Location
Surrey, BC | Canada
Job description
Sika Canada, a subsidiary of the Sika Group, is a leader in the development and manufacture of specialty chemicals. In the field of construction, the company operates in markets such as concrete repair, maintenance, and protection, building finishing, shotcrete, tunnelling & mining, roofing, concrete admixtures, and flooring. It also serves the manufacturing industry (automotive, transportation equipment, etc.) with bonding and sealing, assembly and damping solutions specifically developed for these markets.
Sika Canada has operations in Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia and employs more than 650 people in Canada. The company is ISO 9001 - 14001 certified and a member of the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC).
Job Description
Sika Canada’s manufacturing plant in Surrey, BC is hiring a Mortars Operator to join our small, cohesive team!
Reporting to the Plant Manager , the Mortars Operator is responsible for various tasks to maintain an efficient plant including production and batching of Sika products, performing quality control of the products, planning and coordinating product orders and general housekeeping tasks.
The Mortars Operator will:
- Producing Sika dry mix mortar products by following Sika’s procedures and formulas
- Batching by adding material into the mixer and mixing the material according to Sika’s specified processes
- Bagging, stacking and storing the material by operating the automated packaging line including the robotic bagging machine and robotic palletizer
- Taking samples from the mixes as needed to test the products
- Testing samples for quality control purposes according to Sika’s procedures and entering the data into SAP
- Communicating any non-conformances to Team Leader or plant management
- Properly labelling and storing product samples
- Participate in production planning for the department
- Ordering of raw materials required for production
- Creating and closing process orders
- Performing and recording required equipment calibrations
- Completing preventative maintenance inspections based on a predetermined schedule (daily, monthly and annually)
- Housekeeping duties including cleaning daily, disposal of plant waste and recycling, and cleaning between producing products
- Assist Team Leader and plant management as required
- Additional duties as assigned
Are you:
- Able to work independently or as part of a team?
- Capable of following procedures and work logically?
- Detail oriented?
- Conscientious and willing to ask questions?
- Committed?
- Safety-oriented?
- Growth-minded?
- Mechanically inclined?
What You Gain:
- Starting at $25 per hour
- Dental, health and company-matched pension plan
- Enrollment in our wellness and employee assistance program
- Paid holidays, vacation and other competitive paid time off opportunities
- Cohesive team environment with growth and development opportunities within Sika
- Employee appreciation events, and much more!
Join our team today!
Qualifications
We are looking for:
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS - High School Diploma or GED.
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
- 1 to 3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably working with construction materials
- Computer literacy, and experience with SAP or other ERP systems an asset
- Previous experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word etc.) an asset
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to problem solve and recognize errors or concerns in Sika’s products or procedures.
WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS :
- Environment : Work performed both indoors and outdoors – adaptation required to fluctuations in temperature and weather conditions
- Dusty and dirty environment
- Uniform provided
- Hearing protection provided and required due to loud environment
- Handling of various chemicals (i.e. cementitious materials), proper respirator fit and wear required (provided)
- Substantial repetitive physical effort required – ability to lift up to 30kg
- Standing and walking required for long periods of time
- Safely working with or around moving machinery/equipment
- Overtime may be required
Additional Information
Join the family of Sika AG, with over 33,500 employees and companies set up in over 100 countries, which provide ample of opportunities to grow.
- Many of our employees describe their working relationships at Sika as friendly, personable and sincere. We call this the "Sika Spirit" .
- For such a large company, we have a surprisingly flat hierarchy with direct decision-making processes and decentralized organizational units.
- We firmly believe that the diversity of our workforce is a key contributing factor to our success story.
Sika is committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals that apply. As an equal opportunity employer Sika will consider all qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, or other protected characteristics.
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