation in Lenexa, Kansas

Job Description:

Summary:This position is primarily responsible for ensuring that sample materials are stocked and area is clean and organized. This position also helps with shipping sample orders and uses the table saw to cut shingles, staplers, and drills by performing the following duties.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Core duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.Ensures that samples department is sending out quality products each and every day.Keeps area stocked, cleaned, and organized.Helps with shipping product and ensures products that are shipped are correct.Reads production schedule, customer order, work order, shipping order, or requisition to determine items to be moved, gathered, or distributed.Conveys materials and items from receiving or production areas to storage or to other designated areas.Sorts and places materials or items on racks, shelves, or in bins according to predetermined sequence such as size, type, style, color, or product code.Assembles customer orders from stock and places orders on pallets or shelves, or conveys orders to packing station or shipping department.Marks materials with identifying information.Opens bales, crates, and other containers.Records amounts of materials or items received or distributed.Uses computer to enter records.Prepares parcels for mailing.Maintains inventory records.ACCOUNTABILITY:Quality control of samples being sent outSUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:This job has no supervisory responsibilities.EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:Less than high school education; or up to one-month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.LANGUAGE SKILLS:Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.REASONING ABILITY:Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT:1 hour/dailyTable saw - Cutting shingles
Drill - Attaching sample boards
Band - Cutting shingles
Staple Guns
Staplers
Router

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 and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is frequently required to walk; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts.The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.