Production Blender

**Business Overview**:
Are you looking for a new challenge? Join us as a Production Blender at the Ashby site. Be part of the team as we look to double our output over the next 3 years. We have made investment in our manufacturing equipment and this is continuing, and there will also be an opportunities to develop new skills.

**MACDERMID ALPHA ELECTRONIC SOLUTIONS**
MacDermid Alpha is a business unit of Element Solutions Inc (NYSE: ESI). Element Solutions Inc is a leading specialty chemicals company whose businesses supply a broad range of solutions that enhance the products people use every day.

Through the innovation of specialty chemicals and materials under our Alpha, Compugraphics, Electrolube, Kester, and MacDermid Enthone brands, MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions provides solutions that power electronics interconnection. We serve all global regions and every step of device manufacturing within each segment of the electronics supply chain. The experts in our Semiconductor Solutions, Circuitry Solutions, and Assembly Solutions divisions collaborate in design, implementation, and technical service to ensure success for our partner clients. Our solutions enable our customers’ manufacture of extraordinary electronic devices at high productivity and reduced cycle time.

**SEMICONDUCTOR & ASSEMBLY SOLUTIONS (SAS)**
As a global supplier to the semiconductor industry, we provide advanced copper interconnects, die attachment, wafer bump processes, solder technologies, fluxes, cleaners, and other attachment materials for the integrated circuit fabrication, semiconductor packaging, and electronic assembly industries. Our products touch nearly every facet of modern life and enable smart devices, phones, computers, electric vehicles, and more to function properly. SAS consists of three distinct business units (Circuit Board Assembly, Semiconductor Assembly, and Wafer Level Packaging) which are positioned to meet our customers’ ever-changing needs. We operate globally, employ over 2,500 employees, and represent a $1.2BN (and growing) business.

**Job Purpose**:
As a Production Blender you will be responsible for carrying out the day-to-day blending, production and labelling of intermediate and finished goods in the Production Department in order to meet the required production levels and customer requirements.

**Responsibilities**:

- Set up, operate, and tend machines to mix/blend materials as per production specification, including the weighing/measuring of materials, ingredients, or products to ensure conformance to requirements.
- Accurately complete paperwork detailing the ingredients used in each blend along with all additional instructions and sign offs.
- Adhere to the production schedule as laid out by the Production Supervisor.
- Identify and, in consultation with the Production Supervisor, Production Chemist or Production Manager, initiate improvements in the manufacturing process in terms of quality, cost, yield and production throughput.
- Maintain excellent standards of housekeeping in the production areas.
- Adhere to Health and Safety regulations and the requirements as laid down in the Health and Safety Policy.
- Immediately report any accidents or injuries involving production personnel and ensure that appropriate first aid treatment is received.
- Complete training on topics such as health and safety, occupational health, and other identified corporate training courses.

**Requirements & Qualifications**:
Previous experience in a Blending role is desirable, although full training will be given.

**Skills**:

- Organised and methodical, with a high level of attention to detail
- Good housekeeping practices
- Positive communicator
- Ability to work from own initiative

**Competencies**:

- Numerate
- Ability to understand written instructions

**Relevant Industries**:

- Manufacturing

**Working pattern**:
Monday to Thursday, 4.15 pm to 12.15 am and Friday, 12 noon to 8.00 pm, with a 30 minute break
37.5 hours per week

**In return you will receive**:

- A competitive salary
- Shift allowance
- Annual bonus
- Company pension scheme
- Life assurance cover
- Health Cash Plan
- Up to 33 days leave (including bank holidays)
- Company uniform
- Training and development
- Free on-site parking

**EEO Statement**:
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.